Dafydd Jones b. 1956
Dafydd Jones writes of his work: "I've been inspired to photograph people, eccentricity, the art world, fashion and parties. in 1981 I was a prizewinner in a photography competition run by the Sunday Times magazine with a set of pictures of the 'Bright Young Things'. I was then hired by Tina Brown to photograph Balls, debutante dances and weddings for the Tatler magazine. Under Mark Boxer the style of social pictures in the magazine developed into an irrerevant but affectionate portrait of english social life and the social season... ... For twenty years I did all my own darkroom printing in black and white. Typically at the time I would do one or two small prints of each picture. If the image was particulalry memorable I would do a 16 x 12 portfolio print or a 20 x 16 exhibition print."In a recent inteeriew, he elaborated:I went to art school. After leaving I managed to get a job at Butlins holiday camp as a 'colour walkie' photographer. When I finished the season it was impossible to get any sort of job - I'd saved up enough at Butlins to buy some camera equipment. Some art school friends were setting up a cheap shared studio space in Jericho in Oxford. I took a space planning on doing photographic black and white portraits. At the same time I was shortlisted for a photography competition for phtojournalists the Sunday Times were running.- One of the subjects for a photo essay was - The Return of the Bright Young Things'- Living in Oxford already I was in the right place. After I began this project I decided that I wasn't sure if the ' Bright Young Things' actually existed but that there was definitely a change going on at Oxford. .It was the first time I'd photographed parties. - I tried to take photographs that recorded the memorable moments and described what was happening. I tried doing a few colour pictures but black and white spoke much more strongly. Also my budget was low. I bought a bulk roll of black and white film. Developed and printed them in my darkroom. - I didn't win the competition I was a runner-up. The judges described my pictures as being more 'pointed than the winners.' The magazine issue caused a small sensation at the time. - My work attracted the attention of Tina Brown who at the time was an up an coming editor on the Tatler.I thought it was a fantastic opportunity to photograph these parties. I had access to what felt like a secret world. It was a subject that had been written about and dramatised but I don't think any photographers had ever tackled before. There was a change going on. Someone described it as a 'last hurrah' of the upper classes. I have been very lucky to work with editors, art directors and picture editors that have encouraged me and used the pictures well. Tina Brown, Mark Boxer, Graydon Carter, Jane Procter, etc.The first time we met Tina Brown I was surprised at her bluntness. She would speak her mind. She was always on the lookout for new talent. - She gave the impression she'd drop you if she found someone whose work she preferred. When Mark Boxer became editor at the Tatler the magazine had a golden period. It was the best magazine I've worked for - With fashion by Joe Mckenna, Isabella Blow and Michael Roberts. - Spoofs by Craig Brown and brilliant writing and photography. But Mark tragically died. Emma Soames became editor but she had a difficult job following Mark. I wasn't sure how much she 'got' my pictures. The party coverage could be cruel if the pictures were used in the wrong way. Then there was a recession on the horizon. Someone mentioned introducing colour photography to Bystander and having more flattering pictures of smiling faces. At that point I decided to go to New York ask Tina about an offer she'd made a few years earlier. Dafydd Jones, extracts from an interview with Grant Scott, 2007.
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Dafydd JonesGallery Attendants... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1976Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesBloody Assizes... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1980Gelatin Silver Print27.94 x 35.57 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesCinderella Ball. Dorchester Hotel... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1980Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesKeats Dinner... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1980Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesKeats Dinner... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1980Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesMonday Club Dinner... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1980Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesPiers Gaveston dinner... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1980Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesBoodles ... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1981Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesCrispin Balfour, Dangerous Sports club tea party, 1981, 1981Gelatin Silver Print51 x 41 cms£ 1,950.00 + VAT
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Dafydd JonesDangerous Sports Club Tea Party... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1981Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesHammersmith Palais... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1981Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesNigella Lawson... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1981Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesOnanist Dining Club... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1981Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesSoda Siphon, Grosvenor Street, 1981, 1981Gelatin Silver Print41 x 51 cms£ 1,950.00 +VAT
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Dafydd JonesSoda Siphon... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1981Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesTrinity Ball, Cambridge ... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1981Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesWorcester May Ball, Oxford... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1981Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesBullingdon Point to Point... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1982Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesDebutante in a lily pond... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1982Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesFalklands Ball. Grosvenor House... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1982Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesLimbo Dancer... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1982Gelatin Silver Print27.94 x 35.57 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesHugh Grant, Piers Gaveston Ball... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1983Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesLucian Freud, 1983Gelatin Silver Print51 x 41 cms£ 1,950.00 + VAT
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Dafydd JonesLucian Freud ... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1983Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesMay Morning, Oxford... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1983Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesNew College May Ball ... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1983Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesThe Queen... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1983Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesBurning Boat, Oriel College, Oxford, 1984Gelatin Silver Print41 x 51 cms£ 1,950.00 +VAT
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Dafydd JonesBurning Boat, Oriel. Oxford... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1984Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesHenley Regatta... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1984Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesShaftesbury's... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1984Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesTrinity May Ball, Cambridge... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1984Gelatin Silver Print27.94 x 35.57 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesValentino Ball, Oxford Union... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1984Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesWedding, Hampshire... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1984Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesMartin Amis... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1985Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesCliveden... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1986Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesDrinks Party... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1986Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesMetallic Ball, Glaziers Hall... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1987Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesSothebys... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1987Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesWedding Reception, Hyde Park Hotel ... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1987Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesBirthday Party... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1988Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesNew Years Eve Party ... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1988Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesPalladian Revels ... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1988Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesPolish Club, London... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1988Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesRevellers, Sandhurst Commissioning Ball... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1988Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesRose Ball... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1988Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesSandhurst Commissioning Ball... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1988Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesYves St Laurent Fashion Show ... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1988Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesLiterary Lions. New York Public Library... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1989Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesSpanish gold medal gala. Pierre Hotel. New York... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1989Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesIvana Trump... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1990Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesNina Ricci Fashion Show... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1991Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesVenice ... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1991Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesNorman Rosenbaum... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1992Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesElephants... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1993Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesWarhol Masks... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1994Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesKate Moss & Johnny Depp... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1995Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesSurprise Party... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1997Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesScarlett Johansson and Naomi Watts... from "Exhibition in a Box", 2004Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cms£ 950.00
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Dafydd JonesThe Feathers Ball, Hammersmith Palais... from "Exhibition in a Box", 1981Gelatin Silver Print27.95 x 35.58 cmsSold
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