In her latest project, photographer Daria Troitskaia focuses on the Four Elements – starting with a series of black and white images dedicated to Air and Earth. To visualise her concept, she used various props – with each object becoming an inherent part of the artist’s message.
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It seems that actors make perfect sparring partners for photographers: they are confident in front of the camera, and masters of using body language as a form of expression. Aldo Filiberto took his Leica SL (Typ 601) and Summilux-SL 50 f/1.4 Asph. into a classic London pub for a shoot with up-and-coming British actor, Freddie Wise.
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For years, the photographer was on a quest for expressive faces: he invited models, actors, as well as strangers into his photo studio – which is among the largest in Italy. The resulting series, titled Glances, is a homage to the classic portrait, a format that is central to Eolo Perfido’s work.
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For his new project, photographer Rob Oades juxtaposed urban streetwear with the gentle landscapes of the English countryside. His images emanate a feeling of tranquility, harmony and connection – and convey the artist’s visual aspirations within the field of fashion photography.
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Like many artists, Anne Ackermann found a way to turn the pandemic-induced restrictions into a creative opportunity. In her hometown, the German photographer retraced her memories of her late father – and documented her experience with the Leica S007.
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When Ji Ahn and Doh Lee met in London around a year ago, they had an instant connection. Ever since then, the photographer duo – known as JI+DOH – has been brimming with ideas and manifesting them in a wide variety of ways. For this series, which was created in their original home country of South Korea, the artists orchestrated a manga-style character inside a traditional Korean bathhouse.
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This project marks the third time the New York based photographer has collaborated with stylist Sophie Buhai. Together with three models and an on-set team, they created a beautifully orchestrated series on hair accessories – using the stylist’s private home is Los Angeles as a makeshift studio.
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Fashion photographer Julien Boudet has been a fan of Lacoste sportswear since his teens. The French label with the legendary crocodile emblem was founded in 1933 by tennis icon René Lacoste and his collaborator, André Gillier. Over the years, Boudet has built up an impressive collection of vintage Lacoste pieces – which recently took centre stage in a feature shot at the Château de Fourdrain.
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Beauty can mean anything, says UK-based photographer David Yeo. His light-flooded series – created in London straight after the lockdown – speaks of the beauty inherent in everyone we see.
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In this series by photographer duo Elsa & Johanna, a private apartment within a Chateau in Fontainebleau becomes the backdrop for a romantic meeting between two characters – embodied by models Séléna and Carla. Their performative interpretation of gender roles plays with clichés and stereotypes, and finds unique ways to break them. “Our work is part of a family with a mother named Cindy Sherman”, the artists explain. Their images, however, are neither caricatures nor satire.
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Children’s drawings inspired Erika Astrid to create a very special series. In her fashion work, the photographer pursues a fine-art approach to convey specific atmospheres and emotions. As a result, each image is infused with a distinctive mood, and tells its very own story.
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As a sought-after beauty photographer, Julia Keltsch sets out to create flawless depictions of the human form. For her independent project, the German artist took a different approach – examining the female body without any hint of objectification. The result are poetic yet precise images that play with the concept of elasticity.
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Mark de Paola is a man of many passions: in addition to his love for photography, he is a connoisseur of all things made with integrity and excellence – from high-end cars and motorbikes to watches, fountain pens and architectural feats. As a director and photographer, he is a master at embedding his subjects into a specific narrative. Most recently, he found himself looking inwards at a Paris apartment during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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One model, one look, one location: In his pared-down series, photographer Franck Bohbot captures magical moments in time and space.
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A Greek model, a bag of high-end beachwear and a Leica SL: In late January 2020, fashion photographer Diane Betties set up a shoot in Athens’ coastal suburb of Paleo Faliro. Despite the cooler temperatures, her images capture the warmth and unique light associated with southern countries.
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With his Leica S2, the British fashion photographer captured a jewellery collection whose starfish, shell and pearl designs conjure up a maritime feel. After a long search for a model that could truly embody the sea, he shot the series in a London studio in summer 2019.
