The identity of the street artist Banksy has been one of the great artistic mysteries of recent times. While his works are auctioned for hundreds of thousands of euros, the author's face remains unknown .

However, the one who was his official photographer in the early years of the artist, Steve Lazarides , may have housed I make light about the identity of Banksy by showing several photographs of it working.

Although Banksy's face is never visible in the images, Lazarides' photographs provide a look behind the work of the street artist. These images show how Banksy created the famous chimpanzees of the British Parliament that sold for 11 million euros, among others.

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"I have no idea what we were doing in Bristol at this time. For some reason, we decided to make some portraits of Banksy that could go to the press. I have a decent one to be fair, the rest was crap." | STEVE LAZARIDES

Lazarides collects all the images of Banksy in the book Banksy Captured , which collects, in the words of the photographer, "images never seen before, that document the fascinating and anarchic journey behind the scenes of the mysterious man who has become one of the artists most recognized in the world. "

In an interview at the Mirror , Lazarides says he worked with him "11 glorious years, during which time we broke all the rules, along with a few laws (...) I hate the art world. I only became part of it. because Banksy catapulted the movement into the stratosphere. " However, Lazarides recognizes that he is glad to be out of that world already .

Chimps

Banksy performing one of his most famous works, the chimpanzees of the British Parliament, which was auctioned for 11 million euros. | STEVE LAZARIDES

In the book, Lazarides reveals images that had never been seen before for more than a decade of creativity and subversion.

Before writing this book and before being Banksy's photographer, Steve Lazarides began as an image editor and internal photographer at Sleaze Nation , during this time he also documented several subcultures.

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