Creative Camera
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Creative Camera was a monthly magazine on fine art photography
and documentary photography
. The successor to the very different (hobbyist) magazine Camera Owner (which had started in 1964), Creative Camera was published in England between 1968 and 2001.
took over. Turner left in 1978, and was replaced by Judy Goldhill. Replacing Mark Holborn, Susan Butler was coeditor from 1984 to 1986. Turner became editor again in 1986, on the occasion of Osman's sale of the magazine. Turner resigned in 1991 and David Brittain took over. Brittain changed the name to DPICT in January 2000 in response to emerging digital technology. The magazine closed eighteen months later.
and Richard Burbridge guest edited a double issue showcasing emerging British photographers—"The New New" issue, October–November. The selection they made included the first published examples of photo-based artworks by Sarah Lucas
, Damien Hirst
and Angus Fairhurst
. Bond's collaboration with the magazine continued as an ongoing series of artists' pages that ran as "openers"—appearing on the inside front cover and contents page. One spread, created by Hirst
, depicted the mutilated corpse of a young man with wounds to the eyes, and was captioned 'Damien Hirst: Fig. 60 Self-inflicted injuries...'; another introduced Fairhurst's
self-portrait
'Man Abandoned by Colour.'
Fine art photography
Fine art photography refers to photographs that are created in accordance with the creative vision of the photographer as artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism, which provides a visual account for news events, and commercial photography, the primary focus of which is to...
and documentary photography
Documentary photography
Documentary photography usually refers to a popular form of photography used to chronicle significant and historical events. It is typically covered in professional photojournalism, but it may also be an amateur, artistic, or academic pursuit...
. The successor to the very different (hobbyist) magazine Camera Owner (which had started in 1964), Creative Camera was published in England between 1968 and 2001.
Editorship
The first editor was Bill Jay. Jay left in 1969 to found the short-lived Album and Colin Osman and Peter TurnerPeter Turner (writer and photographer)
Peter Turner was a photographer, curator, and writer.Turner was born in London on 3 February 1947. He studied photography at the Guildford School of Art...
took over. Turner left in 1978, and was replaced by Judy Goldhill. Replacing Mark Holborn, Susan Butler was coeditor from 1984 to 1986. Turner became editor again in 1986, on the occasion of Osman's sale of the magazine. Turner resigned in 1991 and David Brittain took over. Brittain changed the name to DPICT in January 2000 in response to emerging digital technology. The magazine closed eighteen months later.
The New New
In 1990, the photographers Henry BondHenry Bond
Henry Bond is an English writer, photographer curator, and visual artist. In his Lacan at the Scene , Bond made a contribution to theoretical psychoanalysis....
and Richard Burbridge guest edited a double issue showcasing emerging British photographers—"The New New" issue, October–November. The selection they made included the first published examples of photo-based artworks by Sarah Lucas
Sarah Lucas
Sarah Lucas is an English artist. She is part of the generation of Young British Artists who emerged during the 1990s...
, Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst
Damien Steven Hirst is an English artist, entrepreneur and art collector. He is the most prominent member of the group known as the Young British Artists , who dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s. He is internationally renowned, and is reportedly Britain's richest living artist,...
and Angus Fairhurst
Angus Fairhurst
Angus Fairhurst was an English artist working in installation, photography and video. He was one of the Young British Artists .-Life and work:Angus Fairhurst was born in Pembury, Kent...
. Bond's collaboration with the magazine continued as an ongoing series of artists' pages that ran as "openers"—appearing on the inside front cover and contents page. One spread, created by Hirst
Damien Hirst
Damien Steven Hirst is an English artist, entrepreneur and art collector. He is the most prominent member of the group known as the Young British Artists , who dominated the art scene in Britain during the 1990s. He is internationally renowned, and is reportedly Britain's richest living artist,...
, depicted the mutilated corpse of a young man with wounds to the eyes, and was captioned 'Damien Hirst: Fig. 60 Self-inflicted injuries...'; another introduced Fairhurst's
Angus Fairhurst
Angus Fairhurst was an English artist working in installation, photography and video. He was one of the Young British Artists .-Life and work:Angus Fairhurst was born in Pembury, Kent...
self-portrait
Self-portrait
A self-portrait is a representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist. Although self-portraits have been made by artists since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid 15th century that artists can be frequently identified depicting...
'Man Abandoned by Colour.'
External links
- Roy Hammans, ed. Materials about Creative Camera
- Google books preview of David Brittain, ed., Creative Camera: Thirty Years of Writing. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1999.