{"product_id":"hollywood-confidential-hardcover","title":"Hollywood: Confidential - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDafydd Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith unflinching images of the biggest names in 1990s and 2000s showbiz, Hollywood: Confidential is an essential portrait of celebrity culture from behind the scenes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollywood: Confidential \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the latest collection of beautifully timed photos from bestselling society photographer Dafydd Jones. Formerly of \u003ci\u003eTatler\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, Jones is a serial capturer of intimate moments during high-society functions. As famous \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003eeditor Graydon Carter puts it, when it comes to party photographers, 'Dafydd Jones is the sniper's sniper - the best of the best.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn numerous occasions in the 1990s and 2000s, Jones turned his lens to the faces of Hollywood with all his usual impudence, as they mingled and danced at private events in the Hollywood Hills, Oscar-night parties and awards ceremonies. The result is a rare thing - photographs that convey the underlying personalities of the world's most public personas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing on from \u003ci\u003eEngland: The Last Hurrah\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York: High Life \/ Low Life\u003c\/i\u003e, this is an essential portrait of celebrity culture from behind the scenes, featuring the likes of Anna Nicole Smith, Tom Cruise, Prince, Winona Ryder, Tony Curtis, Oprah, Nicholas Cage and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for Dafydd Jones: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Dafydd catches those moments of genuine exhilaration, wealth and youth.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMr. Jones goes about his business with cheery zest and a wicked eye.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Some carefully tended public images are punctured with such rapier precision that one can hear the hiss as they deflate.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eMitchell Owens, The World of Interiors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Sublime vintage photographs...\"\u003c\/i\u003e- \u003cb\u003eHermione Eyre, the Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Modest though he is, Dafydd's photographs will endure for having perfectly captured a society on the brink of decline.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eCountry \u0026amp; Townhouse podcast\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The New York book is an evocative historical document, brimming with nostalgia and menace.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eHannah Marriott, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The best party photographers, and their numbers are few, are like snipers... Dafydd Jones is the sniper's sniper - the best of the best.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eGraydon Carter, foreword from New York: High Life \/ Low Life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Dafydd's brilliant evocation of a time and a class only seem more potent today, when we know that so many of the moneyed twits in his '80s portfolio ended up running the country, as they always have\"\u003c\/i\u003e - \u003cb\u003eTina Brown, The New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDafydd Jones \u003c\/b\u003e(b.1956) grew up in Oxford, and started working for the Bodleian Library aged 16. His pictures of the Oxford University 'Bright Young Things' launched his career. With work published in the \u003ci\u003eTatler, Vanity Fair, The New York Observer, The Sunday Telegraph, The Times, Independent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOldie\u003c\/i\u003e, his photography is held in the collections of the National Portrait Gallery and the Hyman Collection of British Photography, London; the Martin Parr Foundation, Bristol; the Opsis Foundation, New York; and the Yale Museum of British Art, New Haven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.3 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53574686867763,"sku":"9781788842884","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/d1GpCzcHD79781788842884.webp?v=1782768747","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/hollywood-confidential-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}