Paige Cronin: Baileys stardust

The National Portrait Gallery will be holding Bailey's Stardust early next year, exhibiting the work of iconic photographer, David Bailey.

David Bailey is said to have changed fashion photography, with one infamous shoot for Vogue in New York in 1962 with then girlfriend and model, Jean Shrimpton. Up until then fashion photography had always been conventional and safe and never dared to step outside the lines. Bailey went against the conservative brief dictated for him by Vogue editor, Lady Clare Rendlesham. Vogue loved the new style of photography and Bailey paved the way of the 'swinging sixties' years before the Beatles had conquered music. Models lined up to be shot by him and they knew he would catapult their careers with one shoot.

Jean Shrimpton,1962

Baileys influence is still felt today and he is considered one of the nations best photographers.

The exhibition will showcase over 250 images, shot throughout Bailey's career including portraits of actors,musicians,models,artists and various people he has encountered, some famous, some anonymous. I will definitely be visiting the exhibition when it opens as I have always been interested in his photography and David Bailey himself.

Below are some images from 'David Bailey's East End' which I was lucky enough to receive signed from David Bailey this year when my dad was working for him.The book documents London's East End from time periods from the 1960's- 2010. I like how the images from the 60's are black and white and less sharp, this adds an element of nostalgia to them and they contrast with the images taken more recently.Bailey captures personalities from the East End,portraits in clubs and pubs, streets,bombed-out buildings and some more personal images.