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Hendrik Kerstens: Paula Pictures

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

When Hendrik Kerstens decided to dedicate himself entirely to photography in 1995, he turned to a model very near at hand – his daughter, Paula.  He captured incidents throughout her development, such as her first day with braces or getting a bad sunburn, in an effort to immortalize those memories that make up life but [...]

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Maurizio Anzeri: Embroidered Photography

Friday, December 4, 2009

Maurizio Anzeri is an Italian artist based in London who embroiders over found photographs.  In the post-modern tradition, his work emphasizes the visual and tactile qualities of both the photograph and the thread, but exploits the banality of both materials – an unfamiliar photograph, thread made of synthetic hair – to create something meaningful.
“I engage [...]

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Garance Doré

Monday, April 20, 2009

We love this amazing photo journal&sketchpad-but-so-much-more fashion blog by illustrator turned photographer Garance Doré.  Un Fille Comme Moi translates to A Girl Like Me and lucky for us, the website has recently become available in both French and English.  Just as the title suggests, her posts feature  snapshots of street chic (mostly Parisian) beauties but [...]

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