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‘I only Had a Few Seconds’: How Photographer’s Shot of Kate Moss Went Down in History

Brennan says he fired 10 images through an ajar theater door, capturing Moss at the peak of her career.

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By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — When photographer Greg Brennan spotted Kate Moss in a fur coat at the bottom of a fire exit, cigarette in hand, he knew he’d stumbled across something special. The year was 2007, and what he didn’t realize is that one of the resulting photos — not even his favorite from the night — would become an emblem of the supermodel’s “party era” and the best-known image of his near-four-decade career. The mid-aughts photo’s e…

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"I Realized I Had a Few Seconds": How Kate Moss' Most Iconic Photo Was Taken and Why It's Misunderstood

Photographer Greg Brennan reveals the story behind the most famous snapshot of his career and one of the most iconic shots of the famous model.

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Everything you thought you knew about Kate Moss’ infamous ‘party era’ photo is wrong

His image of Kate Moss on her 33rd birthday became an emblem of the supermodel’s “party era.” But photographer Greg Brennan wants to set the record straight.

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