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SEPT 2025 - V&A STRATFORD EAST

A wonderful evening was spent at the opening of the Bowie Centre last night - what a fabulous, exciting and groundbreaking facility! There’s far too many objects to choose from to share, so book a […]
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SEPT 2024 - LEICA GALLERY / GOODWOOD

Chris Duffy was talking with an engaged audience about the photographs shot by Duffy at the Leica gallery at the Goodwood Revival. He recounted a funny story about Duffy's first experience with a leica camerashooting […]

JUNE 2023 - ALADDIN SANE 50 - SPANISH EDITION RELEASE

The Spanish Edition of Aladdin Sane published by Planeta was launched at the 'Bowie Taken by Duffy' exhibition at COAM in Madrid. Gustavo Iglesias (The Morning Show host of Madrid RADIO3) chaired a panel with Chris […]

JUNE 2023 - THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY RE OPENS

The National Portrait Gallery in London held their grand opening party last night (6th June) and we were incredibly proud that Duffy's iconic Aladdin Sane contact sheet was so prominently displayed inside the foyer screen […]

APR 2023 - SOUTHBANK ALADDIN - THE MAKING OF AN ICON

Chris Duffy ion stage with Bowie author Nicholas Pegg and the poet Mona Arsi chaired by Victoria Broackes co-curator of the V&A exhibition David Bowie is. The panel were discussing the Aladdin Sane exhibition held […]

APR 2023 - TIMES RADIO

On Friday April 7th Ed Vaisey (Former Minister for Culture) interviewed Chris at the Times radio studio to discuss all things Bowie for his weekly culture radio broadcast.

APR 2023 - RADIO LONDON - ROBERT ELMS SHOW

Chris Duffy was interviewed by Robert Elms for BBC London Radio on Saturday 8th April to discuss the Aladdin Sane exhibition at the Southbank Centre London and the release of the Aladdin Sane 50 book.

FEB 2022 - Chris Duffy Talk @ Bowie75 London - Video

For those who were not fortunate enough to attend Chris's talk at the Bowie75 store, it is now available to view in full on YouTube. Live from the Bowie 75 pop-up store music photographer Chris […]

FEBRUARY 2021

The 'Chris Duffy Archive' has now replaced the original Chris Duffy Photographer website and now has a selection of previously unseen images and we are working on including a licencing option for all images on […]

FEBRUARY 2020 - V&A EXHIBITS

The Duffy Archive was very proud to be featured in two exhibitions at the Victoria & Albert Museum concurrently! The Mary Quant exhibition used Duffy’s images for their press promotion and the vintage shorts suit […]

FEBRUARY 2020 - BBC - SECRETS OF THE MUSEUM SERIES

On the fourth program of the BBC's series, 'Secrets of The Museum' David Bowie IS curator Victoria Broakes and Chris Duffy discuss the making of the Aladdin Sane photo session and the Duffy Archive's donation […]

JUNE 2019 - V&A Members Event 'The Man Who Shot The Sixties'

Chris Duffy is seen here at the V&A this weekend (9th June 2019) being interviewed by Vicky Broackes & Geoff Marsh (the curators of the hugely successful David Bowie is exhibition). The event showed the […]

JUNE 2018 - DUFFY ARCHIVE CELEBRATES 2 MILLION VISITORS FOR DAVID BOWIE IS

The Duffy Archive presented to Tristram Hunt the director of the V&A this rarely seen image taken from the Aladdin Sane contact sheet to celebrate the V&A’s best-selling David Bowie is exhibition welcoming 2 million visitors during […]

May 2018 - Steve Strange talk at The V&A

Steve Strange was one of the most flamboyant personalities in the London club scene that launched the New Romantic movement of the early 1980s. With his band Visage, Fade to Grey remains one of the […]

Sep 2017 - Carlos Alomar & Chris Duffy at Hansa Studios Berlin

To celebrate the David Bowie box set launch 'A New Career In A New Town' Chris Duffy together with longtime Bowie musician Carlos Alomar and Hansa Studio sound engineer Eduard Meyer were interviewed on a […]

MAY 2017 - CANDY CLARKE INTERVIEW

Chris has been in LA for the last week interviewing and gathering footage for an upcoming museum exhibition by the Duffy Archive. Candy Clarke played the lead female role in "The Man Who Fell To […]

