Books,Culture,Photography

In the eye of the beholder

In the eye of the beholder

Whether shooting from the front line of wars in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan or being a fly on the wall backstage with The Rolling Stones or at cosmetic surgery clinics in Iran, Zed Nelson’s award-winning photographs have consistently succeeded in telling us something more than what we see. [Read more...]

Culture,Photography

The cold, hard truth

The cold, hard truth

The landscape in Iceland is visible and vivid proof of the the extremes of geological action beneath the earth’s surface. It’s a fabric that’s been ripped and torn, pock marked with crust and tumours, the colour and texture of its surface a product of the myriad volcanic minerals belched from the planet’s interior. This extraordinary topography now provides the inspiration for an exhibition of stunning prints by landscape photographer Rupert Nightingale. [Read more...]

Exhibitions,Photography

Highways to heaven and hell

Highways to heaven and hell

Car accidents have claimed many a celebrity victim, from James Dean and Marc Bolan to Princess Diana. Photographer Dean Rogers is interested by what is left behind — no, not the messy clear-up — but the way the crash site resonates with our memories of the person who died there, as his new exhibition, opening at The Wapping Project this weekend, reveals. [Read more...]

Design & Technology,Photography

Something new to focus on

Something new to focus on

With a motto of “Don’t think, just shoot”, you’d be hard pushed not to resort to gags about the Metropolitan Police, though the mantra in question is actually a reference to the guerilla-style photography that exemplifies Lomography cameras. [Read more...]

Photography

All the President’s men (and women)

All the President’s men (and women)

In an enlightened move that shows his forward-thinking and down-with-the-kids nature, Barack Obama permitted the newly-appointed members of his administration to be photographed in the days before his inauguration, by cutting-edge photographer – and Esquire regular – Nadav Kander. [Read more...]

Art,Photography,Sex

Kiss kiss, bang bang

Kiss kiss, bang bang

Few photographers can lay claim to having worked both for Vanity Fair and Loaded, but therein lies the dichotomy of John Stoddart’s work: on the one hand his portfolio exhibits an aptitude for striking celebrity portraiture (past commissionees include everyone from Björk to the Blairs), on the other it reveals his ongoing fascination with all things carnal. But given the venue for his new exhibition is the attic space above a Coco de Mer boutique in South Kensington, it’s not hard to guess where the focus of his latest work lies… [Read more...]

Culture,Photography

Animal attraction

Animal attraction

In his own words, photographer Nick Brandt aims to “yank the subject matter of wildlife into the arena of fine art photography”. A Shadow Falls is the second collection of his works, and the much-anticipated follow-up to On This Earth.

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Culture,Photography,Women we love

Media studies made sexy

Media studies made sexy

Not a day seems to go by without a new photo of Jordan receiving a “saucy massage” from an unsuitable suitor appearing on our front pages. Katie “Name Your” Price could learn a thing or two from original bombshell Brigitte Bardot, who had to contend with the paparazzi in its earliest guise, as a new photography exhibition reveals. [Read more...]