Kate Simon was born in New York in 1953. She developed an interest in photography at an early age after her father gave her a Polaroid camera. In 1972, Kate moved to London and started work for various magazines and as a tour photographer.
Here are some of those images
Here are some of those images
The Clash, London, 1976
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“Bernie Rhodes asked me to take some photographs of these good friends who were The Clash. I went over to where they were rehearsing, and I'd no idea it was for the cover. They were natural subjects, so I really couldn’t miss.”
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“Bernie Rhodes asked me to take some photographs of these good friends who were The Clash. I went over to where they were rehearsing, and I'd no idea it was for the cover. They were natural subjects, so I really couldn’t miss.”
Patti Smith & Robert Mapplethorpe, NYC, 1978.
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“I met Patti in Paris in 1975 and became friendly with her; and shot her with regularity from 1975-1979” - Kate Simon
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“I met Patti in Paris in 1975 and became friendly with her; and shot her with regularity from 1975-1979” - Kate Simon
Keith Haring and William Burroughs, 1987
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“I took that in Lawrence, Kansas in William S. Burrough’s front yard. William moved out there in the 80’s and was really happy out there. He had his cats, and he had his vegetables" - Kate Simon
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“I took that in Lawrence, Kansas in William S. Burrough’s front yard. William moved out there in the 80’s and was really happy out there. He had his cats, and he had his vegetables" - Kate Simon
Andy Warhol, The Factory, New York, 1979
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“That Andy Warhol shot is from when I was working with Glenn O’Brien at Interview. That was when Andy had the factory at Union Square and his studio was right across the hall from the Interview office, so I was there a lot” - Kate Simon
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“That Andy Warhol shot is from when I was working with Glenn O’Brien at Interview. That was when Andy had the factory at Union Square and his studio was right across the hall from the Interview office, so I was there a lot” - Kate Simon
“It was 1983 and I was the New York photographer for The Face. They told me I had to photograph Madonna, and I had no idea who that was. Madonna came over (with Debi Mazar) and she looked beautiful. She was an unbelievable subject that day, her face, her expression'