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Tying the knot in Las Vegas is almost as popular as trying your luck in one of the city’s opulent casinos. But what if the groom doesn’t show up? Working with the Leica S, Hamburg-based photographer Julia Kiecksee created a cinematic fashion story about shattered dreams and broken hearts amidst a glittering world of fortune seekers and impulsive weddings.
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As the ambassador for Leica Vietnam, Tuan Anh Le had the opportunity to work with the new SL2 before it was released on the market. His colourful yet delicate series was inspired by historic and contemporary cityscapes in Saigon.
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In the lead-up to a shoot, fashion photographer James Meakin carefully considers how he will direct his models and orchestrate his scenes. Drawing inspiration from natural landscapes and evocative locations, he always aims to find new ways of conveying a narrative. In autumn 2019 the photographer – armed with his S007 and a storyline that could have come straight out of a movie – set out to showcase a jewellery collection in an entirely fresh presentation style.
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German-born photographer Erika Astrid believes that the energy of a shoot is palpable in the resulting images. As with all her work, in this independent project she set out to capture the character and emotional complexities of her model and, ultimately, herself. In doing so, she strives to break stereotypes and expand our idea of beauty.
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The Wealth of the Continents and the Providence of Men on the Run – Dreamlike landscapes and painterly compositions: Letizia Le Fur’s projects resonate with poetic beauty. The artist initially trained as a painter – honing her understanding of colour and composition, before turning to photography as her medium of aesthetic expression.
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Everything is beautiful: such is the sentiment of creative duo Erizée, aka Eric Dosantos and Alizée Lutz. The Los Angeles based artists feel that fashion photography should involve a sense of mystery, and invite the audience on a shared journey of discovery.
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The Australian photographer is well-versed in a variety of creative pursuits. As for photography, she deems her Leica SL2 the perfect tool for artistic projects. Her circle of friends includes the songwriter and recording artist George Maple, whose debut album, Lover, reached #2 in the Australian iTunes Charts in 2017. Drewniak has attended Maple’s concerts with her SL2 to capture the singer, as well as fellow musicians and DJs, in their element – both on and off the stage.
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The artist duo JIDOH only joined forces in 2019. Now the photographers have realised their idiosyncratic vision of a medieval court jester: the resulting series is brimming with references to punk, dandy and Harlequin fashion, culminating in a broad spectrum of visual styles. This is no ordinary fashion shoot, but the first major project of an exciting new artist duo.
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Fred Mortagne takes photographs in side streets and deserted areas, always steering clear of stereotypes. Intricate in detail, his pictures are sensitive, poetic and critical descriptions of the world we live in.
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Cédric Viollet describes his visual language as a documentary-style approach. The same aesthetic also informs his fashion work, in which portraits alternate with landscape scenes and provocative stills. For this series, created during the Gallops of Morocco race, the photographer decided against using any models, assistants, or preconceived locations. Instead, he simply worked with whatever the moment presented.
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The visual world of Cornelia Thonhauser is characterised by abstractions and unusual perspectives that take the viewer by surprise. Beneath the surface of her depictions is another, deeper layer that reveals the absurdities of our material world. In her feature ‘Hidden Hills’, the Austrian photographer navigates a tension-filled realm between mystical desert landscapes and the artifice of contemporary life.
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James Meakin loves nature – and fashion photography. While shooting his series in Cape Town, South Africa, he let expansive farmlands and unexpected dust storms imbue his images with a distinct prairie feeling.
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The Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow ranks among the most famous classical ballet companies in the world. Elen Pavlova has captured individual members of the high-calibre ensemble in powerful and expressive portraits. A conversation about beauty, dance, and the art of black and white photography.
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A 19th-century short film by the Lumière Brothers was the inspiration behind Jeff Mikkelson’s independent project, ‘Serpentine’. In our interview, the New York based Beauty & Fashion photographer talks about his working process, how he manages to create a special on-set atmosphere, and his stance on retouching images.
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There was magic in the air when the photographer met up with his model, fashion blogger and influencer Salomon DuBois Thiombiano in Brooklyn’s Coney Island amusement zone: the pavilions were closed and the area almost deserted, while the setting sun bathed the entire scene in golden hues.
