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A collage of four photographs. A golden river reflects a sunset sky, a glowing heart-shaped neon light shines against a dark background, and a person lies on a grassy lawn beneath tall, leafy trees. In the largest image, two people sit behind a shop counter lined with rows of glass jars filled with dried goods.

Samsung on the hunt for 200 David Baileys to put new camera through its paces

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Date
24 September 2012

As marketing hooks go it’s a humdinger – Samsung are so convinced that their new NX1000 camera can turn anyone into a world-class photographer that they’ve launched an unusual hunt to prove it. Their team is on the look out for 200 namesakes of iconic photo legend David Bailey from across the UK to take part in a host of photography projects and the results will then be displayed on the brand’s Facebook page.

All the David Baileys signed up to get a free Samsung camera and a bit of payback for years of having to follow up their names with the phrase “Not that one.”

If your name is David Bailey you can apply via the Facebook page.

A collage of four images. A row of Barclays hire bikes stands on a city street, beside a sunset view of sailboats on a river. Below these are a close-up of a small insect on a green leaf and a sculpture of winged figures.
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Some of the pictures submitted already

A black Samsung NX1000 mirrorless camera with a 20–50mm lens. The camera is angled slightly to the right against a plain white background.
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The new Samsung NX1000

A person stands in a tiled subway station, holding a camera to take a self-portrait. To the right, white text on a dark background reads “Calling all David Baileys.” Smaller text explains a promotion giving Samsung cameras to people named David Bailey.
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The hunt for David Baileys is now on

A white Samsung NX1000 camera is shown against a plain white background. The lens is facing forward, with the brand name “SAMSUNG” visible on the front of the grip.
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The new Samsung NX1000

This article was produced in association with Samsung.

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Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

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