Debbie Deitering PH: Bob Richardson from Big # 14 : Beyond Cool

'You can't be afraid to suffer. If you're afraid to suffer, you'll never be an artist. Editors used to say "Bob, why are you so difficult?" And I'd say "Listen, I'm not just a photographer -you don't understand -I'm an artist who happens to use a camera. You're not dealing with me right, you're talking to me like I'm some photographer. I don't know how to do what you're asking me to do. I only know how to do what I do. You're making me feel stupid and I'd appreciate if you wouldn't do that."

Bob Richardson in Big #14, 1996.

Alex Box's collage captures Fashion Week's backstage frenzy: Image via Big A/W 2006