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I know everything should be photographed. It helps me make sense of my existence.

David Bailey

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David Bailey
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 2
Fashion Photographer
Film Director
Photographer
David Royston Bailey
Photographed
Helps
Existence
Sense
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