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.