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Michał Massa Mąsior’s series tells the story of an offbeat drifter living beyond the confines of modern meritocracy. The result is a dynamic feature imbued with rough, grungy colours and aloof poses.
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Tuan Anh LE is a fashion photographer and Leica Ambassador for Vietnam. His “The Stranger” series speak about being present in the immensity of nature, where people often seem small. With fantastical, surreal compositions, the project also reflects a search for one's own self.
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In ‘Two Beauties and no Beast’ Aglaja Brix & Florian Maas combine vintage looks from the eighties styled by Matteo, with modern poses by model Masha – a rhetorical contortion of the Disney film.
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In ‘Hanging on the Telephone’, rapper and multi-talent Kris Wu, also reveals his emotional, multi-faceted, acting ability. Documented by Bil Brown in powerful black and white imagery, Wu presents this series of Prada looks with styling by Mai-Hai Chu.
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With a restricted use of props, simple lighting, balanced colour, or black and white, Riccardo Bottero creates a minimalistic and intimate back-drop for ‘Stripes´Roll’, where model Vera Krylova expressively presents herself like a true rocker.
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With minimalistic stylistic means, Erizée's ‘Bloom’ series celebrates the metamorphosis from bud to blossom – a powerful transformation of model Alina Lee, from pale innocence to explosive femininity.
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It was pictures of the iconic, American dancer Martha Graham, that inspired Rhys Thorpe to produce ‘Primitive Mysteries’, a photo series where Nassia Natsa slips into the role of the paragon of modern dance. Using powerful dance poses, Thorpe captures unconventional beauty in expressive black and white.
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The countryside behind Malibu served as the setting for Julia Kiecksee's ‘Is This Desire?’ series. Beauty and gentle eroticism in contrast to dismissive aloofness: the images imbue model Lucynda with strength, self-confidence and sensuality.
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For ‘Mono Metallic’, Arved Colvin-Smith reduced the colour palette significantly and gave beauty model Yuko plenty of room to use her expressive mimicry to define the emotional accents. Make-up artist Linda Öhrström lent support with a powerful, black and white, metallic look.
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‘The Innocents’, a fantastical and abstract tea party story by Michael Paniccia and the Creative Director Andrew Basile, reveals a world where their eccentric innocents never find the way out of the magical labyrinth and into reality, and remain instead constantly caught up in escapism.
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Lightship 93, the old red lighthouse ship in London, has often been a source of inspiration for Janina Fleckhaus. The story she has just produced represents an interplay between her fantasy-nostalgic side and her rather temperamental one. With nonchalantly cool styling by Gabriella Stival, ‘Lightship’ is defined by a masterfully carefree narrative.
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Benjamin Kaufmann took photos on a remote beach in French for his ‘Faó’ series. The outcome is a meditative, minimalistic fashion story about a harmonious relationship between a horse and a person.
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In ‘Eye Must Travel’, Dima Hohlov combines the cosmos with beauty. Using clear lines, minimalist objects and controlled light, he creates a highly-controlled, special atmosphere, inviting the eye to take a journey through outer space.
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An experienced photographic eye meets an intuitive and emotional beauty phenomenon. With Ema, the renowned fashion and commercial photographer, Mark de Paola, begins a journey of creative dialogue with up-and-coming model Ema McKie – an inpiring, long-term project with an open outcome.
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Yves Kortum finds limitless inspiration in a soft version of Newtonian fetishism. In ‘Sori’, he sets the stage for glossy and eccentric outfits in the streets of an Italian fishing village – underlined by the strong presence of the androgynous model, leva Seskute.
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Wild and natural, a lake landscape in Sweden served as the backdrop for “Drevviken”, James Meakin’s most recent photo series. Up-and-coming model Matilda shines with her unusual presence, and reveals an intuitive capacity to enter into a fascinating and emotional dialogue with nature.
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“Love is in the Air” is a series of collages comprising two very different types of images: Barbie-pink, androgynous pictures mixed with very personal snapshots taking during an outing to City Island in the New York Bronx. Surprisingly, the contrasts Enrique Balulescu brings together meld with unexpected harmony.
