Contemporary art and fashion photographer Russell James’ Nomad Two Worlds returns to New York

NEW YORK, NY.- Nomad Two Worlds, the sweeping, multi-media collaborative art project conceived by contemporary art and fashion photographer Russell James, returns to New York with two of its Indigenous Australian artists appearing in a special “Australia” segment of “Hugh Jackman, Back on Broadway,” and a Limited Editions Exhibition opening at CATM Chelsea Gallery. The exhibition focuses on the works of Nathan Mundraby and Clifton Bieundurry, the two artists performing alongside Jackman, runs from December 8, 2011 to January 8, 2012 and [...]

Garry Gross, the New York Photographer of Young, Nude Brooke Shields Dies

NEW YORK (AP).- Garry Gross, a fashion photographer known for his 1970s nude images of Brooke Shields, taken when she was 10 years old, has died in Manhattan, his sister said Tuesday. He was 73. His sister, Linda Gross, said he died Nov. 30 from a heart attack at his home in the Greenwich Village neighborhood. “He’ll be sorely missed by family and friends alike,” his sister said when reached by The Associated Press by telephone at his studio. In [...]

Richard Avedon’s Most Prized Photographs for Sale Saturday at Christie’s in Paris

PARIS AP.- A model in a silk Dior gown, posing with elephants. The psychedelically colored faces of the Beatles. A soot-covered coal miner. Christie’s in Paris will auction some of Richard Avedon’s most prized photographs Saturday to raise money for the foundation set up by the influential American portrait and fashion photographer before his death in 2004. The more than 60 photographs are expected to raise $6 million. The auction represents the largest collection of Avedon’s work to reach market. [...]

Thyssen-Bornemisza Announces Exhibition of Photographs by Mario Testino

MADRID.- For the first time in Spain, the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza is presenting the work of the Peruvian photographer Mario Testino. The exhibition Todo o Nada brings together 54 photographs that reveal the two opposing concepts to be found in his work, fashion and the nude. These concepts are present both in his better known activities as a fashion photographer, including the images that he has created for Vogue, Vanity Fair, V Magazine, Allure and The Face, as well as in [...]

Pobeda Gallery Presents Work from the Last 10 Years of Alexandra Catiere’s Career

MOSCOW.- Alexandra Catiere was born in 1978 in Minsk, Belarus. She fell in love with photograhy while studying at Minsk state linguistic university. In 2003, under the influence of her art guru, famous soviet artist Yuriy Kuper, she moved to New York where she completed a certificate program at the International Center of Photography. After graduating from ICP, she worked for a year in the studio of an internationally renowned photographer Irving Penn. In 2005 Alexandra Catiere was included in [...]

Colorful Photography by Iain Crawford

London based fashion photographer Iain Crawford’s portfolio is made of beautifully composed images with vibrant colors in movement. Iain Crawford has mastered the technique of high speed photography to achieve most of these effects. His photo are full of energy, color and emotion. > iaincrawford.com

Brazilian Photographer Bruno Cals to Exhibit at New Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Horizons, a series of architectural photographs by Brazilian photographer Bruno Cals, will be on view at 1500 Gallery from May 6-July 31, 2010. The six photographs in the exhibition are part of a personal artistic project that Cals, a well-known fashion/advertising photographer based in São Paulo, Brazil, has been working on since 2008. There will be an opening reception at the gallery on May 13 from 6-8 pm. 1500 Gallery is located at 511 West 25th Street, [...]

Chen Man, China’s Celebrated Avant-Garde Photographer, in Her First Hong Kong Show

HONG KONG.- Ooi Botos Gallery will present the 8irst solo show ever in Hong Kong of one of China’s most celebrated, avant‐garde photographers, Chen Man. The artist’s solo exhibition “Unbearable Beauty” opens March 13, 2010 and runs through May 22, 2010 and will be the internationally recognized artist’s 8irst exhibition in Hong Kong. It will also mark the premiere of three new works, represented exclusively by Ooi Botos Gallery. Chen Man’s unique, revolutionary vision was 8irst showcased in groundbreaking covers [...]

C/O Berlin Loves Hair and Shows it with Photography and Drawing Exhibition

BERLIN.- At C/O Berlin, International Forum For Visual Dialogues, Schwarzkopf presents photographs by Karl Lagerfeld, Gabo, and Russell James and illustrations by Olaf Hajek from December 12, 2009, to January 17, 2010. The exhibition accompanying the book We Love Hair will be shown at the Postfuhramt at Oranienburger Straße 35/36. A symbol of beauty, temptation, and seduction; an expression of power and strength, intimidation and protest—hair is a universal medium of self-expression. Always making a statement, hair can signal group [...]