CAMERA GIRL, Sharon Smith
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CAMERA GIRL is a collection of photographs by Sharon Smith. In New York in 1979 Smith was twenty-something photographer who worked (as a 'camera girl') and hung out at the iconic clubs of the New Wave and 1980s music and clubbing scene from the Ritz to the Savoy, the Red Parrot, Studio 54, Roseland Ballroom, Merlyn’s, 4D, Area, Palladium, Mars and the club called New York, New York.
She took her camera, and CAMERA GIRL is packed with unseen Polaroid pictures of the likes of Madonna, Andy Warhol, Sylvester, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Grace Jones, Debbie Harry and many, many club kids and disco dancers. These are not mere snaps but high quality, superbly composed images that are rare for the time and unusual in the format.
The main text features a discussion between Sharon Smith and the book's editor, Bill Shapiro, with an introduction by 2024 legend Honey Dijon.
IDEA Books, 144pp, 22cm x 19cm, illustrated hardcover, December 2024
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