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I never set out to be a photographer.

David Bailey

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David Bailey
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: January 2
Fashion Photographer
Film Director
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David Royston Bailey
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I was dyslexic, so I was put in the silly class at school.
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Fortunately I didn't get educated because if I'd got educated I'd be an educated fool now.
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I'm never shocked, I'm not the shockable type!
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The best advice I ever got was that knowledge is power and to keep reading.
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I don't see the point of photographing trees or rocks because they're there and anyone can photograph them if they're prepared to hang around and wait for the light.
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