Louis Vuitton Heads to South Africa

February 28, 2014Angel Elliott

See? I told you fashion houses are following the trend of merging their spring campaigns with nature and wildlife. The latest to do so is French fashion house Louis Vuitton. The newly released images of their S/S '14 resort and ready wear collection were shot by photographer Peter Lindbergh, and star Karen Elson and Edie Campbell.

The real star of course was the bucolic landscape of South Africa and the cheetah and giraffe that were used for the shots. I guess they "make" these photographs look Africa-esque. I hope you read my sarcasm in that sentence. The campaign, titled "Spirit of Travel" is actually a nod to Vuitton's collaboration with legendary photographer Jean Larivière. Larivière began shooting for Louis Vuitton in 1978, adding their logo to bucolic landscapes from Greenland to Yemen, Thailand to Nepal.

Check out this dope history of the fashion house on Voguepedia. It would have been dope if they added some diversity in these shots. NOT because she's African in ethnicity, but Lupita Nyong'o would have done these photos JUSTICE honey.

The photos are dope nonetheless. Check them out above!

- Angel

categories Fashion, Photography, Outdoors
tags Louis Vuitton, Spirit of Travel, South Africa, Spring, Photography, Peter Lindbergh

Faces of a Revolution: EGYPT - Laura El-Tantawy

February 25, 2014Angel Elliott

While researching images for the "Witnessing the Evolution of Egypt" post, I came across dope British-Egyptian photographer Laura El-Tantawy's work. She captured sad, yet beautiful images of protestors in Egypt's Lotus Revolution, calling the set, "Faces of a Revolution: EGYPT."

Check them out, then view more of her photos of Egypt at her site. I love seeing women photo journalists from other country's that are brave and artistic in their work. It isn't an easy job to stay objective when capturing real emotion.

- Angel

categories Photography, Culture
tags Egypt, Revolution, Laura El-Tantawy, Murabak

Rare 20th Century Africa Through Eliot Elisofon's Lense

February 06, 2014Angel Elliott

via the Smithsonian Museum of African Art

Africa ReViewed: The Photographic Legacy of Eliot Elisofon showcases the African photography of celebrated Life magazine photographer Eliot Elisofon and explores the intricate relationships between his photographic archives and art collection at the National Museum of African Art. It was Elisofon's images-perhaps more than any other American photographer's-that framed America's perceptions of Africa and its diverse arts and cultures during the 20th century.

Photography has enriched my life. It has enabled me to travel . . . to almost every corner of the globe, using my camera as a magic carpet to see and study the meaning and beauty of civilizations and environments besides my own.
-Eliot Elisofon

A world-class photographer, Eliot Elisofon was best known for his early color photography and photographic essays in Life magazine. He traveled extensively throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America for Life, Time, National Geographic andSmithsonian magazines, book publishers, and film and television producers. From 1947 to 1972, Elisofon undertook 11 expeditions to Africa and produced five photo feature stories for Life.

He pioneered color photography during the 1950s and directed and produced motion picture films and television programs on the arts and cultures of Africa during the 1960s and early 1970s. As both a writer and a photographer, Elisofon published illustrated books, including The Sculpture of Africa (with William Fagg, 1958), The Nile (1964), and Color Photography (1964). He was a member of the Photo League in New York City (serving as president from 1940 to 1941), the Explorer's Club, and the Royal Anthropological Society (UK).

categories Art, Culture, Photography
tags Eliot Elisofon, Smithsonian, Smithsonian Museum of African Art

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