Jacques Henri Lartigue

French photographer and painter Jacques Henri Lartigue, born in 1894, started using a camera at the age of only six, and continued throughout his lifetime; seizing almost a century of French culture through his lens. Never before had automobile races, frolicking children, and fashionable Parisian women been captured in such a way. 120 photo albums, a MoMA exhibition, and various magazine editorials are among some of his grander achievements.

Backstage at Galliano

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception. -Aldous Huxley

Unknown are the vast seas of enchantment that the Galliano backstage photos bring. The golden waves of immaculate color bring forth the beauty of chaos. The underbelly of a fashion show, hats, lights, dresses... all hallucinatory. All of these photos were taken by Mark Leibowitz and were temporarily on display privately last week.













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Doll parts

I love the Hedi Slimane diary. I love it,
especially these Courtney Love grunge and glamor pictures. Hedi Slimane can transform the average black and white photograph into something terrifically superb. The textured background juxtaposes the rigidness created by the distinctive heavy rock elan - in a word or two- Courtney Love.

Define Intensity

Black, white, gray. Light, perception, energy. Balance, proportion, emphasis: Harmony. The epitome of a composition. How is a single drop of water laden with the idea of catharsis? Adam Fuss releases wanton ardor in the form of photography. Browsing the Givenchy Fall 2009 collection is what made me think of his work.











Givenchy///

Goat hair, tulle, and a modern sense of vintage decadence come together for a grand cocktail party. Claps for the grandeur of fabrics.

Thinking Africa

"Up in this high air you breathed easily, drawing in a vital assurance and lightness of heart. In the highlands you woke up in the morning and thought: Here I am, where I ought to be."

-Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen

Often when we hear of Africa we think the political side of things; Darfur, Malaria, things like that. Africa's divine beauty and uncharted mysteries are often left behind and forgotten. Photographer Peter Beard and author Isak Dinesen come to mind when I think Africa. Both people convey Africa as a magical place - unique and all it's own. Broken is some ways - appreciated in many. Peter Beard is a man with an interesting background - In 1957 he entered Yale University as a pre-medical student, but perceiving humans as the main disease soon switched to art history. He went to Kenya and captured the scenery, the people, the animals, in a such a descriptive way; as did Isak Dinesen in her book. If Dinesen's novel paints a picture, Beard's photos tell a novel. His work was mostly predominant in the '70s, but exhibitions continued throughout the '90s.

















Image Source: Peterbeard