America Through The Prophetic Lens Of Jean-Pierre Laffont

Man Ray once said, “A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart and leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective,” which is what photojournalist Pierre Laffont’s pictures are all about in ‘Photographer’s Paradise: Turbulent America 1960-1990’ by Jean-Pierre Laffont, published by Glitterati […]

‘White Trash Uncut’ Shows Punk, The Personal Style Of Less Is More

Debbie Harry once said that ‘Christopher Makos was the first photographer to understand + record the convergence of ‘Uptown’ + ‘Downtown’ + no book better documents this than ‘White Trash Uncut By Christopher Makos’ published by Glitterati Incorporated.  With a foreword by Peter Wise, this ‘Uncut’ version records Punk’s coming of age in NYC showcasing […]

Lip Service Can Be Had For Less

Thanks To The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem (And You Thought Only Witches Came Out Of Salem!)  Not only have lips been a popularly recurrent symbol in fashion, from jewelry to textiles, here you have these golden lips which simultaneously satisfies that notion and the current trend of pins.  ‘Gold Lips Pin by Man Ray’ […]