Access All Areas
Celebrated Sun photographer Dave Hogan's career - Illustrated in Words and Pictures
Top Ten Hogie Facts:
1. Did you know that Hogie was run over by Madonna's entourage and was on the front page of The Sun with the headline 'Maimed by Madonna!'
2. Did you know that Hogie was asked by Reggie Kray to take the last photography of legendary East-end hard man Ronnie Kray?
3. Hogie took the first official photographs of gorgeous girl band Girls Aloud after they won Popstars: The Rivals when they were fresh faced.
4. Hogie was the official photograph of Live Aid and Live 8 and was the only photographer with a backstage Access All Areas pass.
5. Hogie has partied with Patsy Kensit taking shots of a mass cake fight in Barbados.
6. Hogie once had his Porsche 911 stolen by Duran Duran!
7. Hogie took one of the most famous images in the world of Madonna and Britney Spears kissing, find out the story of the star that missed out on this infamous shot!
8. Hogie has had backstage access taking shots of Michael Jackson up close and personal during his stunning live shows, a true legend but now a social pariah with his career in shreds.
9. Gordon Brown and his family spent their holiday this summer in Hogie's Georgian manor house Shadingfield Hall in Suffolk. What really happened and why did our premier go on holiday to a Sun photographer's house?
10. Hogie has photographed Beyonce and Bono in a poverty stricken township in South Africa and later went back and bought a 6-month supply of food for an orphanage.
Book Synopsis
Covering 25 years of working closely with celebrities, rock stars and personalities Access All Areas features photographs from some of the most famous and infamous events on the planet.
This is more than just a collection of his most famous photographs. Accompanying some of the most iconic images in the entertainment world today are the stories behind the shots; this is one of the most fascinating books of the year from the man with unprecedented access to the most famous stars of their time.
Dave Hogan began his photography career at Stringfellows over 25 years ago and has since shot every major pop, rock and film star and red carpet event including Live Aid and Live 8. He is Getty Images' and The Sun's celebrity photographer. This book is a fascinating roller-coaster ride through his 25 year career photographing stars from Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, U2, Duran Duran, Madonna, Britney Spears ( yes that kiss was one of Dave Hogan's shots!), Kylie Minogue and many more.
Dave Hogan was famously run over by Madonna and appeared on the front page of The Sun with the headline 'Maimed by Madonna'. Despite the world-wide furore Dave Hogan refused to sue Madonna and went on to photograph her again.
With a Foreword by The Sun's Showbiz Editor Gordon Smart and featuring quotes by many of the artists featured this is your pass to the stories behind the stars. Hogan tells us the real stories about his own 'Heroes' and this is a book you won't be able to put down!