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Little City Launch Party Saturday, August 08, 2009 10:10 AM

Little City is an online arts community & store created by my incredibly talented friend, Alyssa Bistonath, and three of her friends.

A launch party will be happening on August 13th at Starving Artist in Toronto and will feature amazing artwork from local and emerging talent, including yours truly. Prints will be available at affordable prices so if you're in the area, please stop by and check it out! I would say, come out to meet me, but due to unfortunate circumstances I won't be able to attend. But I do hope some of you Toronto readers come out and support Little City.

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Since I mentioned Walker Evans in my previous post, I thought I'd share some images from his subway series for those who may not be familiar with his work. He shot hundreds of photos on the New York City subway between 1936 to 1941 with a camera hidden in his coat. Eventually the photographs were edited into a book titled, Many Are Called, published in 1966. In 2004, the book was re-issued and that is the copy these images come from.

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Photos via M.A.P..

Some beautiful work by Australian-born photographer, Beau Grealy. I love the subdued colours in the first two rows, the cinematic feel of the next two rows, and his overall use of light.

The subway photos at the bottom remind me of Walker Evans' subway series. I wonder if it was an intentional reference or not?

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A Private World, Vogue Italia, November 2008.

It's been a long while since I posted work by the brilliant Tim Walker so I thought I'd share some of his more recent photographic adventures.

Tales of the Unexpected, British Vogue, December 2008.

Chocks Away!, British Vogue, March 2009.

The Snow Queen, British Vogue, March 2009.

Andy Hillman designed the incredible sets for both Chocks Away! and The Snow Queen, while Shona Heath was the visionaire behind A Private World and Tales of the Unexpected. Both set designers have done a number of projects with Tim Walker and helped create the fantasical worlds seen in his photographs. I can't imagine how much time was spent putting it all together.

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Yesterday, unlike today, was a nice day so I went for a walk. A shallow depth of field never seems to fail.

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Through the Looking Glass shot by David Armstrong. Styled by Aleksandra Woroniecka.

Naked Ambition shot by Dusan Reljin. Styled by Christopher Niquet.

Some gorgeousness in the March 2009 issue of Elle.

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The March 2009 issue of Harper's Bazaar contains a myriad of photo stories. My favourite is the one above -- Street Chic shot by the great Peter Lindbergh featuring a bunny suit wearing Robert Buckley (does anyone else miss Lipstick Jungle?). The composition of the blue umbrella photo is perfect.

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Week of July 28, 2008.

This afternoon, in a cough medication induced haze, I tried to organize some files on my computer from my time at FASHION Magazine. During my internship, I had the opportunity to shoot the third item (usually a beauty product) for the weekly FASHION Loves section on the website. Thought I'd share some of my favourites on here.

Week of August 4, 2008.

Week of September 22, 2008.

Week of September 29, 2008.

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Scans via tfs (Diciasette).

My heart stopped when I saw these. The whole film stills thing can never bore me.

Photos by Peter Lindbergh for Vogue Italia December 2008.

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Just a few shots from my trusty 7N, which has been sadly neglected for the past year. I didn't have the time I would have liked to concentrate on taking pictures -- guess that means I'll have to take another trip to the city...

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Scans via foto_decadent.

Shot by Tom Craig for the November 2008 issue of British Vogue. I nearly died a little on the inside (in a good way) when I saw these three images. Broke as I am, I may have to pick up that issue.

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After searching up and down the streets of Toronto and popping into every other bookstore and magazine shop in the city, I finally got my (large) paws on the seventh issue of Lula at Presse Internationale on College.

Just wanted to share some images I liked after a quick flip through...

Photography by Dusan Reljin; Styling by Christopher Niquet.

Photography by Sophie Delaporte; Styling by Shino Itoi.

Photography by Yelena Yemchuk; Styling by Leith Clark.

Photography by Ellen von Unwerth; Styling by Leith Clark.

