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Picto Prize for Fashion Photography 2024 presents finalists

Following the closing of the call for entries on March 17, the Picto Prize for Fashion Photography has unveiled the 24 finalists for this year's competition. They were selected from over 200 applications submitted from all over the world. For its 26th edition, the Picto Prize for Fashion Photography will feature 24 finalists, both established...

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Picto Prize for Fashion Photography unveils finalists

The Picto Prize for Fashion Photography has unveiled the 23 finalists for its 2022 edition. The winners will be selected on 19 April during a ceremony at the Palais Galliera. The jury for this 2022 edition is chaired by French photographer Sonia Sieff and is notably composed of Paolo Roversi, Sylvie Lécallier, photo curator at the Palais...

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Fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier passed at 78

French photographer Patrick Demarchelier, who took iconic images of Princess Diana, Madonna and other celebrities but was later accused of sexual misconduct, has died, his family announced on Friday. He was 78. "It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Patrick Demarchelier on March 31, 2022 at the age of 78," said a post on his...

Business

Celebrity photographer Damon Baker launches streetwear brand Baker Street

Damon Baker, a photographer best known for his portraits of celebrities, has launched his streetwear brand Baker Street. Famous for his black-and-white photography, Baker has employed his signature style in his initial piece. Working with Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney, Baker Street’s only product features the star’s face photographed with Baker’s...

Culture

Gronginger Museum to host David LaChapelle exhibition

London - The Groninger Museum, an art museum located in the city of Groningen in the Netherlands, is set to open a new exhibition dedicated to the work of renowned US photographer and director David LaChapelle. Entitled ‘Good News for Modern Man’, the exhibition opening marks the photographer’s first major solo exhibition in the Netherlands....

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Burberry to mount major photography exhibition

London - Luxury British fashion house Burberry is set to host a new, major photography exhibition that aims to explore ‘the British way of life and character’ at its new show venue, the Old Sessions House. The exhibition, named ‘Here We Are’ is curated by Christopher Bailey, president and chief creative offer at Burberry and Lucy Kumara Moore,...

Culture

Opening Ceremony pop-up at Brooklyn Museum

'New York-based brand Opening Ceremony have opened a pop-up boutique at the Brooklyn Museum to accompany the museum’s exhibition "Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present," one of the first museum exhibitions to put sports photographers in the forefront and is the most comprehensive presentation of sports photography ever...

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A retrospective of the ‘King of Kink’: Helmut Newton

“Helmut Newton did something extraordinary for the brand,” said Ashish Sensarma, CEO of lingerie brand Wolford at during the press preview of the upcoming exhibition ‘Helmut Newton - A Retrospective’ at photography museum Foam in Amsterdam. “He captured the brand DNA, our true DNA, through photography.” A sponsor for the exhibition, it is clear...

Fashion

Retrospective: The Fashion Snapshot by Arhur Elgort

American fashion photographer Arthur Elgort, the grandfather of the Fashion Snapshot, is the subject of a new retrospective. After last year's launch of his monograph Arthur Elgort: The Big Picture, his book comes to life in Milan this month, with an exhibition celebrating 50 years of work at the Gallery Carla Sozzani from Born in 1940, Arthur...

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Photographer David Armstrong dies age 60

Photographer David Armstrong has died at the age of 60 after losing a battle from liver cancer. Beloved for his sublime, sensual and softly-lit portraits of young men, Armstrong first rose to prominence as a cult photographer of 70s and 80s New York alongside Nan Goldin. The pair first met as teenagers and their work was shown together at PS1's...

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Herb Ritts photographic exhibition

The Getty Museum is to host an exhibition of fashion photographer Herb Ritts. Titled “Herb Ritts: L.A. Style” is set to open on April 3 and will run through Aug. 26 in Los Angeles. Paul Martineau, associate curator of photography at the Getty organized the exhibition, which is the first major survey in the United States of Mr. Ritts’s work since...