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with her younger brother and her grandparents. She left school aged sixteen and worked as an assistant in a local bank. After a year at the bank she became an international mail courier. It was during this period that someone suggested she try modelling – she worked consistently as a catalogue model
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During an extended trip to Hong Kong and Thailand, Szaszy taught Day how to use a camera and in 1987 they moved to Milan. It was in Milan that Day's career as a fashion photographer started. Having produced photographs of Szaszy and her friends for their modelling portfolios, Day began approaching
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Her autobiographical book, "Diary" was published by Krus Verlag in 2000, and contained frank and at times shocking images of Day and her friends. The images in "Diary" featured young people hanging out, taking drugs and having sex, and have been compared to the documentary realism of
150:, a number of the photographs depicted the teenage Moss semi-nude and laughing on the beach. The photograph of Moss wearing the feather head-dress featured on the front cover of the magazine is now one of Day's most recognised images. Day had previously worked with Moss on the 361:, in late August 2010, Belinda White said, "Corinne opened the door for a whole generation of photographers, designers, models and stylists who suddenly saw that the fashion industry didn't have to be this exclusive club for the privileged and perfect." 212:. Intended as a lingerie fashion spread, the editorial, "Under Exposed" depicted the 19-year-old Moss in her west London flat, which she shared with her then boyfriend, fashion photographer Mario Sorrenti. The images caused a media scandal, with 134:. Through Bicker, Day met stylists Anna Cockburn and Melanie Ward, with whom she was to create some of her most iconic images. Day's photographs came to public attention through her fashion editorial for 428: 560: 437: 256:
showed selected works from "Diary". In addition to these solo exhibitions, Day also participated in the exhibitions "Imperfect Beauty" at the
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for several years. In 1985 she met Mark Szaszy on a train in Tokyo – Szaszy was a male model and had a keen interest in film and photography.
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and Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott. Images by Day in the exhibition included early photographs of Rosemary Ferguson from an editorial for
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and concentrate on her documentary photography. She also undertook work photographing musicians, including the image of
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titled, "The Third Summer of Love" published in July 1990. Commissioned by Bicker and styled by Ward, the story used
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In 2007, Day was invited to participate in the exhibition "The Face of Fashion", curated by Susan Bright at the
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On 7 August 2009, an article on models.com reported that Day had been diagnosed with a life-threatening
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as the model in an eight-page fashion story, showcasing garments by Romeo Gigli, Joseph Tricot,
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During the 2000s Day returned to fashion photography, working for British, French and Italian
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claiming that the images were hideous, exploitative, verging on child pornography.
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gallery exhibited portrait photographs depicting Day's friend Tara St. Hill, and
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In 1989 Day had her first meeting with Phil Bicker, the art director of
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Gli scatti di Corinne Day e Kate Moss nella Londra rock anni ’90
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Roger Tredre, Magazine in row over 'child porn' fashion photos,
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to photograph Moss for the June issue of the British edition of
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debate, instead choosing to tour America with the band
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An exhibition of Corinne Day's early photography for