Photography by Sandra Freij; Styling by Sarah Cobb.

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Earlier this week, I stood inside International News on Front Street trying to decide the fate of my wallet: lunch for the rest of the week or the July 2008 issue of Vogue Italia ($37.29 after taxes). In the end I couldn't resist the lure of the elusive Black Issue. Even the store clerk knew it was special because he told me it was the only one he had.

Vogue Italia covers photographed by Steven Meisel.

Ironically, like many others have pointed out, most (if not all) of the ads within feature white models. Politics aside, there is some wonderful photography going on inside the pages.

Pretty imagery captured by Dusan Reljin.

I love the shadow play here done by Steven Meisel.

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When I opened the July issue of Flare, I was surprised to see such fun and eclectic styling on the pages of the magazine. It's something I don't expect from Flare (or any Canadian fashion magazine, really). The shoot was styled by Flare fashion director Elizabeth Cabral and shot by photographer Ishi.

Unfortunately I don't have a scanner and I couldn't find the images from the magazine or the photographer's website so you'll have to look at dodgy photos of photos instead.

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My apologies for how slow things have been around here lately with the lack of posts. Things have been unexpectedly busy, but should return to normal soon. I still have outfit photos from nearly three weeks ago to post, which I should probably photograph first. There never seems to be enough time in the day to shoot what I'm wearing.

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While flipping through the premiere issue of Z!nk Canada (which I finally picked up two months after its release), I kept going back to the editorial, True Colors, shoot by Annabelle Tiaffay. I love the colours and I love the quirky styling that Stéphanie Vaillant provided.

Photos: Annabelle Tiaffay / annabelletiafay.ovu.org

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When I think about the Swedes doing clean and simple right, Ikea comes to mind and so does the photography of Camilla Åkrans.

Even when working with a more complex set, Åkrans manages to find the simplicity in it and creates strong lines and shapes. There is a cinematic influence in some of her photography and I especially enjoy her film stills-esque work. I like the way she manipulates colours and lighting as well as her use of negative space.

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When asked who I rank as my favourite modern day fashion photographer, my reply is always Mr. Tim Walker. With a never ending imagination, the British photographer creates images that are beautiful, whimsical, and completely magical. His work never fails to awe me and make my heart pitter patter.

In June 2008, teNeues Publishing is releasing a comprehensive book on Tim Walker's work which will contain 245 colour and black & white photographs. How excited am I? Hopefully some of these images will make an appearance. Next time I see a pair of shoes I like, I'll have to remind myself to save that money for the book instead!

Some of these images have been on my computer for years, but I think credting the scans to Foto Decadent, HT Photography, TFS, and Thomas | Treuhaft should cover it.

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I will be without internet until the weekend. Posting will resume then because I haven't been able to figure out how to set up scheduled posting.

For now I will leave you with this June 1950 British Vogue cover shot by the great Irving Penn. It's one of my favourite covers.

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Last night I finished editing a last minute shoot I did with my friend, Tennille, who was home for the holidays in December. She's an actor looking to expand her modeling portfolio. We didn't have a proper concept let alone a stylist or MUA, but I think they came out okay considering the circumstances.

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a) I love Kirsten Dunst (though I seem to know a lot of girls who don't).
b) I love the photography of Mert & Marcus.
c) I love the spring collection for Miu Miu.

It's safe to conclude that I love the new Miu Miu ad campaign photographed by Mert & Marcus featuring Kirsten Dunst. More can be seen on the campaign page at the Miu Miu website.

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While re-watching Funny Face, I was reminded that Richard Avedon had done a fair bit of fashion photography. I'm mostly familiar with his portraiture work -- the black and white full-frame images against a stark white background.

As the end credits began to roll, I googled him. Still in a 1957 mood, I was primarily interested in viewing his earlier work. The photographs above and below range from 1946 - 1965.

I would've liked to see more of his colour work, but could only find two images.

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