AT MY MOM'S HOUSE

JOSS MCKINLEY

Joss McKinley's images are all photographs, but they have a painterly quality that's reminiscent of Caspar David Friedrich's landscapes or Zurbaran's still lives. They are also part of National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection.





All photos by Joss McKinley

WARSAW STREETS

... can sometimes be a nice change from the uber-glam world backstage. And just as inspiring.



Picture by me

KONRAD PAROL OUTTAKES

Here are two outtakes from the shoot I did with Konrad Parol last summer for DazedDigital. We found this dilapidated courtyard in the centre of Warsaw after almost an hour of searching. It's a shame that such places are constantly disappearing.





Clothes Konrad Parol
Model Mateusz Farenholc
Pictures by me

BROKEN AND MENDED

My 35mm camera literally broke into pieces at the start of Mark Fast's show. Luckily, I managed to pick up all the pieces from the floor and later repair it, and even more luckily, half of the roll worked out! Here are some of the pictures.









All photos by me

FALL IS MY FAVOURITE TIME OF THE YEAR

All around the world, Halloween is the time of festivities. In Poland on the other hand, the 1st of November is the day of "contemplation". It's the day when you to the graveyards with your family to burn candles and place flowers on the graves of those who passed away. They look very beautiful sometimes.

MARY ELLEN MARK

Mary Ellen Mark started out as a photographer on sets of movies such as Fellini's "Satyricon" or Ford Coppola's "Apocalypse Now". It was her later work however, such as the tender images of social outcasts (prostitutes / transvestites / circus troupes) that really established her as one of the greatest portrait photographers of our time. Her style kind of reminds me of Sally Mann's, but while Mann is known for her "romanticized" depictions of growing up, Mark is a lot more raw.







All photos by Mary Ellen Mark

CHARLIE LE MINDU FOR TRANOI MAGAZINE

In the new Tranoi magazine, you can also find a portrait of designer Charlie Le Mindu, which I shot only a week before his London show. Back then, his flat was packed full of pink hair extensions and leopard print fur. Who would have thought that he would pair with loads of nudity, which brought a genius twist to the show...



Here's my favourite detail from Charlie's flat/workspace - his window sill.



All pictures by me

MY ONLY REGRET

... is: why didn't I take pictures of Meadham Kirchoff's new collection backstage? Surely, when I thought about it at the time, my first thought was: "there is no way they will show us something as crazy and artistic as their last collection again. NO WAY." And yet they did! I'm really a huge fan of Jason Farrer's manga-meets-Courtney Love styling.

FANTASIA'S PSYCHEDELIA

Disney's 'Fantasia' is a set of eight animated segments that are accompanied by classical tracks from composers such as Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky and Bach. I remember watching it as a child and thinking it was really boring... These days, however, I find it very visually stimulating and calming. It's kind of hard to believe that a film so fantastically edited (and slightly trippy sometimes!) was done in the 1940s.

CHADWICK TYLER

Chadwick Tyler has shot for the likes of V, Dazed & Confused and The Last Magazine. He's also the author of the current Levi's campaign. I love the movement & freedom of expression in his images.







All pictures by Chadwick Tyler

KEI KAGAMI AT WORK

I took some snaps of artist/fashion designer Kei Kagami for TRANOI magazine that comes out with the TRANOI trade show in Paris. He was kind enough to show me step-by-step how he makes his resin-coated shoes!

















All pictures by me