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This is exactly how I imaged people working in pathology. Does anyone know the brilliant photographer?
*update*
This photo is called "Stefan und Gert".
The Photographer is the amazing Werner Stapfelfeldt – more of his work here on Seenby.com! And you can actually buy a print of this great shot there as well!
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Who can resist the gaze of Liz Taylor – the modern Cleopatra of Hollywood?
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Yes, sometimes an image says more than a thousand words and can make a situation perfectly clear.
Great shot! Great idea to seize the moment!
This great old Maestro Brassaï has an unmistakable style. His images always feature an harsh realism and show people as they are. But it is an “friendly” realism, even when he shoots poor people or embarrassing situations he keeps a friendly attitude.
He was a great observer.
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A real heartbreaker the young Mr Curtis. I love the simplicity of the portrait.
The gayest couple in the universe. How much candy coloured kitsch can one planet endure? 
But I do love their art for their unique style and shameless indulgence in … uh … candy moments.
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She didn’t have big breasts, she was not really exceptionally beautiful – but she had charm and charisma.
The shot is today a classic nude moment – back in 1953 is was simply sleaze. How times change …
I am a huge fan of Maestro Doisneau’s sharp observations and all too human moments – even when they happen between two marble gods.
What I always love about Mapplethorpe is his clarity and respect for the viewer. He simply selects a view and leaves it to the viewer to make up his / her own mind. No flashy moments, no spectacular angles.
Therefore her proves to be a great artist and patient enough with his audience to "dig deeper" – and not pushing them ahead.
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What a lovely montage with one of my favourite stars and a Red Head in Deep Blue water is a special contrast.
Brilliant work by Madame Leibovitz!
I actually don’t know if this image is called "Spring" – I just thought it’s the perfect title.
And I also thought that two flowering young gentleman are a nice spring metaphor.
So happy Spring everybody!
Click image to see a larger version of the magnificent photo by Sarah-Fiona Helme – Summer stripes.
Garden Photography sounds pretty lame, but this competition is full of great snaps. Take some time to visit all the galleries like Plant Portraits, Trees and Wildlife in the Garden.
Website: International Garden Photographer of the Year competition
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Once again one of these eternally graceful moments of Hollywood beauty and excellent photography.
I admire Maestro Hurrell – he is simply one of the greatest light catchers of all time.
Imogen Cunningham is one early masters in her field. Shehas made many shots and scenes that have been recreated over and over by other photographers.
It is sad that such old Masters are often forgotten or lost. I think that Madame Cunningham doesn’t deserve that fate – her compositions and shots are especially intriguing and sensual.
And they still speak to us almost a hundred years later.
Martin Schoeller is brutal. He has a keen eye for reality and not ashamed to showing you what he sees in a very honest and direct way. But he is presenting his point of view without any nasty afterthought.
His series "Female Bodybuilders" is pretty harsh, yet has it’s own beauty and fascination. The almost transmuted bodies of these women are very different from the skinny supermodels we are used to see. But they are also very different from everyday women.
They are unique by their own design and desire. Yet they also have a sad quality to them as well.
I think the photographer and his subjects are brave and honest in this series. Therefore they stretch our limits of perception and normality. Therefore it’s great art. Bodyart and photography.
There is simply too much frontal nudity and sex in most modern (erotic) photography. Most artist no longer know how to provoke imagination by intelligently showing nothing – and therefore revealing everything.
Please leave some space for my own fantasies – if I want it all I still can watch porn.
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I find Mr Allen somewhat disturbed, his appetite for young flesh seems to be still there and yummy Scarlet seems to like him.
It will take years of hard therapy to get this couple out of my head.
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One of the most iconic images of the 80’s – and one of the few cross racial sex icons.
Steve Schofield has shot a charming and insightful series about British Nerds in their costumes. I like his ‘dry’ style and mixture of the real and surreal.
Don’t miss his other great work – like the shots of Boxers!
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Another brilliant Mapplethorpe moment – with all the power, beauty and grace almost all his snaps posses. For me it’s also a perfect expression of the 80’s – and a new feminine strength showing in art that is neither weak nor overdone.
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I love Maestros Friedlander’s art. He is such a great observer and social commentator at the same time.
This modern view is know to any traveling business men and woman. Your lousy hotel room and a TV. Nothing else. I like that there is a kid on TV – suggesting the far away family and being away from your loved ones.
Today we would see a notebook with a webcam – talking to your family or watching crappy clips on YouTube.
