a visual collective outlet of inspiration 
lina kim and michael wesely went through the 10,000 images documenting the construction of brasilia, this weird architectural project that came out of nowhere in only a 4 years time. from an era that hold dreamers and believers to us, everything is compiled in a book, 1,400 photos, step by step. some kind of must have here. by pp.
photography
book hunting
on a hunt for the british version of the book (not the elephant). those brits know how to do things, man. putting mister saville behind the design seems smart, what is beyond dumbness is why the us version has such a shitty cover? at least ivan’s pics didn’t change. by pp.
sally mann – venus after school
big debate came with this story. only the pictures remain. love it! by pp.
pierre le-tan / ivan terestchenko – objets trouvés
while zoning on my favorite blogs i naturally ended on the great one from the non the less great photographer ivan terestchenko. there was this post about illustrator pierre le-tan. since i grew up in paris, his illustrations were all around. i decided to post some of them but was really disappointed about what i found on the net (and i’m not talking about the dumb sun-tanning google ads when you hit pierre le-tan…). what is nice is the fact that i found an amazing website called designers books. they features pics of rare and out of print books… out those was “objets trouvés” which is a collaboration between the illustrator and the photographer mentioned above. never been able to check the inside before and as one can think when those two are involved, it’s great! by pp
yves saint laurent – still obsessed
ysl (slimane, terestchenko, colette.) by pp
deyrolle – 1000º celsius – touched by fire
during a night in february 2008, deyrolle, the most famous taxidermist in paris, was burned down almost entirely. after the fire, the place looked like beirut and all those sublime stuffed animals were disfigured. photographers martin d’orgeval and laurent bochet documented the place, it’s beautiful and moving. by pp
dan tobin smith – perspectival studies
well… i don’t know exactly what it is, but i am intrigued by the name perpsectival study and its author the still life photographer dan tobin smith (and the name of the retoucher but i guess nobody care about that). the bookshelves in the background remind me of the great bernard pivot’s literary tv show “apostrophes”… it’s an insider reference for french people. anyway, i think it is really nice and that definitely deserve a post. by pp
jsbj – je suis une bande de jeunes
jsbj self publish fanzine-like books of photographers. it’s so nice and powerful that it’s making me feel bad about not doing this kind of things. of course everything is out of print so forget about owning a print but i will be on the starting block for the next one. moving! by pp
viviane sassen – sol&luna
i remember the work of photographer viviane sassen in some magazines years ago.
and now there is this book “sol&luna;”, assignment from our legacy and libraryman co.
it’s described as:
“a specially made and well-built series of imagery with androgyny and beauty as the key principle”
just so nice! by pp
mary frey – body parts
not sure whether it’s the mary frey i think it is but the work is intriguing! rather interesting. nothing new but when done well, it’s not an issue. love it! by pp’
terry richardson’s early years
john french with fiona campbell-walter above
back in the day things were a little different. photographers have always enjoyed to jump into the frame. above is john french with fiona campbell-walter ‘then’, and below is terry richardson with kate moss ‘now’. by kl
sam taylor wood: women in the city… and a chair
was sending some pix to a friend and thought that sam surely deserves a post after all. never thought of it before, but tonight it reminds me of robert longos men in the city series in a glance! by xy
