After going soft porn in 2010 with Terry Richardson’s unforgettable take on the Pirelli Calendar, the Italians toned it down quite a bit and went classical with Karl Lagerfeld behind the lens in 2011, then went the naturalist route with Mario Sorrenti in 2012. Now Pirelli is continuing the tamed path with a very clothed […]
Dutch artist Jasper de Beijer navigates hyperreality with his newest series Marabunta. Initially inspired by the Mexican drug trade, de Beijer spent time researching in Mexico where he gained insight into the contrast between what it’s like to be there and what it’s like to just read about the violence, compounded with ideas concerning how the media plays […]
Throughout history there have been cultures whose practices have been judged and persecuted. You may be familiar with the Salem Witch Trials, but what about those against Haitian Vodou? You’re probably familiar with the sensationalized version depicted in TV and in films, but don’t believe the hype of sticking pins in dolls made of straws. […]
You know those amazing shots in National Geographic Magazine? There’s a good chance Brent Stirton shot one of them. He’s on the road like 10 months a year on assignment taking shots like this—a tribesman from the Omo Valley where it looks like life hasn’t changed for thousands of years (except, of course, that AK47 […]