“What Vogue did made sense to me because it dealt with fantasy and the magical. As I studied its archive I started really to understand photography.” – Tim Walker Fantasy and magic, two words that succinctly describe the publishing juggernaut that is Vogue. From young girls dreamily escaping real life through its glossy pages to...Read More
“It’s not the camera that takes the picture; it’s the person.” David Bailey Wandering the palatial halls of London’s National Portrait Gallery it soon became evident that a truer word has never been spoken. I was met with a comforting, yet undeniably sinister sense of being watched; as the eyes of the 250 plus portraits...Read More
“What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment that’s gone forever, impossible to reproduce.” ~Karl Lagerfeld~ At the age of five, Jason Bell was given an object that would transform his life, and pave the way to his future career. Today at 3pm at the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace, he...Read More
This week the Maggie Semple team were lucky enough to be shown around the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition, Glamour of the Gods: Hollywood Portraits, by its curator Terrence Pepper. On display are a collection of nearly 70 vintage photographs, on loan for the duration of the exhibition from the John Kobal Foundation, which depict...Read More
Clare began her job as Assistant Curator of Photographs at the National Portrait Gallery ten years ago and was given the task of cataloging the Ida Kar archive, which the Gallery had just acquired. The archive was extremely large and comprised all of Kar’s negatives, vintage prints, contact sheets, cuttings book and letters. Clare worked...Read More
This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Cookie settingsACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Privacy Overview
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