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With ‘Shadow & Light’, Philip Bruederle has dedicated a powerful and contrast-rich black and white series, with complementary video, to ballet dancer Anne Jung – contemporary dance in an expressive dialogue with raw concrete.
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Jana Gumprecht, aka Edisonga, can really breathe easy when she is given free rein. For ‘Fields’ she follows her nostalgic instinct and tries to create an emotional relationship between the protagonists, the viewers, the landscapes and herself.
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‘The Certain Boy’ by the photography duo Jacob and Carrol is reminiscent of US American painter Walt Kuhn’s work and his preferred subject: portraits of clowns. In this case, a commedia dell’arte interpretation with Daan Van der Deen.
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‘Fairytale Dreams’ by Verena Heller-Ghanbar spirits the viewer away into a fantasy world full of mysterious, melancholic, bizarre and, at times, contrary figures – a blazing world full of illusions that serve as a counterweight to the greyness of everyday reality.
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Still-life photographer Joahnn Clausen is constantly exploring everyday objects. At times abstract, at times eccentric or humorous, he uses his lens to lend them a new dimension and aesthetic look. In his Fishing series, the focus is on fishing hooks, which he stages in new and inspiring ways.
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Inspired, of course, by David Bowie’s album of the same title, Antonio Paredes’s ‘Hunky Dory’ is a homage to the seventies, with a touch of Andy Warhol in the Pop Art portraits, and a unique look produced by the specific use of unsharpness.
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In his Chromaticity beauty series, Arved Colvin-Smith delights the viewers with unusual chromatic variations. Makeup artist Andrew Gallimore put the colour palette together, inspired by technical errors in broken RGB files.
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The very successful and well-known business woman, Alana Hadid, is living her dream in Hollywood. In ‘A Woman of Hollywood’, Isabella Lombardini uses subtle monochrome to stage an authentic series featuring Hadid.
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In ‘Face Game’, Michael Donovan is playing with satirical elements, exposing social dissonance in a uniquely unconventional and provocative manner, which is typical for his photography.
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Picnics and bikinis at Lake Hallwil in Switzerland, analogue to the core and convincingly retro – Alex Lambrecht’s ‘Leisure’ is a refined example of a modern, vintage look.
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Inspired by Ira Cohen’s ‘The Mylar Chamber’ from the sixties, Bil Brown photographed dozens of models for ‘Mylar’, his reinterpretation of the work. Creating surprising and psychedelic deformations and metamorphoses, Brown’s series is a homage to the original artist.
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In March this year, Aglaja Brix and Florian Maas were inspired by the beauty of the sparse landscape of the volcanic island of Lanzarote, which resulted in the multi-faceted road trip story ‘Off Season’. The styles they used from the slow fashion collections, fit the subject like a glove. Off season double pack.
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Women and female beauty are Andrea Mete’s preferred subjects. He applies an experimental approach, where he combines suggestive snapshots with very staged elements. In ‘The Truth’ he lives out this passion with Japanese flair, and with Misaki, whom he met by chance.
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For his ‘Mosh’ editorial series, photographer Ruben Tomas staged alternative model and burlesque performer, Mosh, at a chic swimming pool in Mulholland Drive. Rather than his usual black and white, Tomas photographed the expressive and provocative pin ups using strong colour.
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Derelict industrial complexes are the setting for ‘Urbanistas’ by Verena Heller-Ghanbar – melancholic enchantment meets sorrow.
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‘Dreamscapes’ is erotic photography à la Vassilis Pitoulis. Together with his muse, Valeria Vasilenko, he celebrates classic black and white. A homage to femininity, spiced up with a certain touch of irony.
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Trendy glitter dominates ‘Motion Blur’ by Benjamin Kaufmann – flowing movements and effective lighting lend Flora Carter’s face a colourful and enchanting aura.
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For Michael Groeger, the spectacular, reddish dunes and cliff landscapes of Namibia offered the perfect setting for designs by Marina Hoermanseder to have the most impact. In ‘Planet Mars’, tight corsages with buckle features present a deliberate, restricting contrast to the endless freedom of nature.
