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Lyle Owerko: In His Own Words

Ben Barna

July 02, 2008

Photographer Lyle Owerko will go down in history as having taken one of the most lasting images in the history of photography, but by all intents and purposes, he wishes that wasn't the case. The photo in question blazes across the cover of Time Magazine's best selling issue ever, released just days after the attacks of September 11th. Owerko is a peaceful traveler, whose camera is his one, trusted companion. Together, they catalogue and capture a world of contrasts, at once industrial and natural, beautiful and tragic. I spoke to Owerko, whose latest project is a series on tunnels, about how a point and a click can transcend art.

Pop Culture, Interviews, Art, Ben Barna, Photography, Lyle Owerko, September 11th, Time Magazine

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Lacroix Homeward Bound, Curates Arles Exhibit

Katie J. Parker

June 17, 2008

Legendary fashion designer Christian Lacroix is giving back to his hometown this summer. Lacroix will be this year’s guest curator for the 39th edition of "Rencontres de Photographie d'Arles," a summer photography exhibit that runs from July 8 through until September 14 in Arles, France. While Lacroix hasn’t returned to his hometown in nearly nine years, in an interview with Le Journal des Arts, he said, “Arles is a city you do things for notwithstanding, and one I keep coming back to."

Fashion, Travel, Art, Katie J. Parker, Photography, France, Christian Lacroix, Arles

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Station to Station

A sneak peek at life on the road with Michael Stipe, from David Belisle’s candid photo book R.E.M.: HELLO.

Michael Stipe

May 20, 2008

“I love these two photographs side by side because they look like one shot with a ghost reflection. This is the Eurostar, and from the cityscape outside it looks like we had just pulled out of Waterloo Station. I always thought it was a little insulting that the French arrive in London to... Waterloo. Ouch.

Pop Culture, Books, BlackBook June July 2008, Michael Stipe, Photography, R.E.M.: Hello

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Beste in Show

Nick Haramis

May 15, 2008

American documentary photographer Peter Beste is a good-looking guy, an everyman. He has blondish hair. All the more remarkable then, that he was able to ingratiate himself into the hyper-violent, ultra-exclusive Norwegian Black Metal subculture. For the last eight years, Beste has chronicled the group, known for its ties to Satanism, punk, slasher movies, violent outbreaks, arson, Pagan mythology, and man makeup. To celebrate the release of his first book, True Norwegian Black Metal (Vice Books, out today), the Steven Kasher Gallery has unveiled an exhibition of the same name, featuring 30 haunting photographs that depict scenes of fire-breathing, excessive bleeding, and really scary painted faces. These kids are definitely not alright. (Just kidding, guys. You're great. Please don't hurt me.)