A worker on the farm plays the guitar with his daughter on a Sunday morning before he goes to work as a field hand, he works 60 hours a week for a salary of $30 a month, South Africa
ph. David Turnley, 1986
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D’Angelo in GQ Magazine (June 2012), Out now in Print. Online version should be available around May 22, 2012.
Pick up a copy for a good and thorough interview.
Photographer: Gregory Harris
Stylist: Stefan Campbell
Hair: Roxanne George
Grooming: Holli Smith using MAC cosmetics
Suit and Shirt from Versace
Tie from Title of Work
Cuff link (in lapel) from Chrome Hearts
Ring from Burkindy
Bracelet from David Yurman
Cigarette from Newport
D’Angelo was photographed in Manhattan on March 30, 2012—his first photo shoot in more than a decade.
D’Angelo in GQ Magazine (June 2012), Out now in Print. Online version should be available around May 22, 2012.
Pick up a copy for a good and thorough interview.
Photographer: Gregory Harris
Stylist: Stefan Campbell
Hair: Roxanne George
Grooming: Holli Smith using MAC cosmetics
Shirt, Pants and Belt from Versace
Tie from Title of Work
Large Bracelet and Ring from Burkindy
Other Bracelets from David Yurman
D’Angelo was photographed in Manhattan on March 30, 2012—his first photo shoot in more than a decade.
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The girlfriend of a young Masai man measures and admires his hair.
Amongst the Masai, warriors are the only members of the community permitted to wear their hair long, which is usually woven into tiny twists that are dressed and styled with animal fat and ocher. Some then use cotton or wool threads to lengthen their hair.
When they become elders and go through the Eunoto, their long locks are shaven off.
(East Africa, circa 1967 | Ph: Mirella Ricciardi)
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“The Gentlemen of Bacongo” is a book Released in 2009, by Photographer Daniele Tamagni. The book features a subculture in the Congo where men express their creativity through their clothing. They are part of a cultural movement called Le Sape “a clique of extraordinarily dressed dandies from the Congo. Despite years war and abject poverty, these men dress in tailored suits, silk ties, and immaculate footwear
This is Africa, our Africa
There is a fabulous documentary about Le Sape called The Importance of Being Elegant (click the link and it will take you to the full documentary on Vimeo!)
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What an amazing photo! Found this on my recent business trip to NYC.
Measuring 3 x 4 3/4 inches, it likely dates from the 1940s & is printed on the kind of paper that is characteristic of photobooth photos from this era. It was likely shot at a carnival or local county fair, but I’ve never been certain whether this type of portrait was mechanical, like in a booth, or whether a photographer was involved. There is so much to like about this image, but I was partly drawn to it because it reminds me of the recently published book by Leon Borenzstein titled American Pictures (Nazraeli Press), which we have at Ampersand. This book is one of my early favorites of 2012 & features portrait photographs he shot of families in the late 70s & 80s. The backdrop is such a key component to his photographs, as is the case here—the tiled floor, simple bench & loose backdrop remind us that a photographic process has taken place. This may be obvious, but details like this recall the various types of photography that no longer exist in the digital age. Not only would it have been cool to converse with this stately African American couple, it would have been amazing to meet the photographer behind the camera.
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04.12.2012
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