So a friend of mine (cough! Adam) was recently describing his current ‘obsession’ (to put it lightly) with Steven Klein so I decided to check out his online studio figuring it had been a while.
Klein has been a editorial hot shot for the past decade, shooting for all of the major international Vogues, V, W and one of my favorites, Dazed and Confused. His light is untouchable, so direct and forceful yet inviting. And I have yet to find another photographer that can make skin look porcelain like he does. In addition to his photography, he does some amazing video work as well.
In his own words: “Portraiture in the past has been regarded as a documentation of a person but for me it is a documentation of the encounter between myself and the subject. It is not meant to reveal them, nor is it meant to subject them to an X-ray; it is a departure from that. I am more interested in the alchemical reaction that occurs when elements are brought together in a space.” Heavy. I dig.
Check his work out here: http://www.stevenkleinstudio.com/
