In this episode, Dave Koppel relates some of the extraordinary capers he got up to while working as a paparazzo in the London of the 1980s and ’90s taking photos of the likes of Bowie, Brando, Jagger, Dylan, Cruise, Prince et al. He explains how he then bought a gallery and began photographing landscapes and portraits of ordinary people for his book Still Waters. Recently, he has been re-versioning some of his old work into what he calls Pap Art, and collaborating with other artists too.

Accompanying images on consideringart.com

Marlon Brando

Joanna Lumley from Absolutely Fabulous, NYC

Mundesley, Norfolk

The Clown

Jailbirds

Smoke, The Beatles and George Martin at Abbey Road Studios, 1967

Prince – Light Leak

You can see more of Dave Koppel’s work on his website

Music: Ibiza by MBB | https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial