Photography: The Many Faces of the Grown Man’s Self – Léa Wormsbach
Proving studio shoots need not be boring - a rich deep colour palette can project a luxury aesthetic and stand out from the saturated tendency of standard catalogue shots. The photography of Léa Wormsbach. The Many Faces of the Grown Man's Self Photographer: Léa Wormsbach…
METAMORPHOSIS [tran-suh b-stan-shee-ey-shuh n ] by Blaire Hawes
There's something about Blaire's work that both stirs emotions and captivates the eye. A beautiful uneasiness with nothing contrived or pushed. Blaire makes no apologies to a complicated and at times judgemental world. Instead she extends an invite into a dialogue of…
MAD – The museum that’s crazy about objects. Part 1
Today I would like you to discover the new course of design collections of MAD, Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. The Museum which is close to my heart, where I return to very often. You can always discover something new and find many sources of inspiration. This is the only…
Photo London at Somerset House.
Photo London – highlights - Tom Blachford, Richard Mosse and friends. A whistle stop lunchtime tour of Photo London at Somerset House revealed that Simplicity, Emptiness (see loneliness and sadness for more details), Americana and Forestry remain unshaken as the most consistent…
Sunday Best by Julia Bostock
On a bitter cold overcast Sunday morning in November the boys started to arrive for the shoot one after the other. All local boys cast from the rural coastal area of the Scottish Borders. Casting had not been the easiest of tasks, with the call met by a high amount of suspicion.…
Photography: Giovanna Aryafara – Suri Tribe
Images with soul... In 1997 Giovanna Aryafara started her own 'buying' business which required her to travel extensively in India, Bali, Nepal & Burma. This gave her the opportunity to travel to exotic countries and pursue her love of photography by capturing people in their…
Screen Capture: A girl in this world exhibition is online!
We would like to extend a big thank you to all the photographers taking part in our first Screen Capture exhibition: A girl in this world, and of course to the Playtime team for their wonderful help and support. Throughout the three days of the show visitors snapped and shared…
Pirouette Screen Capture: ‘A girl in this world’ exhibition online.
We are very excited to share a new project in collaboration with Playtime. The Screen Capture exhibition "A girl in this world’ has already shown at the #23 edition of Playtime Paris and now moves on to New York. If you're not at New York you can also catch the online version.…
Snapshot: What is it about a GentleMan?
Photographer Zoe Adlersberg and stylist Mariah Walker flip the traditional focus on female baby pairing (as seen in so many images) on its head by creating a series of black and white portraits for Earnshaws magazine of men paired with babies. The images are strong, engaging and…
Atsuyo et Akiko & Amanda Pratt – like minded individuals make magic!
One lovely aspect of the kid's fashion and design sector is that like minded individuals seek each other out, and from these bonds and mutual respect, beautiful collaborations can develop. This is the case for Atsuyo Yang and Akiko Mukae designers and owners of ATELiER ATSUYO et…
Snap Shot: Stylist Maria Montane on “Hermandad” – sisterhood/ brotherhood
Young and enthusiastic children's fashion stylist Maria Montane contacted Pirouette to introduce us to her most recent work involving two photographers Manuela Franjou and Theresa Balderas. In this work Maria proposes the concept of "Hermandad" the Spanish word that means…
Snapshot: Photographer Priscilla Gragg
In this photographer snapshot, we take a look at the images of Priscilla Gragg and hear from her on how she became a kid's fashion lifestyle photographer . We first became aware of Priscilla's work when she submitted the video Over the Ocean to Pirouette blog. When we explored…