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Unzipped Team 319:, 1993 and Georgina Cooper, for 570: 553: 536: 516: 533:, Models.com, 16 December 2009 503: 486: 470: 457: 450:Robin Derrick and Robin Muir, 444: 419: 407: 395: 378: 1: 606:British fashion photographers 371: 106: 337:Insulin Potentiation Therapy 7: 621:English women photographers 513:, Models.com, 7 August 2009 404:, BBC Four, 28 January 2004 10: 647: 478:'I'm a photography junkie' 258:Victoria and Albert Museum 254:The Photographers' Gallery 80:https://www.corinneday.com 626:Documentary photographers 578:"In Memoriam Corinne Day" 305:National Portrait Gallery 236:, used on his 1999 album 75: 67: 57: 45: 30: 23: 529:16 December 2018 at the 431:21 December 2016 at the 326: 298: 266:Museum für Moderne Kunst 157: 96:documentary photographer 315:, 1993; Kate Moss, for 111:Corinne Day grew up in 631:Women photojournalists 544:"Corinne Day obituary" 268:MMK, Frankfurt, 2010. 177: 416:, July 1990, pp.46–52 165: 98:, and fashion model. 392:, 22 September 2002. 351:Legacy and influence 120:magazines for work. 92:fashion photographer 62:Fashion photographer 16:British photographer 402:"Corinne Day Diary" 358:The Daily Telegraph 483:, 3 September 2000 339:Low Dose or IPTLD 293:Scarlett Johansson 178: 550:, 31 August 2010. 500:, 5 February 2007 281:Vivienne Westwood 204:Alexandra Shulman 166:Day photographed 85: 84: 68:Years active 638: 585: 584:, 17 August 2011 582:AnOther Magazine 574: 568: 567:, 31 August 2010 557: 551: 542:Veronica Howell 540: 534: 520: 514: 507: 501: 490: 484: 474: 468: 461: 455: 448: 442: 423: 417: 411: 405: 399: 393: 382: 220:Documentary work 52: 41:19 February 1962 40: 38: 21: 20: 646: 645: 641: 640: 639: 637: 636: 635: 596: 595: 589: 588: 575: 571: 565:Daily Telegraph 558: 554: 541: 537: 531:Wayback Machine 521: 517: 508: 504: 491: 487: 476:Sheryl Garratt 475: 471: 465:The Independent 462: 458: 449: 445: 438:levistrauss.com 433:Wayback Machine 424: 420: 412: 408: 400: 396: 383: 379: 374: 353: 329: 301: 222: 214:The Independent 160: 126: 109: 104: 102:Life and career 50: 36: 34: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 644: 634: 633: 628: 623: 618: 613: 608: 587: 586: 569: 559:Belinda White 552: 535: 524:"Save the Day" 515: 511:"Save the Day" 502: 485: 469: 456: 443: 418: 406: 394: 384:Kate Mikhail, 376: 375: 373: 370: 352: 349: 328: 325: 309:Mario Sorrenti 300: 297: 221: 218: 176:cover in 1993. 170:for her first 159: 156: 125: 122: 108: 105: 103: 100: 83: 82: 77: 73: 72: 69: 65: 64: 59: 55: 54: 53:(aged 48) 49:27 August 2010 47: 43: 42: 32: 28: 27: 24: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 643: 632: 629: 627: 624: 622: 619: 617: 614: 612: 609: 607: 604: 603: 601: 594: 593: 583: 579: 576:Lucia Davies 573: 566: 562: 556: 549: 545: 539: 532: 528: 525: 519: 512: 506: 499: 495: 492:Maev Kennedy 489: 482: 479: 473: 467:, 22 May 1993 466: 460: 453: 447: 440: 439: 434: 430: 427: 422: 415: 410: 403: 398: 391: 387: 386:"Corinne Day" 381: 377: 369: 367: 362: 360: 359: 348: 346: 342: 338: 334: 324: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 296: 294: 290: 289:Sienna Miller 286: 282: 278: 274: 269: 267: 263: 259: 255: 251: 247: 241: 239: 235: 231: 227: 217: 215: 211: 210: 205: 201: 200: 195: 194: 189: 188: 183: 175: 174: 169: 164: 155: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 132: 121: 117: 114: 99: 97: 93: 89: 81: 78: 74: 70: 66: 63: 60: 56: 48: 44: 33: 29: 22: 19: 590: 581: 572: 564: 555: 548:The Guardian 547: 538: 518: 505: 498:The Guardian 497: 488: 481:The Guardian 480: 472: 464: 459: 452:Unseen Vogue 451: 446: 436: 421: 413: 409: 397: 390:The Observer 389: 380: 365: 363: 356: 354: 341:chemotherapy 330: 320: 316: 313:L'Uomo Vogue 312: 302: 285:Nicolas Cage 276: 272: 270: 242: 223: 213: 207: 197: 191: 185: 181: 179: 171: 148:Camber Sands 144:Ralph Lauren 135: 129: 127: 118: 110: 87: 86: 51:(2010-08-27) 18: 616:2010 deaths 611:1962 births 355:Writing in 333:brain tumor 250:Gimpel Fils 226:heroin chic 88:Corinne Day 25:Corinne Day 600:Categories 372:References 246:Nan Goldin 107:Early life 58:Occupation 37:1962-02-19 230:Pusherman 199:Penthouse 168:Kate Moss 140:Kate Moss 71:1989–2010 527:Archived 429:Archived 414:The Face 366:The Face 182:The Face 136:The Face 131:The Face 113:Ickenham 345:Arizona 193:Ray Gun 76:Website 522:Betty 509:Betty 321:RayGun 152:Levi's 327:Death 317:Vogue 299:2000s 277:Arena 273:Vogue 209:Vogue 173:Vogue 158:1990s 291:and 279:and 238:Play 234:Moby 196:and 46:Died 31:Born 343:in 187:i-D 602:: 580:, 563:, 546:, 496:, 435:, 388:, 295:. 287:, 275:, 240:. 190:, 94:, 39:) 35:(

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Fashion photographer
https://www.corinneday.com
fashion photographer
documentary photographer
Ickenham
The Face
Kate Moss
Ralph Lauren
Camber Sands
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Kate Moss
Vogue
i-D
Ray Gun
Penthouse
Alexandra Shulman
Vogue
heroin chic
Pusherman
Moby
Play
Nan Goldin
Gimpel Fils
The Photographers' Gallery
Victoria and Albert Museum
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Museum für Moderne Kunst
Vivienne Westwood
Nicolas Cage

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