In the 25 years since his graduation, Tim Walker has become one of the most singular photographers of his generation. Diane Smyth finds him in reflective mood ahead of a new book and exhibition at the V&A
Fashion
In an upcoming book, former Club Kid Walt Cassidy chronicles the 90s New York party scene with a curation of over 500 images by 18 artists
The French photographer’s ethereal works will be exhibited in Santa Monica, California
Merging Moroccan heritage with Western cues, Mous Lamrabat, nominated by Vogue Italia’s Chiara Bardelli Nonino, creates images rich in wit and colour
Kyle Weeks, nominated by Vogue Italia’s Chiara Bardelli Nonino, crosses genres to portray masculinity and the African body
“I casted Fern for a campaign I was shooting, and we clicked right away,” says Rosaline Shahnavaz. “She showed up wearing thigh-high white PVC boots with about 600 button holes (God speed to the stylist) and she’d texted me the night before to see if she’d need to shave her armpits, because she’d been growing her hair for four months and really didn’t want to. We had a special dynamic straight away and I couldn’t stop casting her after that.” So began a working relationship that turned into a personal project and a friendship, with both women regularly meeting up to hang out and take pictures.
Digital fashion started in earnest in 2000, when photographer Nick Knight launched Showstudio.com. The site…