On Nov 26, 2005, at 3:55 PM, Bob W wrote:
'Three years ago, David Bailey put out the word that he wanted
naked people
- lots of them. Not nudes: nudes he was bored of. "All that
worrying about
poncy lighting, making people look like landscapes or rocks," he
says. "If I
wanted to photograph a fucking rock, I'd photograph a fucking rock."'
I've always thought I'd like Bailey if I could meet him. We don't
agree on many things, as is evident from the interview, but I admire
him for his blunt statements. He's a man secure in his older years
and no longer obligated to play social games.
Bob
