“If I’d realized what a wonderful photographer you were,  I never would have been the jittery subject I was.” — Jackie Kennedy, 1954 (from a letter to Orlando Suero) Orlando Suero (born 1925) started snapping photos with the Kodak Jiffy his father gave him in 1939. In May 1943, a few months before joining the Marines to serve in World War II, Suero published his … Continue reading Orlando Suero Photography

The surreal and captivating photographs of the young Ukrainian photographer Elena Vizerskaya, who leads us into an ethereal universe through her portraits between dream and reality.  Continue reading The Art of Elena Vizerskaya

The “Flying Houses” is a series by French photographer Laurent Chéhère. They are a surrealistic and poetic vision of old Paris, inspired by Jules Verne, Albert Robida, Moebius, Hayao Miyazaki, William Klein, Wim Wenders, Federico Fellini, Serge Gainsbourg, Martin Scorsese, Marcel Carné, Jean Cocteau and more. These buildings are also inspired by poor and cosmopolitan neighborhood of the French capital where lives Laurent Chéhère. The author … Continue reading Flying Houses by Laurent Chéhère

Alex Prager was born in Los Angeles in 1979. She was raised by her grandmother in a small apartment in the suburb of Los Feliz and her curious and restless nature was evident early on. Her nomadic upbringing saw her splitting her time between Florida, California, and Switzerland without truly settling down long enough for a formal education. Prager’s interest in art began in her … Continue reading Alex Prager Photography

Born in a small Indiana farming community in 1953, Jeffrey Becom painted from an early age. He began to develop his photographic skills while earning a degree in architecture from the University of Cincinnati. After moving to San Francisco to practice, Becom opted out of an architectural career to immerse himself in a private obsession: observing, studying and recording with camera and paintbrush the wondrous … Continue reading Jeffrey Becom Photography

Models are primed and ready to party in “The Celebration Issue” by Mert and Marcus for Vogue Italia, December 2017. Decadence is upon us as each shot heralds the coming of a brand new year. The animalistic nature takes hold as each beautiful creature is primed and ready to go. All bets are off as Mert & Marcus slide into a story of sheer decadence. … Continue reading “The Celebration Issue”

Zanele Muholi lives in Johannesburg and was born in Umlazi, Durban. In 2003 she studied Advanced Photography at the Market Photo Workshop in Newtown, Johannesburg and completed an MFA in Documentary Media at Ryerson University, Toronto in 2009. She is also an Honorary Professor at the University of the Arts/Hochschule für Künste Bremen. Her work aims to establish an archive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, … Continue reading Zanele Muholi Photography

Known for her poignant and intimate portraits of the poor, the marginalized, and the elderly from the different parts of the globe, Martine Franck (2 April 1938 – 16 August 2012) saw photography as “…an ideal way of expressing [herself], of telling people what was going on without having to talk.” She was born in Antwerp, Belgium, to Evelyn and Louis Franck. Almost immediately after her … Continue reading Martine Franck

Dirk de Herder (1914-2003) was sometimes called ‘The last of the northern romantics’. His whole life was a quest for the poetic and aesthetic. In a long series of films, paintings, collages, boxes and books he sought to create his own flawless world. His romanticism influenced all his work – he preferred to have as little as possible to do with the society in which … Continue reading “Wizard of Light”