Photography in the 1960s

Photography in the 1960's presented the rock and roll lifestyle that many of the youth culture of this period were living. With thriving photographers such as David Bailey and Brian Duffy, the 60's has been captured and is has a very noticeable style that is simple but was completely different to what any other photographs had done before that time. The documentary film 'The Blow Up' presents famous photographers, models, film makers and artists of the 1960's and shows they worked and what work they produced. It is interesting to see the difference in photography in that era to the work of todays. There was no digital cameras or computers to edit photographs on, it was all done by film and then printed in the darkroom. David Bailey is no doubt the most recognised photographer of the 1960's because he photographed famous and everyone who was anyone at that time. The photography in the 60's also brought a new look to fashion, famous models such as Twiggy, presented this in magazines like vogue. Photography showed new and up coming trends on models that the audience would want to copy off and look like. Overall this era developed photography that still has influence today and has inspired many photographers from the 60's that is still relevant today. 

 

Some of Bailey famous portraits: 

Images From:  http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp05044/david-bailey?role=art