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Eugenio Recuenco Personal feature
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Jesus De La Cruz
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Julia Buruleva
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Ivan Aguirre
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Miles Aldridge
War for the Crown
Personal Feature
Personal Feature
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Exclusive Interview
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Freddy Koh Viridiana
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Anastasiya Otkidach Personal Feature
Magic Owen Drunk Summer
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man and Tarkovsky in film or
made them beautiful that
interesting that in these dark
Caravaggio and Lucian Freud
the sunset itself becomes
spaces — whether they be a
in painting, you get to this
beautiful. I think that’s a really
dimly lit museum with spot-
position where things will
interesting idea.
lights on various paintings or
remind you of their work. For example, you could be in a forest and a certain oak tree will remind you of a Lucian Freud etching. That’s where I get the profound from the everyday.
a dark cinema with an image In a way, the role of an artist is to bring attention to the profound in the everyday. My advice to anyone who is seeking a profound experience is to take themselves to a museum or cinema that is
parallels with the church are very clear. It is a really primal social thing to go and see images — whether they move or not — and to be rewarded by receiving them.
My great master, my great
showing old films and let it
church is Art. Museums and
wash over them. That drifting
Some of the happiest mo-
cinema, those two man-made
quality one has when one is
ments in my life have been
constructs, have really been
in the museum or cinema is
sitting in cinemas — just
the source of the greatest
a wonderful release from the
being amazed by the sto-
lessons of my life. Where
pressures of everyday life.
rytelling, the power of the
I find confluence between something I have seen in film or art and everyday life, that’s where I feel the profundity. Oscar Wilde said something along the lines of, When you see a beautiful sunset, it’s only beautiful because you’ve seen paintings by Turner. It’s because Turner has already 18
projected on a screen — the
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image, the power of the story, And of course, there’s that great idea about cinema — the suspension of disbelief. Cinema requires the suspension of one’s disbelief, and when you allow that to happen, you are taken away — it just happens in that dark space. I think it’s so
and the power of the actors to convey it. But of course, all of these things are way more dramatic than normal life. That’s why the real challenge is making a photograph that attempts to penetrate reality and into the subconscious.
I VA N A G U I R R E July 2nd, 1979 Hermosillo, Sonora, MEXICO
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van Aguirre is a mexican
His work has been published
Saks Fitfth Avenue Mx, Sears,
photographer born in the
in nationally and internation-
El Palacio de Hierro, Liver-
city of Hermosillo, Sonora
ally acclaimed magazines
pool, Pineda Covalin, Heinek-
in 1979. At the age of 14
such as V Magazine Spain,
en and many more.
he felt in love and sticked
Marie Claire Latin America,
with image composition and
Bangkok’s The Magazine,
through the years he became
Schön magazine (UK), L’OF-
stablished as a great visual
FICIEL (RUSSIA), Rocket
author.
Magazine (Barcelona), Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue Mexico,
In 1999 he won a photography contest called by Gucci parfums and Harper’s Bazaar Latin America, magazine in which now he currently collaborates. From 2000 to 2005 Ivan studied Fashion Design and Advertising, season in which he also dedicated to costume design
Glamour Magazine, Spot Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Número (RUSSIA), El País Spain, In fashion Magazine (Mexico, Colombia & Puerto Rico), Spot Magazine, Woman’s Health, Haunted Magazine, Avenue
els and celebrities like Karl Lagerfield, Laetitia Casta, Elsa Benitez, Coco Rocha, Issa Lish, Brandi Quiñones, Daniela Cossio, Polly Fey, Mariana Zaragoza, Cristina Piconne, Moby, Gael Garcia, Mark Ronson, Fangoria, among many others.
Magazine (Latin America &
He currently runs and directs
Spain) and many more.
Flesh Magazine, a Mexican independent project with
films. After that, he went
He’s executed campaigns for
back stronger to photogra-
various brands and presti-
phy.
gious department stores like
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photographed iconic mod-
Illustrated (Barcelona), Grazia
for theater and independent
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Throughout his career he’s
worldwide collaborations.