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‘Snow White & Rose Red’, is a minimalist studio project with two lovely women. Robert Wunsch combines flowing materials and natural make-up to create a harmonious, beautifully-composed and powerful whole.
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With every photo shoot Yves Kortum rediscovers the unique features and facets of women. His black and white images present the stronger sex – as he himself calls women – as tough, unearthly, seductive and, at times, vulnerable. In ‘A New Tone of its Own’, he brings us irresistible muses in the twilight magic of Paris by night.
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Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue’s song ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’ was the source of inspiration for Jörg Schieferecke’s ‘Drop Dead Beauty’. Complex and experimental sets – including a corpse in the water – create the backdrop for a mysterious, moonlit beauty series full of refined and flawless aesthetics.
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Inspired by the surrealist movement of the 1920s and 30s, David Abrahams imbued his series 'Time Out' with minimalist aesthetics and an emphasis on abstract depictions of the human form – complemented by the timeless elegance created by stylist Marina German.
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With ‘Paris, Paris…’, Alex Lambrechts reveals his photographic preference – elegant black and white with a focus on the details, a melange of elements from street photography, dynamic street fashion, and an impressive use of light and shadow.
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For ‘Underwater Love’, Marie Hochhaus immersed herself in the watery element. Working with Paparazzi model Soeki Gravenhorst, she produced an impressive and melancholic series with artistically interesting and unusual perspectives.
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In ‘Gods & Monsters’, Joseph Chen tells a post-apocalyptic tale where survivors and over-large, mutated creatures come together on a remote island, merging into a sci-fi creation with a distinct signature and visionary message.
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Fascinated by the Japanese Mafia, Tom Hoops created 'Chinpira’, an impressively authentic-looking story in black and white – Kendo, does a very convincing job at playing the role of a striking young Yakuza.
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Mystical and romantic, Patrick Meroth‘s The Secret Garden takes the viewer into a secret and mysterious world. With airy, light styling by Bernadette Prechtl, garden nymph Emilia Lampe gives expression to the photographer’s inspiration.
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In ‘Palazzo’, Sarah Storch plays around with the pirate theme. At the historic Saal de Pologne in Leipzig, she staged model Pia in eccentric, rebellious looks by stylist Lisa Filippini.
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The landscape of southern Spain served as a backdrop for Ram Shergill’s ‘Goldmine’, capturing exalted, anthropomorphic-zoomorphic impressions in exuberant designs by Jack Irving.
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With ‘Lucky Hobo’, Jana Cruder produced a nostalgic, vintage story where Clinton Van Arnam, with a very personal attitude, steps into the world of trains and locomotives in search of his own, real identity.
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In “Fragile Nature”, Janina Fleckhaus explores the theme of transience, creating a secretive, melancholic dream world with picturesque still-lifes, landscapes and portraits.
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In Christian Geisselmann’s latest story, ‘Cross Walk’, a mysterious girl roams the streets and sidewalks of Greenpoint, which he has captured in a muted, sombre colour palette behind a light New York haze. Her appearance is tomboyish, a little Gothic, and sometimes hidden behind glasses or under a large, floppy hat. She’s true to herself, and nobody else.
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Aglaja Brix and Florian Maas’s new story, ‘Devil’s Dance’, stars a model named Natalie and take us into the studio for an experience that is hallucinatory, sexy-futuristic and a little unsettling – Natalie glows in different colours, casts unusual shadows, and even dissolves and solarises around the edges.
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Christian Rinke is a citizen of the world. He was born in Germany, grew up in Peru, has lived in Hamburg, Berlin, London and New York, and is about to take his baby daughter back to Peru to reconnect with nature. For ‘Deconstruction’ he teamed up with the stylist with the best vintage collection in Brooklyn, Ali of A Noble Savage, to find some beauty in a changing America.
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Circles, triangles and squares, the basic elements of the Bauhaus movement of the twenties, form the creative framework for Benjamin Tietge’s ‘Bauhaus’ series – the lighting and the static poses taken by model Dasha, establish a reference to the expressionist and experimental films of the era.
