Samuel, Henry (30 November 2016). "British photographer David Hamilton found dead in Paris, as his alleged rape victims say he has escaped justice". The Telegraph. a b c d e f Hinton, Perry (11 April 2016). "Remembrance of things past: The cultural context and the rise and fall in the popularity of photographer David Hamilton" (PDF). Cogent Arts & Humanities. 3. doi: 10.1080/23311983.2016.1164930. S2CID 191370753. David Hamilton (15 April 1933 – 25 November 2016) was a British photographer and film director best known for his photography of young women and girls, mostly in the nude. [1] His signature soft focus style was called the "Hamilton Blur", which was erroneously thought to be achieved by smearing Vaseline on the lens of his camera. Hamilton's images became part of an "art or pornography" debate.

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In Paris, at the age of 20, he got to Peter Knapp in ELLE magazine and began working as a graphic designer. Oates, John (24 February 2011). "Conviction overturned for abuse images bought from bookshop". The Register . Retrieved 15 February 2013.His photographs were in demand by other magazines such as Réalités, Twen and Photo. By the end of the 1960s, all of Hamilton's photographs appeared to have been snapped as if through a hazy mist. His further successes included dozens of photographic books with combined sales well into the millions; five feature films; countless magazine displays and museum and gallery exhibitions. His work was exhibited in every one of the first three years of The Photographers' Gallery, London, but were roundly condemned by Euan Duff for its "cliched pictorial symbolism, exploiting soft focus, pastel colours, country landscapes and old houses, old fashioned clothes and even white doves to give a phoney impression of heaIth-food ad naturalness; they are a sort of wholemeal stoneground pornography," exhibited "because the gallery needs the money." [6] During the 1970s, Hamilton was also the match day presenter for the Reading Racers Speedway Club. Latterly he was seen frequently on BBC One's Match of the Day and BSkyB's Football First as he was the matchday compère at Fulham F.C. [8] Books [ edit ]

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David Hamilton, photographer known for nude images of girls, dies at 83, The New York Times, 28 November 2016 In 2005, a man in the UK was convicted for being in possession of 19,000 images of children, including photos by Hamilton. The images were found to have the lowest indecency rating. In response, Glenn Holland, Hamilton's spokesman, said: "We are deeply saddened and disappointed by this, as David is one of the most successful art photographers the world has ever known. His books have sold millions". [14]Détienne, illustration Augustin (26 October 2016). "Le frère de Flavie Flament remet en cause certaines révélations de son livre". At the time of his death, Hamilton had another book in the works, a monograph about Montenegro. He was working with Jelica Bujić, who was his first and last photography assistant. [11] Reception [ edit ]