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1990s Fashion Photography: From Supermodel Glamour to Street Realism
Explore 1990s fashion photography through four landmark images by Peter Lindbergh, Herb Ritts, Jason Evans, and David Sims. A photographer’s close reading of supermodel glamour, street realism, identity, movement, and the decade’s competing visions.
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My Phone Takes Better Pictures. So Why Do I Carry This Camera Everywhere?
A fashion and editorial photographer trades perfection for play with the tiny Kodak Charmera Millennium. Retro filters, blind-box colors and three playful photo adventures make the case for giving your keys a camera. Find yours on Amazon.
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Tim Walker: Fashion, Fantasy and the Stories Behind the Pictures
Explore Tim Walker’s fashion photography through the memories, sketches, locations and collaborations behind his pictures. A personal look at imagination, preparation and surprise, with celebrated shoots, recent projects and books to explore.
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Think Film Photography Was Unedited? Look at This Print
Thomas Hoepker’s portrait of Muhammad Ali and Pablo Inirio’s marked work print reveal the craft behind a finished photograph. From dodging and burning to Lightroom masks, I explore why photographic editing began long before digital cameras.
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Norman Parkinson: A Life in Fashion, Color and Adventure
Explore Norman Parkinson’s fashion photography through landmark images, Wenda, Vogue, color and world travels. Read my personal retrospective, discover lessons from his career, and listen to the accompanying 17-minute deep-dive podcast.
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Shopping Is a Girl’s Best Friend
An oversized polka-dot bag I found in Japan sparked this playful pink-and-blue fashion editorial. Follow Stacy Huang through dream, discovery, style, and possibility, with Skip Pas and West Coast Leather shaping her story of confidence.
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Lily Stadil in Paris: From Barefoot Joy at Place de la Concorde to Quiet Confidence at Place Vendôme
An early Paris fashion editorial with Lily Stadil moves from barefoot freedom at Place de la Concorde to quiet confidence at Place Vendôme, with BRAXTON designs and Butones Jewelry shaping two connected chapters across the final hours of our morning.
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Lily Stadil in Paris: When the Best Moments Weren’t Planned
An early-morning Paris fashion editorial with Lily Stadil moves from Place de la Concorde to the Tuileries Gardens, where pearls, motion blur, quiet conversation, and unplanned moments gradually turn a landmark photoshoot into a personal story.
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What Opens When We Keep Looking: A Taipei Portrait Story
Follow Selina through Taipei doorways, an antique store, and a garden in a fashion portrait story about curiosity, first impressions, memory, personal style, and the connections that reveal hidden stories and change how we see familiar places.
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Rethinking the Photographer’s Journey: Beyond Amateur and Professional
Rethink the photographer’s journey through two independent paths: Skills, from Beginning to Mastery, and Career, from Personal to Ambassador. This framework separates creative growth from income and helps photographers define their own next step.