Steal from the world's greatest photographers

Naked Yves Saint Laurent by Jeanloup Sieff, David Bailey’s
Kray twins... what can we learn from some of the greatest photographs ever
taken?

Double Exposure is the podcast that brings you stories about life and art from the world of photography. In this episode award-winning celebrity photographer Cambridge Jones and Hugo Burnand, King Charles III’s official photographer, reveal the secrets behind their favourite and most influential photographs and the techniques you can steal.

Topics covered:

- Irving Penn: Cambridge and Hugo share their admiration for Penn, including a portrait of his wife Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn – called the world’s first supermodel – and how a photograph of salad through his lens becomes a work of art. Steal his S-shapes and simplicity!

- David Bailey: How Bailey’s iconic Kray Twins portrait broke conventions by cropping heads and creating punchy, high-contrast black and white photos.

- Richard Avedon: They explore Avedon’s legendary portraits, including his sensual photo of director Michelangelo Antonioni with his wife Erica, and the magical “Dovima with Elephants”.

- Jeanloup Sieff: Hugo advocates for Sieff’s sensual black-and-white work, from the bold Yves Saint Laurent nude ad to his sometimes controversial photographs of the female form. Cambridge and Hugo explore the respectful collaboration behind Sieff’s nudes and his mastery of light and printing.

- André Kertész: Cambridge celebrates his minimal, pattern-focused Chez Mondrian photograph and the power of reducing visual complexity.

- Henri Cartier-Bresson: The pair unpack the myth of the “decisive moment” via the photographer’s iconic action shots, reflecting on authenticity, cropping, and finding extraordinary moments in ordinary places.

Visual references:

Visit https://instagram.com/hugoandjones to see the photographs discussed.

Series producer: Victoria Shepherd

Executive producer: Eve Streeter

Managing editor: William Miller

Music by Eclectic Sounds

A Raconteur Studios production

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