Harmony Korine began his film career early on, gaining recognition for the script he wrote for Larry Clark's Kids while still a teenager. Despite a shared interest in the seedier things in life, Korine’s own films were a complete departure, borrowing more from video collage and the Dogme movement, but with his own distinctly American touches and a carnival approach to filmmaking which suggests things are never quite as they seem. Trash Humpers, Korine’s most recent effort (which recently screened at the New York Film Festival) is also his most experimental, and if you're familiar with past works like Gummo and Julien Donkey-Boy in particular, you’ll know that means it's pretty weird.

Danny Clinch's images of rock stars, his travels, his life, and everyday events will adorn the walls of the new W South Beach opening in May 2009. An excitable Clinch talks about these new opportunities, his style of work, and the photos he's about to unveil at the new W.