Sometimes it really doesn’t take much effort at all to make a beautifully composed photograph offering well-judged colourspace, to an altogether pleasing effect.
…just as this image for Karl Johan magazine featuring model Mathilde and photographed by Siren Lauvdal,
Simplicity trumps all in this refined image by Masao Yamamoto
#1400, de la série “Nakazora” (2006).
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A lovely personal photograph – uncredited – from someone’s private album (from 1954).
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Kylie Bax photographed by Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia, November 1995
Gisele Bundchen photographed for Vogue India, photo Stephane Sednaoui.
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Model Caroline Kristiansen photographed by Stefano Fabbri.
Just a few examples of the extensive portfolio of Ukranian photographer, Valeria Lazareva.
Just one of those beautiful shots that one bumps into when wandering the web.
This time it’s an image by Glen Luchford shot for Prada’s Autumn/Winter 1997 campaign.
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There’s always room in this blog to showcase Madonna’s unerring ability to work with photographers to create great imagery and these are clearly no exception.
Another rather lovely essay, shot in California at Newport Beach, by photographer Darren Ankenman.
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There’s no accounting for why this picture – and not that one – arrests one’s attention.
(It’s a shame that there’s no photographer or model credits though).
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Photograph by Nate Walton.
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Sally Mann, Autoportrait.
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‘Resting’, an image by Stephan Lupino from 1994.
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Some altogether lovely examples of Lydia Roberts’ photography.
A rather sweet image which seems to be titled ‘Butterfly’ (but as is the case with many photographs accidentally encountered on the web, no photographer credit).
The first image is of Leica engineer Oskar Barnack at his workplace.
This is followed by an image of the Leica 0-series, Leica’s seventh camera (designed in 1923).
Join photographer Cedric Buchet on set shooting Edita Vilkeviciute for Lui’s November 2013 issue. It is quite sexy.
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Vogue Russia highlights pregnant model Olga Sherer photographed by Danil Golovkin.
Perhaps Nicolas Le Forestier’s photo shoot for Bambi Magazine‘s latest issue comes across as being a little rough around the edges, but there’s nothing wrong in revealing that beauty also hides a wild side, a raw spirit and a completely unapologetic manner.
If you don’t already know about Sam Haskins (1926 – 2009), you need to make it a priority to find out.
Jodie Kidd by Karl Lagerfeld for the Limited Edition collector’s magazine Visionaire.
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Great image by Karel Fonteyne from an editorial in the long lamented photography magazine ZOOM (from issue 39).
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Arielle by Helmut Newton.
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I’m not too sure about the quality of the cut-out, but it’s a compelling image all the same.
…and, whatever, she has gorgeous red hair so what’s the problem!
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I’m not really that interested in the girl, but boy do I ever want that dress.
Katya photographed by Remi Kozdra & Kasia Baczulis.
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There’s something that I rather like about the simplicity of this editorial featuring Catherine McNeil as photographed by Santiago & Mauricio Sierra for Russh magazine’s December/January 13.14 issue.
The stunning Milla Jovovich as photographed by just about my favourite photographer, Paolo Roversi.
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Here’s how to arrest someone’s attention when trying to promote this season’s shoe designs…