Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Pioneer of the 'Female Gaze'

21 October 2017 • By Osman Ahmed

Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Pioneer of the 'Female Gaze'

The American photographer helped forge the way for female photographers, who are often overlooked in favour of the distinctively male giants of photography like Irving Penn and Richard Avedon.

The Creative Class

Chris Moore on 60 Years of Photographing the Catwalk

6 October 2017 • By Osman Ahmed

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Chris Moore on 60 Years of Photographing the Catwalk

‘The bishop’ of catwalk images speaks to BoF about Catwalking.com and his six decades in the photographers’ pit at the end of the runway.

Intelligence

In the Age of Instagram, Murals Take on New Meaning

11 August 2017 • By Maghan McDowell

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In the Age of Instagram, Murals Take on New Meaning

The art wall’s allure as a social media-worthy photo op has been embraced by retailers as a marketing opportunity. Does it convert into sales?

People

Hedi Slimane’s ‘Secret Society’

3 August 2017 • By Luke Leitch

Courtesy of Italian Vogue, photographer and ex-Saint Laurent designer Hedi Slimane talks about his ‘secret society’ of Los Angeles musicians, artists, skaters and surfers.

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Hedi Slimane’s ‘Secret Society’

Courtesy of Italian Vogue, photographer and ex-Saint Laurent designer Hedi Slimane talks about his ‘secret society’ of Los Angeles musicians, artists, skaters and surfers.

BoF Professional Events

BoF Professionals Get Rare Access to Richard Avedon Foundation

8 June 2017 • By BoF Team

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BoF Professionals Get Rare Access to Richard Avedon Foundation

Members were the first to view photographs from an upcoming exhibit on the master portraitist’s influential career at the first ever BoF Professional event in New York.

Long Reads

Irving Penn: An Oral History

22 April 2017 • By Osman Ahmed

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Long Reads

Irving Penn: An Oral History

As the largest ever retrospective of Irving Penn’s photography opens at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, his collaborators — including Phyllis Posnick, Issey Miyake, Polly Mellen, Marisa Berenson and Julien d’Ys — remember his greatness.

VOICES video

Mario Testino Reflects on his 10 Most Iconic Images

6 January 2017 • By BoF Team

The recipient of BoF’s new Global VOICES award, Mario Testino took the VOICES stage to discuss 10 of his most iconic photographs.

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Mario Testino Reflects on his 10 Most Iconic Images

The recipient of BoF’s new Global VOICES award, Mario Testino took the VOICES stage to discuss 10 of his most iconic photographs.

VOICES

Mario Testino: ‘I See Fashion Photography as a Business’

5 December 2016 • By Robert Cordero

Super-photographer Mario Testino discusses the marriage of art and commerce and the arc of his career seen through 10 iconic images.

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VOICES

Mario Testino: ‘I See Fashion Photography as a Business’

Super-photographer Mario Testino discusses the marriage of art and commerce and the arc of his career seen through 10 iconic images.

VOICES

Mario Testino's Meteoric Arc

3 December 2016 • By Robin Mellery-Pratt

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Mario Testino's Meteoric Arc

With a genuine love for people, the larger-than-life photographer has turned his talent for creating and capturing a high-gloss world into a successful business and platform for philanthropy, earning him the inaugural BoF Global VOICES award.

The Creative Class

Bruce Weber’s Fantasy Land

30 November 2016 • By Christopher Wallace

Above all, the photographer draws on his inner fantasy life to conjure the circus of marching bands, jugglers, elephants, cheerleaders, Labradors and all-American male demigods that populate his work.

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