EPISODE · Mar 20, 2023 · 40 MIN
Vernon Dewhurst - photographer
from C86 Show - Indie Pop · host thec86show
Vernon Dewhurst in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.snapgalleries.com/product-category/photographers/vernon-dewhurst/ Vernon Dewhurst created the op art influenced cover photograph for David Bowie’s second album, released in 1969 was originally titled David Bowie, It subsequently became known as Space Oddity, in deference to its best-known track. Dewhurst graduated from Regent Street Polytechnic School of Photography in 1966, and set up his studio in Dublin for a year. He then came back to London, working at the famous Studio Five in Mayfair shooting fashion and beauty. In London he shared house with David Bowie whom he shot several times. One of his pictures became the cover of the famous Space Oddity album in 1969. A few weeks after the shoot, Vernon moved to Paris where he worked for clients including Marie Claire, 20 Ans, Elle, Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint-Laurent, and photographed many French stars.
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Vernon Dewhurst in conversation with David Eastaugh https://www.snapgalleries.com/product-category/photographers/vernon-dewhurst/ Vernon Dewhurst created the op art influenced cover photograph for David Bowie’s second album, released in 1969 was originally titled David Bowie, It subsequently became known as Space Oddity, in deference to its best-known track. Dewhurst graduated from Regent Street Polytechnic School of Photography in 1966, and set up his studio in Dublin for a year. He then came back to London, working at the famous Studio Five in Mayfair shooting fashion and beauty. In London he shared house with David Bowie whom he shot several times. One of his pictures became the cover of the famous Space Oddity album in 1969. A few weeks after the shoot, Vernon moved to Paris where he worked for clients including Marie Claire, 20 Ans, Elle, Pierre Cardin, Yves Saint-Laurent, and photographed many French stars.
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