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Things I like...

In 1997 when I was President of D&AD I had the great pleasure of putting together a series of President’s Lectures. This gave me the opportunity of approaching some of my all time favorite creative talents. Jean Loup Sieff was one such supreme talent. I have always loved the beauty and delicacy of his photographs. The use of wide-angle lenses, exquisitely soft, creamy lighting and wonderful compositions create images of pure serenity, especially his nudes.

This book…

 

Torsi is a great example of his craft in which the majority of the people photographed were not professional models. He used a simple lighting set up and the minimum of props. He also had a passion for hands and their arrangement…

And here are some of his dramatic landscapes...

Sadly he died in 2000.

 

Eyes wide open

London based photographer Jillian Edelstein is embarking on a rather fun project to dovetail with the introduction of the new Sony Ericsson Satio mobile. Sony have commissioned her to use the Satio’s in- built camera to photograph eyes. But it's not the usual run of celebrities that Edelstein is used to snapping…

No not them, as lovely as they are. This time it’s the likes of you and me. She will be photographing 112 eyes in 12.1 hours at Sony Ericsson’s London store. So if you would like your eye featured as part of this very special project all you have to do is apply online here. The project will take place the first week in December. Sony Ericsson will be streaming the results live on their website. So if you are not lucky enough to be selected keep looking in to see what Jillian will make of it. And to see more of her work click here.