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Eugenio Recuenco Eugenio Recuenco was born in Madrid in May 1968,
spot, Nina, for Nina Ricci. This newly-opened avenue
in the middle of student protests that had spread out
quickly led to opportunities with other brands such
from Paris. As he himself would say “I heard all that
as Loewe, Freixenet, Mango, Codorniú, Chivas Regal,
fuss, and was in a rush to be born and see what was
Regione Campania, Vanderbilt and Motorola, among
going on”.
others. It is in this period that he starts to collaborate with recognized cinematogaphers from the film in-
He graduated in Fine Art –painting-, from the Univer-
dustry such as Darius Khondji, John Mathieson, Benoit
sidad Complutense de Madrid.
Debie, Axel Cosnefroy or Edu Grau.
Without a physical space to create his large-scale paintings, he began to collaborate with fashion maga-
In 2008, his video Essence of Seduction won ‘Best
zines -first in Spain and later in Paris, where he would
Advertisment of the year’ in Spain and ‘Best Short film’
often spend long periods of time- while waiting to
at the Mexico City International Film Week. From that
be able to devote himself to painting. Vogue España,
moment on, he continued to create short films and
Madame Figaro, Wad, Vogue UK, Spoon, Planet, Vanity
music videos, such as Rammstein’s Mein Herz Brennt.
Fair, Ster, Kult, Twill, GQ and Zink are some of the magazines he worked with.
His photographs had already been shown at the Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid, the BAC (Barcelona
It was in Paris that he produced his first advertising
Arte Contemporáneo), Naardeen Photo Festival, FEM
piece for Boucheron. From that moment on, many
(Festival Edición Madrid), Les Rencontres de Arles,
brands would begin to call him, including Nina Ricci,
PhotoEspaña, Art Toronto 2007 and the National
Diesel, Shanghai Tang, Yves Saint Laurent, Playstation,
Spanish Library; It was once again in Paris where he
Custo, Le bon Marché, BSI Lugano, Pernod Ricard.,
would have his first solo exhibit, Dream and Storm, at
Barceló Hotels, DYC, Dorsia, Puy Du Fou, Canal + or
the Bertin-Touleblanc Gallery.
Naf Naf. In 2004 he was given the ABC National photography In 2007, 2012 and again in 2021 he was invited to
Award, in 2009 the Gold and Bronze at the Sol festi-
create the Lavazza Calendar.
val, and in 2006 and 2013 his photographs won Gold
Later in 2007 he was called from the US to conceive,
Lions at the Cannes Lions festival.
together with Eric Dover, the set design and staging for the opera Les Hugueunots, at the Richard B Fisher
In 2011, his films 88:88 and Desire were shown in the
Center in NYC.
official section of ASVOFF Fashion Films Festival at CaixaForum in Barcelona.
Paris became the city that established his rhythm. It was here that he also created his first advertising
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In 2012 he appeared in the official section of the San
Francisco International Fashion Film Festival with his
In september of 2016 he participates in a collective
film Pure Beauty.
exhibition in CWC Gallery of Berlin, “Latest Finds” with his last works from the series Gen-
In 2013, it is publisher house TeNeues who calls him
tifrications and Nocturnals.
to perform his first solo book, REVUE, whose release coincided with a solo exhibition at Camera Work Gal-
He has been awarded the Sol de Iberoamerica with
lery in Berlin, September 2013.
Silver press and Bronze in outdoor with the campaign
Later that year his films Pure Beauty and Air were
“Humanoids” 2018.
projected in the Official Selection of Montreal’s Fashion Week.
In 2018 Eugenio Recuenco had three collective exhibitions: in Conde Duque, (Madrid, Spain); PHE Museo
In March, 2014 his films 88:88 and Desire are exhib-
del Traje (Madrid, Spain) and Fotomuseo (Bogotá,
ited in the Museum at FIT in NY, in a piece called Sto-
Colombia).
ries under the “Hispanic - American Fashion Culture” conference held by The Cervantes Institute in New
In 2019 he opens an individual exhibition, REVUE, in
York.
Sala Unicaja (Palencia, Spain).
Also in 2014, The Kunsthalle Museum in Rostock, Germany, makes a retrospective of his work, also present
For almost 8 years, he has carried out a personal
at Fotografiska, Stockholm.
photographic project called 365º which consists of
In October 2014 he participated in the commemora-
369 photographs, one for each day of the year. 369
tive exhibition for the 20th Anniversary of The Fashion
images, 8 years of work, 120 characters, a team of
Magazine GQ, “Man in Progress”.
