Barry Lategan (born 1935) is a South Africa-born British fashion and portrait photographer, best known for his discovery of, and early work with, Twiggy.[1][2][3]

Lategan was born in 1935 in South Africa, and came to the UK to study at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[3]

He has photographed Princess Anne, Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Iman, Germaine Greer, Calvin Klein, Margaret Thatcher, Sol Campbell, John Major, and Salman Rushdie.[1]

As of 2015, Lategan has "evolving dementia".[4] His photography has been exhibited by the Victoria and Albert Museum, The National Portrait Gallery, the Olympus Gallery, the Royal Photographic Society, Bath, and the South African National Gallery. Lategan has also faced sexual harassment allegations, and was accused in 2015 of groping two women he scouted in 2013 and 2014.[5][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile for Barry Lategan". Lensmodern. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Barry Lategan - Person - National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery, London. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Barry Lategan - Artists". Peter Fetterman. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 Palmer, Tony (17 November 2015). "Photographer who launched Twiggy's career 'groped women on bus'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "Vogue photographer who 'discovered Twiggy' denies sex attacks on two women". The Telegraph. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2023.


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