Posts Tagged “Fashion photography”

“Fashion: Now & Then” Symposium

by Barb on July 4, 2012

It may be a bit far off into the distance, but I suppose that I will announce (which will thus motivate me to compile the necessary research) that I will be presenting at LIM College’s 2nd annual symposium titled “Fashion: (…)

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Commentary on 12 Magazine’s Controversial Spread

by Barb on June 20, 2012

Critics of Bulgarian fashion magazine, 12 Magazine, say that graphic photographs depicting women to be “victims of beauty” glamourize and condone domestic abuse. In response, editor-in-chief Huben Hubenov contests that the spread did anything but promote domestic violence on account (…)

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Fashion Photography and the Presentation of Poverty

by Barb on January 27, 2012

In discussing the question of poverty, we often find it in opposition to luxury, and for valid reasons. After all, the dichotomy is quite apparent – poor versus rich, luxury versus necessity, barren versus full. Although we have been known (…)

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