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James Meakin created his feature ‘Off-Road’ in South Africa. Shot in a reportage style, the series is a blend of spontaneous moments, urban street scenes and opulent landscapes. In images reminiscent of a modern road movie, model Charme Husselmann skilfully channels the character of a young vagabond with a mixture of melancholy and joie-de-vivre.
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For ‘Spectral’, Julie Nagel used prisms, soap bubbles and crystals to create kaleidoscope and rainbow effects, and combined them with soft, pastel colours. With her red hair and pearly, white complexion, model Laura Mertens is the perfect match for Nagel’s magical, fantasy world.
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The gorgeous beaches of Tulum, Mexico, were the setting for Enrique Badulescu’s ‘Solarisation’, an amazingly intense, surreal-psychedelic riot of colour, where he orchestrates modern and fresh looks by stylist Romina Herrera Malatesta portrayed by top model Caroline Kelley.
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For his ‘Colour Explosion’ creative story, Arved Colvin-Smith turned unblemished faces into canvasses, highlighting make-up artist Linda Öhrström’s impressive experiments in colour and form.
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For ‘Don’t blame me for…’, Berlin photographer, Joachim Baldauf, staged the beauty of his models – who differ from the common stereotypes – in a markedly spartan setting, producing an insightful and impressive photo series full of surprising and valuable details, that underline Baldauf’s photographic accomplishments.
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With ‘Re-Model’, the Munich photographer, Elizaveta Porodina, has created an emotional story surrounding the model Veronika Rusakova – a very experimental composition that deals with the various phases of growing up.
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“Je t’aime ... moi non plus“ by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin was the source of inspiration for Esther Haase’s photographic and cinematic interpretation of the theme. A splendid, former Largerfeld, villa in Hamburg served as a backdrop for the series and the film – a love story with Isabelle Surmont and Harald Nicolas Stazol, told in timeless, classic black and white, and with a look and flair of the sixties.
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Fascinated by the nature, landscapes and breath-taking light found in the northern reaches of the planet, Benjamin Kaufmann produced ‘Norður’, an unusual combination of high fashion, beauty and Icelandic panoramas. Raw motifs taken from Nordic nature find visual counterparts in abstractly-futuristic fashion, make-up and hair-styling productions.
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Weimar Los Angeles is a story about wild nights in today’s Los Angeles, corresponding in its own way to the blossoming, colorful and decadent lifestyle of Berlin in the twenties and early thirties. An exciting, black and white fashion editorial by American photographer, Bill Brown.
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Loreen Hinz’s photographic work deals with the ideal body. In Deformation, she twists, distorts and deforms that which is perfect. Wearing designs by Tata Christiane and Niels Gundtoft Hansen, the model at times takes on the role of an Italian Madonna, at times of a Dali-esque interpretation.
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In her latest fashion film, ‘Bello’, Monica Menez tells a frivolous and catty story about a classic love triangle, where a housemaid takes revenge on her employer. A film full of bizarre situational comedy and surprising dance elements. The accompanying photo series expands on the story with further spicy aspects revolving around the confusing web of relationships.
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Inspired by Hanami, the Japanese cherry blossom festival celebrating the blossom that fades away after a brief moment of incredible beauty, Antonio Paredes’s softly blurred photo series stages model Anabel playing the role of a fragile western Geisha. Stylist Jeanne Dekonink does a brilliant job adding modern and floral details.
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In ‘City Lights’, photographer Max Montgomery stages model Elyes Taylor in extravagant-lascivious looks by stylist Irene Albright – an outing into New York City’s neon-permeated night-life.
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In ‘It’s Strange’, Tristan Rösler stages a ‘love story’ theme in the style of a road movie with two women. Stylist Heike Held is responsible for the easy-going look of the models, Luca Aimee und Olivia Leonarda.
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London photographer Rui Faria features model Marta del Caño in “The Queen of All My Dreams”, a mysterious story about a young widow commemorating the loss of her older husband after a rather short marriage. The black and white looks by fashion editor Katie Felstead do a clever job of orchestrating the bizarre field of tension between wedding and funeral.
