
Richardson then landed assignments for Marie Claire, GQ, Harpers Bazaar, Big and other magazines. But in interviews he gave in the 1990s, Richardson had bitter words for editors.
"American magazines are cowards," he told PDN in 1997. "People like Liz Tilberis [of Harper's Bazaar] and Anna Wintour [of Vogue] should be ashamed of themselves. Most of the stuff they put out is poo. New York has definitely succeeded in raising mediocrity to an art form. It's ridiculous. In Europe I'm considered a genius; in New York I'm nobody."
Bob Richardson incorporated sex, drugs and violence into his photos, reflecting a turbulent period in history and creating images that were more about people than about fashion. He was one of a generation of photographers who changed the look of fashion photography in the 1960s, along with Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Lillian Bassman, David Bailey and others. Richardson is credited with influencing such photographers as Peter Lindbergh, Bruce Weber and Steven Meisel.
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