Fashion photography
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Totally bananas! Gian Paolo Barbieri’s wild fashion shoots – in pictures
The Italian photographer was inspired by cinema and art history to create outlandish images depicting Audrey Hepburn, Naomi Campbell and others
Authenticity in awkwardness? Why fashion is striking an uneasy pose
Daniel Craig, Cillian Murphy and Winona Ryder all appear ill at ease in recent campaigns. Is this a rejection of the perfection trend?
The big picture
The big picture: George Hoyningen-Huene’s mysterious DiversSeemingly shot on the French Riviera, the grand make-believe and glamour of this famous image is characteristic of the photographer’s work for French Vogue’s golden age
40 outrageous photos that changed fashion, from teenage Kate Moss to Twiggy in a mini and Lady Gaga’s meat dress
Leigh Bowery provoked, Dior’s elegant New Look inspired, Katharine Hamnett’s slogan T-shirts challenged: these are the shots that made the world see clothes differently
Barbara Mullen obituary
Model whose versatility enabled her to sustain a career across three decades
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The big picture: the otherworldly scenes of the great Deborah TurbevilleThe renowned fashion photographer creates a mood of ‘haunted neoclassicism’ in this image shot near Paris in the 80s
‘We’re back to the 90s’: older female models struggle for work as brands play it safe post-Covid
Demand for older faces seemed to be here to stay – but models and agents say it has ‘dropped away’ since the pandemic
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The big picture: are droids allowed here?Thurstan Redding’s image of four C-3P0s from Star Wars, part of a deep dive into the subculture of cosplay, isn’t as far removed from ordinary life as it may first seem
My best shot
A model spills her handbag – Gian Paolo Barbieri’s best photograph‘I was inspired by a scene from The Postman Always Rings Twice that is explained only by sound – the clatter of keys falling to the ground, the noise of a lipstick rolling’
At the vanguard: a new aesthetic in Black portraiture – in pictures
Curated by the US writer and critic Antwaun Sargent, a new exhibition aims to explore the new aesthetic in portraiture being created by an emerging generation of black models, photographers and stylists
Supermarkets and supermodels: the photography of Nigel Shafran – in pictures
A look back at British photographer Nigel Shafran’s work takes us from the mid-1980s, through the iconic magazine years of i-D and The Face, to a recent resurgence in his unusual approach to shooting fashion
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The big picture: behind the scenes at the shopping centreNigel Shafran’s 1993 photograph at Brent Cross captures the edginess and pathos beloved of the era’s style magazines
‘Einstein was smiling at me!’ Photographer Marilyn Stafford, 96, on celebrities, slums – and breakfast with Edith Piaf
She took pictures of world leaders and war zones, sung in a Paris nightclub and befriended Cartier-Bresson – then left her pictures under her bed for decades. As an exhibition of her work opens, she looks back on her extraordinary life
The photography of Hiro – in pictures
A selection of the work of the celebrated fashion photographer Hiro (Yasuhiro Wakabayashi), who died this month
Hiro obituary
Photographer whose experimental images transformed fashion and beauty advertising
How to take great pictures: six acclaimed photographers share their secrets
Trust in chance, have fun, know where to stand… as the celebrated street photographer Joel Meyerowitz publishes a handbook, he and five other masters offer bite-size lessons
I Can Make You Feel Good: Tyler Mitchell's debut book - in pictures
In his new book, photographer Tyler Mitchell’s distinctive vision of a black utopia portrays young men and women with intimacy and optimism
Observer Design
Going bananas in lockdown: photographer Jenny van Sommers' fruit obsessionVan Sommers has worked for Prada, Calvin Klein and Vogue. But all she really wants to do is paint bananas
Observer Design
A perfect spy: international womenswear of mystery – in picturesEvery secret agent needs a trenchcoat – try these for size
Self isolation work spaces: eight designers let us into their homes – in pictures
From Christopher Kane’s garden retreat, to Stephen Jones’ disco ball and Stuart Vevers’ vintage finds, we look at the WFH spaces of top designers
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