Peter Dazeley
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Peter Dazeley, known as Dazeley, is a photographer living and working in London, renowned for fine art, advertising, anamorphic and nude photography and he also does flower photography.
) and started assisting the photographer Peter Sowerby at Essex West Studios off Fleet Street
, London in 1963. His work has won awards from organisations across the world, including the Association of Photographers
, the Royal Photographic Society
in the UK, EPICA
in France, Applied Arts Magazine in Canada, Graphis Inc. in the USA . Dazeley is one of the few modern photographers working with Platinum prints and is currently working on several projects including X-ray, flowers, pregnant women, anamorphic nude and solarisation
(Sabattier effect) photography, out of his own studio complex in Chelsea
, London
.
Dazeley became a member of the Association of Photographers
in 1977 and became a life member in 1984. He is currently a member of Design and Artists Copyright Society
(DACS) Creator's Council.
. He has also been prominent in using x-ray
photography for artistic purposes.
.’
Andrew Coningsby of the Coningsby Gallery ‘We, in our little gallery, agree that he is one of the most innovative photographers of the moment.’Quoted at Private View of 21st Century Platinum exhibition July 2003
Gavin Blyth of Image Magazine
‘Many of the images have a grotesque beauty which is strangely compelling. In his anamorphic work, the lens stretches and morphs the human form creating an effect similar to Giacometti's famous elongated sculptures. The detail and tonal range achieved in the images is normal for platinum prints.' Image magazine July 2003
‘Jan 2010 - Dazeley has been voted amongst the top 30 most influential photographers of the decade, (Photo District News magazine, Survey Results: The 30 Most Influential Photographers of The Decade? online survey by number of votes received)’
Biography
Dazeley was born in West Kensington, London, England, in 1948. Dazeley, son of William and Freda Dazeley MBE, is dyslexic and left school at 15 without formal qualifications. He is married and has a daughter and a son; they live in Coombe Hill, Surrey, England.Photographic career
Dazeley studied photography at Holland Park Comprehensive (known as the Socialist EtonEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
) and started assisting the photographer Peter Sowerby at Essex West Studios off Fleet Street
Fleet Street
Fleet Street is a street in central London, United Kingdom, named after the River Fleet, a stream that now flows underground. It was the home of the British press until the 1980s...
, London in 1963. His work has won awards from organisations across the world, including the Association of Photographers
Association of Photographers
The Association of Photographers , often referred to colloquially as the AOP, is a trade association for British photographers.-History:...
, the Royal Photographic Society
Royal Photographic Society
The Royal Photographic Society is the world's oldest national photographic society. It was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1853 as The Photographic Society of London with the objective of promoting the Art and Science of Photography...
in the UK, EPICA
EPICA
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in France, Applied Arts Magazine in Canada, Graphis Inc. in the USA . Dazeley is one of the few modern photographers working with Platinum prints and is currently working on several projects including X-ray, flowers, pregnant women, anamorphic nude and solarisation
Solarisation
Solarisation is a phenomenon in photography in which the image recorded on a negative or on a photographic print is wholly or partially reversed in tone. Dark areas appear light or light areas appear dark...
(Sabattier effect) photography, out of his own studio complex in Chelsea
Chelsea, London
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, London
London
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.
Dazeley became a member of the Association of Photographers
Association of Photographers
The Association of Photographers , often referred to colloquially as the AOP, is a trade association for British photographers.-History:...
in 1977 and became a life member in 1984. He is currently a member of Design and Artists Copyright Society
Design and Artists Copyright Society
The Design and Artists Copyright Society is a UK not-for-profit rights management organisation that exists to collect and distribute royalties to visual artists....
(DACS) Creator's Council.
Style
He has developed many imaging techniques in advertising photography that are now the norm in the commercial world, including the use of limited depth of field and the out of focus anamorphic figures as used in the Assume Nothing Campaign for the Terrence Higgins TrustTerrence Higgins Trust
Terrence Higgins Trust is a British charity that campaigns on various issues related to AIDS and HIV. In particular, the charity aims to reduce the spread of HIV and promote good sexual health ; to provide services on a national and local level to people with, affected by, or at risk of...