NOV 2015 - The United Nations of Photography - What You Looking At? Chris Duffy Talk

The United Nations of Photography - Where the informed, passionate and inquisitive meet. Where the new landscapes of photography and filmmaking are discussed, questioned and debated. Chris Duffy is giving a talk in Bristol on […]

SEP 2015 - PhotoGallery - Gothenburg Exhibit & Talks

Duffy's images were exhibited at The Photogallery in Gothenburg Sweden over the weekend of the 12th of September with other famed photographers Terry O'Neill, Justin De Villeneuve, Christian Coigny, and Hakan Ludwigson. Chris Duffy also gave several well-received […]

FEB 2015 - Remembering Steve Strange 1959-2015

The Duffy Archive was saddened to hear the news that Steve Strange had passed away yesterday. Chris Duffy met Steve thirty-three years ago when he was asked to join the agency 'The Creative Workforce' set […]

MAR 2014 - Royal Photographic Society talk at the Archive

On the 22nd March, The Royal Photographic Society came to listen to a talk and presentation by Chris Duffy at the Duffy Archive on the life and work of Duffy. Iconic images and unseen video […]
28th February 2020
FEBRUARY 2020 - BBC - SECRETS OF THE MUSEUM SERIES

On the fourth program of the BBC's series, 'Secrets of The Museum' David Bowie IS curator Victoria Broakes and Chris Duffy discuss the making of the Aladdin Sane photo session and the Duffy Archive's donation […]

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9th June 2019
JUNE 2019 - V&A Members Event 'The Man Who Shot The Sixties'

Chris Duffy is seen here at the V&A this weekend (9th June 2019) being interviewed by Vicky Broackes & Geoff Marsh (the curators of the hugely successful David Bowie is exhibition). The event showed the […]

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1st June 2018
JUNE 2018 - DUFFY ARCHIVE CELEBRATES 2 MILLION VISITORS FOR DAVID BOWIE IS

The Duffy Archive presented to Tristram Hunt the director of the V&A this rarely seen image taken from the Aladdin Sane contact sheet to celebrate the V&A’s best-selling David Bowie is exhibition welcoming 2 million visitors during […]

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1st May 2018
May 2018 - Steve Strange talk at The V&A

Steve Strange was one of the most flamboyant personalities in the London club scene that launched the New Romantic movement of the early 1980s. With his band Visage, Fade to Grey remains one of the […]

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30th September 2017
Sep 2017 - Carlos Alomar & Chris Duffy at Hansa Studios Berlin

To celebrate the David Bowie box set launch 'A New Career In A New Town' Chris Duffy together with longtime Bowie musician Carlos Alomar and Hansa Studio sound engineer Eduard Meyer were interviewed on a […]

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30th May 2017
MAY 2017 - CANDY CLARKE INTERVIEW

Chris has been in LA for the last week interviewing and gathering footage for an upcoming museum exhibition by the Duffy Archive. Candy Clarke played the lead female role in "The Man Who Fell To […]

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1st November 2015
NOV 2015 - The United Nations of Photography - What You Looking At? Chris Duffy Talk

The United Nations of Photography - Where the informed, passionate and inquisitive meet. Where the new landscapes of photography and filmmaking are discussed, questioned and debated. Chris Duffy is giving a talk in Bristol on […]

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30th September 2015
SEP 2015 - PhotoGallery - Gothenburg Exhibit & Talks

Duffy's images were exhibited at The Photogallery in Gothenburg Sweden over the weekend of the 12th of September with other famed photographers Terry O'Neill, Justin De Villeneuve, Christian Coigny, and Hakan Ludwigson. Chris Duffy also gave several well-received […]

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15th February 2015
FEB 2015 - Remembering Steve Strange 1959-2015

The Duffy Archive was saddened to hear the news that Steve Strange had passed away yesterday. Chris Duffy met Steve thirty-three years ago when he was asked to join the agency 'The Creative Workforce' set […]

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30th March 2014
MAR 2014 - Royal Photographic Society talk at the Archive

On the 22nd March, The Royal Photographic Society came to listen to a talk and presentation by Chris Duffy at the Duffy Archive on the life and work of Duffy. Iconic images and unseen video […]

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