In the wake of the suburban riots that rocked France in late 2005, Simon Wheatley found himself in the small town of Blois in the Loire Valley, on the edge of which stood France’s fourth biggest banlieue where almost half the population were lumped in a world far removed from the bourgeois town centre with its pretty postcard view. Always and Forever there / Toujours et Encore là - with bilingual texts - is an attempt to make sense of that experience and do justice to a rare body of work that was widely published in magazines at the time but never to his satisfactio
The definitive book on the legendary photographer's life in New York City, with many never-before-seen images and reminiscences by his closest friends and confidants. From the 1930s, when he helped revolutionize fashion journalism, through the 1960s, when he launched headlong into the Pop art era, London-based photographer Cecil Beaton brought to New York City his own perspective--aristocratic, sexually ambiguous, and theatrical
Featuring the work of some of the most highly regarded photographers, Cinéstars brings together portraits of some of the most loved movie stars along with a brief introduction by film critic James Cameron-Wilson.
In 1973, photographer David Bailey did all his major fashion shoots for British Vogue with actress and, at that time, occasional model, Anjelica Huston. This irresistible volume chronicles the duo's fiery photographic collaboration.
In a photographic career that spanned only seventeen years, Jack Robinson created an extraordinary body of work that captured both the faces and the fashions of the 1960s - a defining period of twentieth-century popular arts. When he died in 1977 at age 69, few people would have guessed that this reclusive artist had been at the center of the glitterati in the Swinging Sixties and was acknowledged by his peers as one of the preeminent photographers in the business.
John Deakin (1912-1972), whose portraits are among the most significant (and amongst the most overlooked) in the history of twentieth-century photography, was a natural successor to August Sander and precursor of Diane Arbus. He phographed everyone from Hollywood stars for British Vogue in the late 1940s and early 1950s to his artist and poet friends in London's bohemia, Soho. Robin Muir, former picture editor of British Vogue, bringstogether a comprehensive collection of Deakin's most important photographs.
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This is a collection of studio pictures - stills, portraits and staged "off-set" publicity photographs - which celebrate exotic matinee idols of the silent era such as Rudolph Valentino, through to today's international superstars, including Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford. The complementary text encapsulates each star's special appeal and looks at how perceptions of the male hero have changed over the last 80 years.
An exhibition catalogue to accompany the exhibition of the same name at Getty Gallery 2006. This collection includes images of globally renowned actors and musicians, drawn from Agius's vast and acclaimed body of work dating from the mid-1990.
Mario Casilli's photographs defined the fabulous and outrageous entertainment industry in the 1980s. This book shows his larger than life portraits, featuring his trademark backlighting and bright color palette. Including everyone from Joan Collins in blinding jewels, Dolly Parton in perfectly coiffed grandeur and the Bee Gees in sleeveless leather.
For over three decades, the unique lens of Roxanne Lowit has captured the faces, personalities, and spaces of modern culture. This volume features full page black and white portraits of hundreds of luminaries, including Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Kate Moss, Yves Saint-Laurent, Johnny Depp, Madonna, and George Clooney. With accompanying texts by Yves Saint Laurent, Bob Colacello, Sonia Rykiel, Fran Lebowitz, and Karl Lagerfield.
From David Beckham to Princess Diana, Michael Jackson to Madonna: few have escaped the lens of Richard Young. This book collects works from his career that spanned three decades.
A collection of 50 photographs taken by Arnold Newman presented at the National Portrait Gallery on the occassion of an exhibition of the same name, sponsered by Sunday Times. Striking black and white portraits of artists and figures including Francis Bacon, William Armstrong, Cecil Beaton, Janet Baker, and more.
In this photographic scrapbook, fashion photographer Stan Shaffer share his extraordinary life at the nexus of art, fashion and cinema. Over his career as icon maker, Shaffer hung out with everyone from Andy Warhol to Jerry Hall, Carla Bruni to Uma Thurman. With his fine-tuned intuition, this trendsetting photographer reveals the real person beyond these public facades.