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In ‘I want to believe’, Aglaja Brix and Florian Maas use every kind of genre – from beauty to street photography. Shot in New York, this resulted in a dynamic story full of exciting perspectives, which plays with contrasting, glitzy beauty images with something of a camouflage look.
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Inspired by the opulent shapes and speckled patterns of the ‘Flashbacks’ collection by fashion designer Anna Załucka-Kuczera, Michał Massa Mąsior created a dynamic-urban series where he plays with everything from American portrait genre to wide-angle shots in a central perspective.
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In ‘Shades of Sensuality’, the German photographer Tina Trumpp gives form to female nudes. Natural light and soft contours create a very unique, delicate and sensual image of women.
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Christian Rinke approaches the theme of beauty from a very different perspective. ‘After’ reveals what remains following a night of wild partying. Stylist Fernando Torres was in charge of finding the right look with top brands such as House of Holland, Topshop Unique, Burberry Brit, and Ashish, among others.
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For “A Celebration of Man”, Reno Mezger and Art Director, Uta von Fintel, focussed on male nudes. For the professional models involved in the production, it was not about taking on a role, but rather about expressing their personalities by interacting with the photographer.
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German photographer Julie Nagel chose a run-down, industrial site as a location for her apocalyptic ‘Born 10.0’ story. With his unusual look – a combination of a fighter’s disposition and a certain vulnerability – model David Balheim personalises the ideal of survival in this setting.
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Fascinated by strong, self-confident, yet sensual women, Luxembourg photographer Yves Kortum’s series ‘A Touch of Newton’ presents pictures full of cliché-like, dramatically exaggerated femininity. A contemporary encounter with the great master – successfully interpreted by Kortum in his own, unique manner.
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Floriography, that flourished in Victorian England, is the cryptological communication of secret messages by means of flower arrangements, and was the inspiration for ‘Tussie-Mussies’, a series where the Los Angeles photographer duo Rene & Radka create pictures of children set in floral compositions. It is the spin-off of a long-term art project and hopes to culminate in an exhibition and a photo book.
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In ‘Völur’, the Portuguese photographer Rui Faria plays with his image of the ideal woman: strong, self-confident and resolute, while also having an implicit soft, feminine and erotic side. He chose a Viking female warrior as the heroine for his models, Benthe de Vries and Elsa Brisinger, to emulate.
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British photographer James Meakin’s ‘Raw Beauty’ series presents up-and-coming model Jena Goldsack on the craggy coastline of her home county of Cornwall – a uniquely magical combination of two Celtic beauties.
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Their preference for nineties fashion is unmistakable: for ‘Sleepless’, photographer Tristan Rösler and stylist Cornelia Nicoli made good use of Cape Town's unique lighting to create a graphic-urban sports and lifestyle story.
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Hamburg photographer Marie Hochhaus tends to work on stories revolving around young girls. It was a particular location that was the inspiration for her ‘Catch a Tiger by the Toe’ story. Model Charlotte slipped perfectly into the role of a young woman who lives isolated from society, in a world of her own creation with its own particular rules.
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In both her photography and her fashion films, Monica Menez knows how to combine the grotesque and the humorous in a graphic style that is both powerful and original. “Women” are always central to the motif. Their power is also very recognisable in the interplay of fashion and accessories in Temporary Wardrobe - even though on this occasion the focus is only indirectly on the woman.
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The surreal and apocalyptic atmosphere of a neglected backyard was the inspiration for “Don’t Care”, a series by the German photographer duo Aglaja Brix & Florian Maas. For the photo shot, model and singer Anna-Maria Nemetz slipped into the role of untamed vagabond, emphasized by stylist Fabiana Vardaro’s rebel look.
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For “High Blood Pressure”, renowned Mexican photographer Enrique Badulescu worked with artists Vicky Steckel and Ward Stegerhoek, as well as model Alejandra Guilmant. Their efforts resulted in exciting body-painting creations – an explosion of colours that explore the boundaries between art, photography and body, and cause high blood pressure.
