See Elton John's photography collection at Tate Modern

Entitled The Radical Eye, the extensive exhibition of modernist images features iconic works from the likes of Man Ray and Irving Penn

Sir Elton John isn't one to do things by halves. The singer began collecting 20th-century black-and-white photographs in 1991 – with no prior interest in the medium – courtesy of LA specialist David Fahey. The purchase sparked an insatiable 25-year-long obsession with collecting fine-art photography. Today, he has one of the finest private collections in the world, comprising around 8,000 prints and counting.

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