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They don’t make woman like that anymore – and such portraits. All modern photographer trying to emulate that look have failed so far. I guess it’s a matter of attitude and the right camera. Old optics were very different from today’s supertech digital cams.
And Vivien? She is just stunning. Just like Betty Davis she has that certain magic that has disappeared somewhere around the 1960’s …
Photographer: Does anyone know the artist? Thanks!
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Madame Lamarr is not your usual silverscreen beauty – she had brains and lots of it. How many Hollywood actresses do you know that hold an U.S. patent?
What a fascinating woman!
Photographer: Does anyone know the artist behind the camera?
Simplicity often is the best way to let beauty speak for itself. Robert Mapplethorpe was the Master of reduction – he had a keen eye for just capturing the essence of his subjects.
Here is an excellent article about “Robert Mapplethorpe and the Classical Tradition” in relationship to Mannerism.
Most amusing side note: here we see the God Apollo – who was also the patron of the Arts.
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I think one of the greatest actresses ever – and a great role model for woman. She was smart, witty, charming and beautiful. She was sexy without pushing her boobs or whatever into everybodys face.
A real lady and a great human being.
Photographer: Anyone knows who made this great shot?
Bert Stern shot in June 1962 the last session with Madame Monroe – the famous last sitting (there is a great book out there with all the shots).
The New York Magazine tried to recreate this great series (click Slideshow to see it) with less desirable Lindsay Lohan – and again Bert Stern as the Master of Light.
Sure Lohan and Marilyn are both addicts in their own way. But Miss Lohan is hardly in the same class as the great MM.
Please: if you can’t come up with great ideas for your own photo shot – don’t fake classic images. Remakes are usually weak and only show your own lack of creativity. Classics are simply classics. Leave them alone.
Alexander Rodchenko started out as a painter and later became a brilliant photographer. He was one of the greatest Russian photographers of his time …
The Leica is equally legendary – it was the first 35mm camera in wide use. Rodchenko is credited being the first artist to make her use popular in Russia.
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Today such images are standard – but back in the early days people like Alfred Stieglitz, Man Ray and George Weston reinvented the nude act for this new medium called photography.
For us it’s hard to see these old images in this new and fresh way – like Man Ray’s contemporaries saw them in early 20th century. We are so much bombarded with images each day that we can hardly be as open and innocent as people almost a hundred years ago.
This is one amazing collection of images. Bring a lot of time and dive into this incredible gallery.
Mister Leping Zha you are a genius!!!
All I can say: bloody brilliant! Maestro Minkkinnen has many great shots in his portfolio – but this one really made me laugh out load. But he seems in general to have a great sense of humor – and a very unique and enjoyable point of view!
More? Official Homepage
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Just wondering what the elephants thought about the young lady.
A great photographer always catching the right moments for history. I love his work.
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If you click the image and feel small by what you see – you are correct. Compared to nature’s awesome monuments we are small and short lived. That’s why our admiration should be huge and timeless.
Although shot just over 50 year ago – this image looks like from another century. Life has changed so rapidly in many countries it’s amazing. But we need people like Bresson to remind us of where we came from …
I find most fashion and advertising photography pretty boring, predictable and soulless.
But in the case of Maestro Thierry le Gouès it’s different. Sure he does all the stylish shots in the right poses with all these hot models. But he has that extra special bit soul and excitement left.
His work ranges from spiritual fashion porn to almost graphical erotica (like the above pictures Soul series).
Most art postings are about the painting / art itself and the artists. Rarely do we get a glimpse at the process, inspiration, model or muse behind it. Jane was a muse for many British painters of the Pre-Raphaelite movement.
Jane Morris was one of Rossetti’s favorite models after the death of his beloved wife. She was married to his great fellow painter William Morris.
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Wet lips are made for long and dramatic moments of sheer ecstasy.
Photographer: Sara Silver
A great shot with mystical qualities. Train stations had always a certain magic for me – like an ant hill, the pulse of any city and a social parade ground. I could spend hours and hours there – watching people and sucking in the atmosphere. Make sure to also visit the Grand Central Terminal Pool on Flickr.
Click here to visit to visit ladies from Israel on their Tour of Duty. It is an unusual look inside the military world – usually filled with guys and testosterone. Hardly a showcase for military nuts – but more a documentation that woman can do the job as well as any guy. Plus it documents very well the camaraderie between the soldier girls. Intimate, personal and very real.
