Dreaming of the family life he never had, Liam is determined to make things different when his mother returns- which also entails studying beyond the reach of her loser ex- boyfriend and mean-spirited father. His further success included many dozens of photographic books with combined sales well into the millions, five feature films, countless magazine publishings and scores of museum and gallery exhibitions.Īs much of Hamilton’s work depicts early-teen girls, often nude, he has been the subject of some controversy and even child pornography allegations. Liams mom is in prison and due to be released in time for his sixteenth birthday. By the end of the 1960s, Hamilton’s work had a recognizable style. His photographs were in demand by other magazines such as Realites, Twen and Photo. Hamilton began photographing commercially while still employed, and the dreamy, grainy style of his images quickly brought him success. Hamilton soon returned to Paris and there became the art director of Printemps, the city’s largest department store.

After becoming known and successful, he was hired away from ELLE by Queen magazine in London as art director. At age 20, he moved to Paris, where he worked as graphic designer for Peter Knapp of ELLE magazine. His artistic skills began to emerge during a job at an architect’s office. After the war, Hamilton returned to London and finished school before moving to France where he has lived ever since. As an evacuee, he spent some time in the countryside of Dorset, which inspired his work. His schooling was interrupted by World War II. Life can be a sack full of shit that can hurt, no forgiving for what’s going to be. Its a film that miraculously catches life on the fly, without apparent embellishment, cliche or melodrama.

David Hamilton (1933–2016) was a British photographer, who grew up in London. Loach is a super-realist, and Sweet Sixteen has the disarming feel of a documentary.

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