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UK photographer David Hamilton dies, aged 83 UK photographer David Hamilton dies, aged 83
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David Hamilton, a British photographer best known for nude images of underage girls, has died at the age of 83. The controversial British photographer David Hamilton, best known for nude images of young girls, has died at his home in Paris at the age of 83.
His body was found at his home in Paris on Friday evening. The circumstances of his death are unclear. Some media reports suggest he killed himself.
Some media reports suggest he killed himself. Hamilton had recently denied accusations that he had in the past raped some of his teenage models. Hamilton had recently denied accusations that he had in the past raped some of his teenage models.
Born in London in 1933, he made his name in the 1960s with soft-focus pictures of young girls, often nude, published by major magazines. He made his name in the 1960s with soft-focus pictures of young girls published by major magazines.
Hamilton moved to France after World War Two, and lived the for the rest of his life. In a book published last month, prominent TV presenter Flavie Flament described being raped in the 1980s by a famous photographer, without giving a name.
In an interview with L'Obs weekly last week, Flament named Hamilton as her attacker. Other women then levelled similar accusations.
He strongly denied the allegations, and said he would sue for defamation.
Born in London in 1933, Hamilton settled in France after leaving Britain in the 1950s.