Here is a divine single from this month’s Vogue.  It’s a jewelry shot.  Obv.

Gen shot Shibui’s SS09 campaign with ‘it’ girl Holly.  Check out Gen’s film of Holly here.

It’s so hard finding the right artists these days.  It takes so much patience and searching, and so much delicacy.  The right balance has to be found, niches have to be filled, gut instinct has to be allowed to rule.  This is why I am thrilled to announce that Richard Freeman has come on board.  He comes with zero ego, Kiwi humility, and an absolute passion for light and beauty without any of the nonsense.  He has only been shooting for himself for three years and has already scored a Vogue cover.  His page on the site is going up in the next week or so, so keep an eye out for it.  If you can’t wait til then, click here to see more of his work and partake in some pure escapism.

Beci has just done the cutest colab with Kit Cosmetics.  She’s been a big fan of their packaging for a while so she was thrilled to be approached to embark on a joint promo, including windows, a Beci Orpin/Kit tote, a limited edition cosmetics bag, and instore posters and banners.  Love the palette!

So Jon Compson has been glistening of the UK Sunday Times Style magazine. This recent collaboration with make up artist Kakuyasu Uchiide who is one of the creative directors of the beauty range Shu Uemara. 

Anyone who has worked in the UK will know that shooting for Sunday Times Style means phones ringing for advertising work the following Monday.  Jon shot this cover and beauty story (remember what having a tan was like? Seems like years ago…)  A while back I predicted a trend that colour would be back in photography.  I feel vindicated.

So after years and years of working constantly despite not having a website, Jon has joined the consensus and decided that a web site might be a good idea.  It is really comprehensive and beautifully laid out.  A lesson to all you photographers out there who go for tricksy flash sites.  On the topic of web sites, I just wanted to say thanks to Cameron for speaking at Trampoline in my place last night.  He gave a really good talk to the group on what makes a good site and what doesn’t (from an art buyer’s perspective).  I think he would be pleased with Jon’s.

Gen shot the latest Shibui campaign at dawn on the Victorian Coast.  She also managed to get some amazing Super8 footage of Holly (probably pretty easy to do given Holly is AMAZING!)  Where does Gen find this light?  It’s so soft and un-Australian.  I love Holly’s hair cut.  If only I was 10 years younger. Oh, and stunning.  Holly’s booker is Helena at Work for anyone who is interested.

Also for Pages, Gen shot this incredible girl who for me really evokes images of ‘real’ American beauties like Mariel Hemingway, a young Candice Bergen, Lauren Hutton, and Cybill Shepherd in The Last Picture Show.  Gen definitely has an eye for this kind of purity.

If only there was a  Shibui in Sydney.  My last salon experience at a well known city salon left my fringe looking more Terri Irwin than Emma Balfour.  Gen just shot their latest PR shots.  I think the quality of their PR material and site says so much about their standards in general.  The shots are so Gen.  So vibrant and young and free.