Susanne Bartsch, legendary Queen of NYC nightlife since the 1980’s, refers to Adrian Buckmaster’s series as “almost a visual experience of a parfueriene, each image an essential oil beautiful, evocative, deeply + exquisitely self-defined, an experience you drink in long + slow “, which perfectly describes your first experience when setting your eyes on the […]
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 […]
The Metaphors Created Between Photographs
The great photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson once said, ‘During the work, you have to be sure that you haven’t left any holes, that you’ve captured everything, because afterwards it will be too late,’ but as for Stephen Posen’s photographs in ‘Ellipsis: Dual Vision By Stephen Posen’, published by Glitterati Incorporated, it’s exactly those holes that make […]
Color Manipulation Amplifies Flowers In Print
The late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe once said, ‘I’m looking for the unexpected. I’m looking for things I’ve never seen before.’ This is the exact notion anyone will have when opening ‘Enlightened Blooms: Solarized Floral Diptych Photographs By Brad Oliphant, published by Glitterati Incorporated. This is the photographer’s first published book of photography. Oliphant, an accomplished former fashion photographer, decided […]
Book ‘Lance Out Loud’ Is Proof There Are People Who Really DO Suck The Marrow Out Of Life
Lance Loud is described by friend Christopher Makos assomeone that felt life, not looking too far into the past + not staring too far into the future, but loving the moment. ‘That was Lance.’ In ‘Lance Out Loud’, by Pat Loud, Edited by Christopher Makos, published by Glitterati Incorporated, you get to know Lance as […]
‘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 […]
David Gulden Captures An Animal’s Personality Through His Wildlife Portraits
In the book’s foreword, short story writer + novelist Susan Minot says ‘We rarely see wild animals as individuals, for lack of a better word, personalities,’ which is precisely what is captured in ‘The Centre Cannot Hold’ by David Gulden, published by Glitterati Incorporated as black + white portraits. With Gulden’s innate passion for simply […]
The World Seen Through The Lens Of Ann Menke Is Definitely Beautiful
Ann Menke’s approach to travel + fashion photography has always been with a careful eye for location, location, location. Sought after by industry heavies including Condé Nast Traveler + GQ to find exotic locations for fashion shoots, came naturally as an expert global explorer + anthropologist of sorts. Able to create narratives through her lens, […]