Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Norman Parkinson


Take a good look at the pictures above. Do you consider them to be vintage photographs? Or perhaps, you wouldn't be surprised if I told you, they are part of recent editorials displayed in fashion magazines like Vogue? They're neither one thing nor the other. The models are wearing pieces we may call vintage, but despite of their acessories and make-up, one has to agree that all these pictures possess a contemporary feeling. Some were taken in the 1940s, one in the late 1930s and another one in the 1960s, but I wouldn't call them "vintage". Before knowing about photographer Norman Parkinson, I thought that only guys like Newton and Avedon were the genious behind early fashion photographs. See more of his amazing work here.

9 comments:

Reena Rai said...

Awesome pics, on my way to the wlink you posted right now

ZuKi said...

great photos! I think the third is the best-such an interesting perspective! Very original!

Kira Aderne said...

que interessante!!!


Mil beijinhos!!!

Kau Oliveira said...

Há tempos não vi fotografias tão excepcionais, Romeika. A segunda (lá no começo, à direita) é genial!!! Lembrei do seu blog hoje, pois abriu uma galeria de arte nova aqui e a primeira exposição é de uma fotógrafa local. Muito interessante...

Bjos!!

Anonymous said...

Romeika, apesar das fotos serem antigas, deixam esse ar contemporâneo! O fotógrafo é muito bom! Não o conhecia!

Flavia Flanders said...

im loving the first photo, is so amazing. thanks for introducing us Norman Parkinson.

Pratishtha Durga said...

Great photographs. thanks for sharing. the works of all great photographers have a timeless quality to them. So do these.

Anonymous said...

that striped suit is very chic

Romeika said...

Zuki, the 3rd is my fav ^.^

Kau, adoro exposicao fotografica:-) Bjs!

Kamila, tb nao o conhecia ate recentemente, que bom q gostou!

Molly and Pratishtha, you're welcome!