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In “Verbalism”, German photographer Jennifer Endom – with the support of model, Charlotte Kay, and stylist, Julia Quante – looks for the balance between feminine strength and the fragility of the female character. Warm and cool colour contrasts, distance and proximity, and opposing materials, all serve as stylistic means to achieve this end. A conscious choice for a more intimate fashion photography.
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For his “Berlin Portfolio”, German photographer Joachim Baldauf created a real relationship between his protagonist couples and the locations, giving the images a fascinating, time-transcending energy.
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Empty alleyways, gloomy street corners, and run-down backyards in London are the stage for German photographer Julia Kiecksee’s ‘Strangers’ series, where she gives the models room to play, combining the pressure of their glamorous industry with a what-the-shit attitude. London stylist Alton Hetariki gets the right look together, with a mixture of luxury and second-hand fashion.
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The yearning for spring and summer, a new, fresh, colourful season, a renewal of life, of hope and energy: that was the train of thought of beauty photographer Rui Faria, when he created ‘Changes of Hue’, exclusively for the S Magazine.
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In “Boyhood” polish photographer Michał Massa Mąsior contrasts the youthful strength of male model Rostsislav Tomylin in an interesting dichotomy with his hometown Cracow, in which a strongly figurative tradition seemingly can’t keep pace with its own surprising metamorphoses.
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In her “Rendez-vous Parisiens” story, French fashion photographer Coco Neuville mixes stylistic elements of fashion and reportage photography. In her documentation, she stages Parisian female artists without changing the individuality of these unusual personalities.
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German photographer Tristan Rösler used the urban backdrops of Hamburg and Berlin for his authentic and expressive fashion story “Disparate Youth”. The focus is on a youth culture style that is reminiscent of Larry Clark’s film, Kids.
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Touching on Shakespeare’s drama “Henry VIII”, British photographer Mike Tinney staged the poetic Of the Field series of stills. It shows gorgeous flowers that have already passed their zenith. Tinney looks to capture these moments and reflects on the fugacity of existence.
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“Fourth Ward” is the original name for New York City’s “Two Bridges” district, that has yet to be invaded by hipsters. With its magnificent but run-down 19th century buildings, it exudes the perfect kind of morbid flair that Neil Francis was hoping to find for his story. This is where he put model Alexandra Hochguertel in the spot-light for a reportage-like fashion spread.
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In Naked City, the Spanish photographer Hector Perez presents sensual human bodies in contrast to stern architecture. The resulting images are a combination of intense dynamics and minimalistic aesthetics.
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Artist and couturiere Yi Qing Yin says that the creative process is only perfect if she succeeds in evoking the soul of a garment. The one-of-a-kind designer contrasts sumptuous armour with fragile and airy structures. In collaboration with Yi Qing, the Australian photographer Mikael Wardhana set the stage in Paris for his visionary interpretations of her motto exclusively for the S Magazine.
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Run down districts in Brooklyn are the backdrop for The Gang, a series in which Parisian photographer Christian Geisselmann sets the stage for rebellious and striking female characters. Using faded colours and grainy landscape format, the photographer achieves a movie look inspired by the imagery of Bruce Davidson.
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With Fiction, Takahito Sasaki has created a feature that explores minimal abstractness in a playful interaction of contrast and continuity. The unusually wide, portrait format, together with the great fashion styling by Marina German, captures a story-telling atmosphere in a cinematic approach.
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Inspired by the Sci-Fi thriller Ex-Machina, photographer Julia Kiecksee's Robot series uses contrast-rich, black and white and powerful colour pictures, with futuristic, metallic-looking creations by stylist Alton Hetariki, to produce concepts based on the theme of Artificial Intelligence.
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In a masculine dialogue between fashion and architecture, Christoph Musiol transforms three-dimensional spaces into two-dimensional compositions. Working with labels such as Brioni, Dolce&Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, and Ermenegildo Zegna, stylist Bodo Ernle creates a fashionable counter pole.
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During a photo shoot with the new Leica S at the Hamptons, British fashion photographer Max Montgomery set the stage for contemporary Bohemian chic, using a diversity of photographic styles – from extreme, emotional close-ups to classic fashion photography.
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