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By Dave Hogan with David Clayton
Green Umbrella Publishing
RRP £20.00
Out Now
Hardback 160 Pages
ISBN: 978-1906229-97-9

Celebrated Sun photographer Dave Hogan's career – Illustrated in Words and Pictures

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, Oasis, 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!









Oasis have always been portrayed as the bad boys of rock, but when it actually comes down to it, I’ve always thought it’s the women in their life who seemto rule the roost.

If you play it the right way, you can usually get what you want from them, but it’s
invariably done by asking the females that surround them, be it girlfriends, wives or their mum.

There was one occasion at a Steve Coogan show – he was doing a live version of Alan Partridge – and Liam and Noel turned up with mum, Peggy. I asked her if she’d have a picture taken with her lads and she called them both over and they did what they
were told.

Of course, then you can break it down a bit and eventually you get the picture of the boys on their own, looking as usual like the Brothers Grimm.

I love their music and we need stars like the Gallaghers who have plenty of attitude and basically don’t give a toss. They are few and far between these days.

Meg Matthews was a party animal and I always thought she was on the party circuit a little too much and eventually I think Noel just had enough of it.

I was out in Las Vegas when they got married, though there were never any wedding pictures as such.

At a party for one of Ronnie Wood’s kids six months later, Meg turned up in what I can only describe as the wedding dress she probably never wore with flowers and lace all over.

Noel was there in his leathers with his customary snarl and a bottle of Becks in his hand and they looked great together – it was the wedding picture the world had wanted, in many ways, though I don’t think it was that long

The book is available from www.play.com and is priced at £11.99 with free delivery.

Thanks to Emma Woodridge

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