. He has also been prominent in using x-ray
X-ray
X-radiation is a form of electromagnetic radiation. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz and energies in the range 120 eV to 120 keV. They are shorter in wavelength than UV rays and longer than gamma...
photography for artistic purposes.
Acclaim
Modern art collector Kay Hartenstein Saatchi in the foreword to 21st century platinum (N.p.: Rawkus, 2003) ‘We try and take what is real to its surreal being. With the velvety tones of platinum printing (Platinum prints) the fine art photographer Dazeley does just this, displaying an affinity with the innovations of that arch surrealist Man RayMan Ray
Man Ray , born Emmanuel Radnitzky, was an American artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. Perhaps best described simply as a modernist, he was a significant contributor to both the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal...
.’
Andrew Coningsby of the Coningsby Gallery ‘We, in our little gallery, agree that he is one of the most innovative photographers of the moment.’Quoted at Private View of 21st Century Platinum exhibition July 2003
Gavin Blyth of Image Magazine
Image magazine
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‘Many of the images have a grotesque beauty which is strangely compelling. In his anamorphic work, the lens stretches and morphs the human form creating an effect similar to Giacometti's famous elongated sculptures. The detail and tonal range achieved in the images is normal for platinum prints.' Image magazine July 2003
‘Jan 2010 - Dazeley has been voted amongst the top 30 most influential photographers of the decade, (Photo District News magazine, Survey Results: The 30 Most Influential Photographers of The Decade? online survey by number of votes received)’
Books
- 21st Century Platinum. Design by David Clare, Exposed Design. Published by Rawkus, ISBN 0954513800.
- Cover of One Chance my Life and RugbyRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
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London, 2009 ISBN 9781905264537 - Cover of Silverfin by Charlie HigsonCharlie HigsonCharles Murray Higson , more commonly known as Charlie Higson - also Switch - is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer...
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London, ISBN 0141318597 - The Complete Woman Golfer. (With text by Vivien Saunders) London: HutchinsonHutchinson (publisher)Hutchinson & Co. was an English book publisher, founded in 1887. The company merged with Century Publishing in 1985 to form Century Hutchinson, and was folded into the British Random House Group in 1989, where it remains as an imprint in the Cornerstone Publishing division...
, ISBN 0091240905 - Cliff Thorburn's Snooker Skills. (With text by Cliff ThorburnCliff ThorburnClifford Charles Devlin Thorburn CM, known as Cliff Thorburn is a retired professional Canadian snooker player...
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, ISBN 0600552101. - Platinum Prints 1988-2007 by 31 Studio
- Nudes Index 1 ISBN 3829005024
- Nudes Index X1 ISBN 3936761132
- Graphis Photo ISBN 3857092947
- Naked Women, Quarto Books ISBN 1560253363
- Into the Light (Photographic Printing out of the Darkroom) by Coriander, 31 Studio, Permaprint and Stoneman Graphics
- Cover of High Flyer by John FrancomeJohn FrancomeJohn Francome MBE is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey.Born in Swindon the son of a railway fireman, his family had no connection with the horse racing world. At sixteen years old he became apprentice to Lambourn trainer Fred Winter and so began his career as a jockey. He rode a total of...
, Headline Press, ISBN 978-0747218968 - Wicked World by Benjamin ZephaniahBenjamin ZephaniahBenjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah is an English writer and dub poet. He is a well-known figure in contemporary English literature, and was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008....
, Cover Portrait of the author, PuffinPuffinPuffins are any of three small species of auk in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak during the breeding season. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among...
London, ISBN 0-14-130683-1
Sources and resources
- http://www.picture-box.com/dazeley1.html
- http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/Images/34_PeterDazeley_tcm21-105720.pdf
- http://www.dacs.org.uk/index.php?m=1&s=1&c=77
- http://www.picture-box.com/dazeley2.html
- http://www.at-edge.com/news/Smr08/Smr08R44_PeterDaz_1.html
- http://www.andysmall.co.uk/images/PP_PHOTO_ART.pdf
- http://www.kowalskygallery.co.uk/politics.html
External links
- http://www.dazeleyfineart.com
- http://www.31-studio.com/exhibitions.htm
- http://www.image-folio.com/
- http://www.peterdazeley.com
- http://www.rps.org/portfolio/338--Dazeley