The latest news and comment on photographer Terry Richardson
October 2017
Terry Richardson pushed fashion over the edge into sleaze
Barbara Ellen
How Terry Richardson created porn ‘chic’ and moulded the look of an era
I spoke out about Terry Richardson seven years ago. Why did Condé Nast only ban him now?
Jamie Peck
Fashion brands drop Terry Richardson over allegations of abuse on shoots
Shortcuts
Why has it taken so long for magazines to distance themselves from Terry Richardson?
Weekend magazine technology special
Any muppet could write The Tempest, pre-internet
Hadley Freeman
July 2015
Pirelli calendar at 50: how a soft-porn institution promoting tyres won the hearts of the fashion industry
With its illustrious roll call of photographers and models, from Kate Moss to Annie Leibovitz, Pirelli’s triumph is a masterclass in image management
July 2014
Jessica Valenti column
Why does everyone feel so sorry for men accused of being predators?
Jessica Valenti
Jessica Valenti: Too many young women get shamed while we worry about the reputations of famous white men. Let's re-arrange our empathy
June 2014
Sky Ferreira backs Terry Richardson over scrapped Lady Gaga clip
Lady Gaga video allegedly scrapped due to sexual misconduct claims
Take it from someone he abused: Terry Richardson is a predator with a camera
Jamie Peck
Terry Richardson defends himself over sexual harassment claims
March 2014
Terry Richardson denies allegations of sexual misconduct with models
Celebrity photographer made his first detailed comments on claims from numerous sources that began four years ago
November 2013
Ask Hadley
Terry Richardson: fashion's shameful secret
Hadley Freeman: Fashion is bizarrely fond of celebrating men who are vile to women. Take Terry Richardson, whose pictures are boring and who has been been accused of preying on his models
October 2013
Pass notes
Terry Richardson: the go-to guy for half-naked photographs of Miley Cyrus
He's made a career of putting the sleaze into fashion photography
September 2013
Art Weekly newsletter
Revealed: an off day for Van Gogh – the week in art
A newly discovered Van Gogh work is a dud. Plus punks take over London and Terry Richardson stands accused, writes Jonathan Jones
December 2012
US news blog
Lady Gaga teams up with Terry Richardson for new documentary
Singer announces collaboration with controversial photographer on film that will focus on fourth album Artpop
October 2010
TV and radio blog
Glee's GQ photo shoot betrays the spirit of the show
Mathilda Gregory
Mathilda Gregory: Terry Richardson's pictures aren't just bad taste – they're against Glee's whole ethos of inclusion
March 2010
Fashion photographer Terry Richardson accused of sexually exploiting models
To some he is the creator of sexually exuberant pictures, to others he is a pornographer who exploits vulnerable young girls
October 2004
Good clean fun?
He's the former junkie punk who put the filth into fashion. Now, alongside his X-rated ad campaigns and sleazy shoots for glossy magazines, photographer Terry Richardson wants his art to be taken seriously. He tells Sean O'Hagan why he swapped smack for smacking.
