John cowan photographer biography video

Who is the 60s Vogue Photographer John Cowan?

When John Cowan was employed in an advertising department for a large company in the sixties he hadn’t spent much time thinking about Fine Art having previously worked in his dad's car rental company. 

He was going to go on and become a leading fashion interpreter in England during the 1960s.  His fashion photos focused on a dynamic style of fashion photography outside the studio.

John’s first portrait for Vogue came after 1959 and as a consequence he started to shoot more fashion work. In 1962 he worked with a model called Jill Kenington who became one of his favorite models.

John loved the unpredictable aspect of working on location and the fact that he got a lot of fun and energy out of working with the danger that he courted, particularly doing some rather reckless things out in public.

He tapped very easily into the freshness, energy and vitality of the new cul John Cowan (photographer) - Wikipedia HOLYS