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"I never made a cent from these photos. They cost me money but kept me alive" – Dennis Hopper in his own words

Dennis Hopper was Hollywood’s most notorious wild man. As expertly surmised by Far Out magazine: “This is the guy who tried to blow himself up with dynamite, was caught wandering naked through the jungle, shot a tree while out of his mind on LSD, and snorted a dead woman’s ashes, which is merely the tip of the debauched iceberg.” Said iceberg includes snorting cocaine during an FBI sting…
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Nan Goldin turns her camera onto art history, and the results are an inspiration for any photographer wishing to reinvent themselves

Nan Goldin made her name capturing people in bedrooms and bathrooms, with harsh on-camera flash and unflinching honesty. But when her next exhibition opens at the Hayward Gallery this November, it won’t center around the kind of intimate documentary work she’s known for. Titled You Never Did Anything Wrong, the new show sees Goldin turn her camera towards classical sculpture, old master…
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What iconic fashion photography looked like behind the Berlin Wall in '70s and '80s East Germany

Behind the Berlin Wall, fashion photography in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) during the Seventies and Eighties developed a visual language shaped by everyday life rather than consumption or spectacle. At Photo London, a selection of 22 rare vintage prints by Ute Mahler from 1978 to 1989 is on view until tomorrow, presented by Galerie Peter Sillem – showing a defining body of work by one…
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As wildlife safaris crack down on smartphones, why shouldn’t “proper” cameras be banned too?

There have been headlines recently about a ruling by the Indian Supreme Court banning camera phones in core tourism zones of the country’s tiger reserves. According to The Times Of India, the ruling was passed late last year and deemed the devices – and the behavior they elicit from users – too dangerous for tourists and wildlife. Among the main concerns of the Indian authorities and safari…
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