No, I’m not being sarcastic or ironic or anything else with that title: I’m totally serious. Also, I’m going to warn you one more time – I’m including images with this post that are completely not safe for work, or for home if you’re in the general vicinity of children that you disallow to see naked people. Or sex acts. I don’t want any bitching whatsoever if you get your eyeballs hurt. Also, I’m totally rambling here, this is basically just one large purge of all the ranty thoughts I want to get out…
I follow Terry Richardson on Tumblr, and I must say that I was really disappointed to see him post this today:
I just want to take a moment to say I’m really hurt by the recent and false allegations of insensitivity and misconduct. I feel fortunate to work with so many extraordinary people each and every day. I’ve always been considerate and respectful of the people I photograph and I view what I do as a real collaboration between myself and the people in front of the camera. To everyone who has embraced and supported me and my work, I am so grateful. Thank you, it means a lot.
Terry
I love Terry Richardson’s work. I think he’s brilliant. He manages to capture a realness in his subjects, a rawness that others don’t. That they can’t. While most images of celebrities and models we see are so drastically staged and post processed that we probably wouldn’t recognize that same person if we were to see them in real life, Terry Richardson breaks through the veil and takes photographs of people. They are emotional, they are open, they are of the moment, they are authentic.
My very favorite photograph of President Obama
Leonardo DiCaprio
Lindsay Lohan
Dolce & Gabbana
It’s been argued that his photographs aren’t that good, that he’s a glorified party photographer and doesn’t do anything that anyone with a camera and a flash couldn’t do. This is bullshit and everyone that argues it knows it. It’s not about the harsh lighting and candid poses – it’s about his relationship with his subjects, his ability to pull them out of their comfort zone, to get them wide fucking open so that he can snap photographs of as close to a soul as you can see on film. He has an evident way with people to be able to get them to do the things they do.
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