Michael Thompson: Images - Hardcover

Thompson, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810955830 ISBN 13: 9780810955837

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, 2005

Synopsis

Photographer Michael Thompson offers a grand, almost fantastical vision of fashion, glamour and style. A compelling yet enigmatic sequence of radiant images, plucked from his fashion spreads, portrait shoots, and personal projects.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Thompson is one of the leading fashion and celebrity photographers of his generation. His work appears regularly on the covers and in the pages of major magazines, including Vanity Fair, Allure, W, and Vogue. He lives in New York City. Dennis Freedman is the creative director of W Magazine and vice chairman of Fairchild Publications. Vince Aletti has been the photography critic for the Village Voice since 1987 and is currently also the paper's art editor.

From Publishers Weekly:

In his work for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue (British, French and German), GQ, W., and other glossies, photographer Thompson has shot some of the world's most beautiful people, in stark, highly stylized settings. This giant-sized book presents 82 of his photos (51 in color) in full-page format, with blank facing pages to minimize distraction. Seeing a shot like Julianne Moore as Vermeer's St. Praxedis is lovely enough, but how about Claudia Schiffer, in a flowing gown, presented standing against a pure black background, with a bizarre seated double-exposed Reflection? Most of the photos have titles like Twins, White Dress, Fire and Twisting Nude that belie the complexity of their lighting and pose. In the end, though, this book looks like what it is: a compendium of highly competent commercial work that is lovely and evocative, and that will be able to serve as the photographer's calling card for years.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0810955830
• ISBN 13: 9780810955837
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192