Look Again: The Autobiography

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Journey through life's complexities and revelations.

"Look Again" might resonate with you if you're into deep self-reflection and enjoy exploring the human condition through someone else's eyes. The story pulls you in as it traverses the peaks and valleys of personal growth and self-discovery. It's an invitation to ponder your own life journey as you turn the pages.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Look Again: The Autobiography

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ISBN: 9781509896820
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Date of Publication: 2020-10-29
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.75
(rated by 131 readers)

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David Bailey burst onto the scene in 1960 with his revolutionary photographs for Vogue. Discarding the rigid rules of a previous generation of portrait and fashion photographers, he channelled the energy of London's newly informal street culture into his work. Funny, brutally honest and ferociously talented, he became as famous as his subjects. Now in his eighties, he looks back on an outrageously eventful life. Born into an East End family, his dyslexia saw him written off as stupid at school. He hit a low point working as a debt collector until he discovered a passion for photography that would change everything. The working-class boy became an influential artist. Along the way he became friends with Mick Jagger, hung out with the Krays, got into bed with Andy Warhol and made the Queen laugh. His love-life was never dull. He propelled girlfriend Jean Shrimpton to stardom, while her angry father threatened to shoot him. He married Catherine Deneuve a month after meeting her. Penelope Tree’s mother was unimpressed when he turned up on her doorstep. ‘It could be worse, I could be a Rolling Stone,’ Bailey told her. He went on to marry Marie Helvin and then Catherine Dyer, with whom he has three children. He is also a film and documentary director, has shot numerous commercials and has never stopped working. A born storyteller, his autobiography is a
 

Journey through life's complexities and revelations.

"Look Again" might resonate with you if you're into deep self-reflection and enjoy exploring the human condition through someone else's eyes. The story pulls you in as it traverses the peaks and valleys of personal growth and self-discovery. It's an invitation to ponder your own life journey as you turn the pages.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.