Tuesday, October 27

Sarah Moon

Even her name is dreamy. The work of photographer Sarah Moon is captivating and fantastical. From her earlier works printed on sepia paper, a process from the 1920's.
For Dior
To her 2002 series "Circus"
 
 
Sarah Moon CIRCUS 2002

She manages to capture the everlasting in the new. Each image has a timeless and fairytale quality and in the "Circus" series she captures the theatrics of that life but also a feeling of remoteness, bleakness and all with a beauty and a dignity.
But, it is her color images that really grab my soul.
 For Comme des garcons

 
For Hussein Chalayan

 
La robe a pois

 
Le parfum

 
 For Issey Miyake
 
For Madame Figaro

The saturation of colour, softness, the blurry edges, it is a testament to how far Fashion photography has come. 
To read a great article by Susannah Frankel called 'Frocks and Fantasy' go to The Independent Newspaper website. 

All photo's courtesy of Michael Hoppen Gallery

6 comments:

  1. Those colour images are fascinating. In some of them there's almost a sense that the model is carefully positioned behind a cardboard (or starched fabric) facade of clothing, like a chic and dreamy Brighton parade.

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  2. They are beautiful and so different from any other fashion photography. Every single photograph has a point of view. For example the Issey Miyake is all about the shap contour achieved by colour combination...

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  3. Those circus pictures are absolutely stunning...I especially love that one of the woman with the elephant mask. It is sort of tragic looking and sad and poignant all at once.

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  4. I know Laura (what I like) isn't that one incredible and it looks like it was taken in the 1920's not 2002. You can see more from the circus series on the Michael Hoppen website. I believe that Moon uses a polaroid 665 camera for a lot of her images,

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  5. They are such an ethereal quality to them. They're like a dream.

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  6. I absolutely adore this woman's work. For years, I had her Biba posters adorning my walls and once I began working, I tried to schedule her for a shoot, but it was not to be. One of the finest compliments I ever received was from a man who told me I reminded him of Sarah Moon. I think it was my style, dress, manner and sensibility since
    she avoids publicity. Thank you for referencing the article which I can't wait to read

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