300 people and Eugenio’s unique vision. A journey through the last 50 years of our time, a reflection of
In 2015 he participates in the 25th anniversary of De-
our virtues and imperfections and a walk through the
ichtorhallem Hamburg (Germany) with three pieces
memories of an exceptional artist.
inspired in the work of the great artist that gave name
All within the same space, it is a very ambitious
to the exhibition: “Picasso in Contemporary Art”, also
project that has been completely exhibited by the
exposed at the end of that year in Ohio (USA) at the
first time as an installation at CEART, Centro de Arte
Wexner Center for the Arts.
Tomás y Valiente in Fuenlabrada, Madrid, in 2018. The exhibition 365º, during 2019, has been fully
Later in 2015 he was invited to collaborate in “Distinc-
exhibited in the Vital Foundation Room, Spain; in the
tion”, a retrospective about fashion photography for
Camera Work Gallery, Berlin, in Shanghai Culturest,
Museu del Disseny in Barcelona.
China. Some of the 365º photographs have been
In 2016, the FIT museum in New York displays 3
exhibited in Paris Photo, France, Summerset House,
works from the Fairy Tale Fashion, which would later
London, and ARCO, International Contemporary Art
be edited in a book under the same title, compiling
Fair, Madrid. At the moment it is visible at River City,
the rest of the series.
Bangkok, since July 1st until October 15th, 2021.
In 2016 he finishes his first short film as a director:
His next project, A Thousand and One Nights, will
Manuscrit Trouvé Dans L´Oubli, based on the book
possibly be the biggest photographic project ever
by Alberto Mendez The Blind Sunflowers, with more
made.
than 30 awards and nominations. He currently lives behind the camera.
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Anastasiya Otkidach My name is Anastasiya Otkidach. I grow up in Ukraine in Crimea, very beautiful place to be…surrounded by nature, sea and mountains. First time when I picked up camera and start shootings was when I was 5 years old. I fell in love with it from the first try and since then I never stopped learning and exploring this art. My art very specific. I love movies, love directing, love fairytale and dark side of us. I believe that a dark side it’s the most interesting thing in anything. That’s why my photography not a cute one:) My inspiration I’m taking from movies and traveling. I start travel when I was 18 and never stopped since then :) I’m shooting with Leica. Best camera in my opinion. Wanna have them all:) but right now is MP-240. Full frame. All manual. Photography is my life… that’s how I found my way to express my feelings and give my imagination a freedom. Now I’m 31 years old. Living in Bali, raising wolfs and creating art.
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magic owen From an early age Magic always had an attraction to the arts especially Photography. She started experimenting with film cameras and spending hours in the Darkroom. The digital age gave her freedom to experience new concepts and let her imagination run free. Combining photography and fashion was always meant to be, as her second nature is to style and predict fashion trends. For her it is all about creating a story, looking at every angle of the shoot including hair and makeup. Always buzzing with new ideas, Magic is a true artist, connecting with models to capture something unique and making every editorial fresh and different. As an Olympus Fashion Mentor primarily uses Olympus Cameras and lenses. Specialising in Art Direction, directing and shooting campaigns, fashion editorials, beauty, lookbooks and portfolio updates for models/HMUAS. With an eye for detail she is able to interpret clients’s briefs and convey the story to her creative team through moodboards. Magic is very knowledgeable when it comes to Hair/ Make up Trends and has years of experience in the fashion industry, supporting new designers and mixing Vintage/Current and undiscovered creatives to create a very distinctive style. www.magicowen.co.uk @magicowenphotography
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Blue Off the Shoulder Gown: ASOS Rhinestone gloves: Mishi May
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Julia Buruleva Julia Buruleva is a conceptual photographer
unusual images combine performance and
and art director, specializing in conceptual,
installation – filled with a spirit of improvi-
fashion and advertising photography and
sation and play. Inspired by her surround-
motion (music videos and advertising)
ings, the photographer stops at nothing to reconstruct her dreams and fantasies.
Born in Russia she completed a degree in
Through her images, reality crumbles and
Saint Petersburg University of Art and Cul-
gives way to surrealist whims, provoked by
ture as a fine art photographer, then worked
the richness of her daily life. And out of her
as a commercial photographer in Moscow
mind, come fanciful compositions in which
for 10 years and travelled a lot all over the
the bodies – pulled straight out of nature
world, and now based in Barcelona, a city
– become extensions of the environment.
which combines creative atmosphere, spirit
Without ever seeking to sexualize nudity,
of freedom and powerful cultural back-
Julia Buruleva captures it to bring an addi-
ground in architecture, painting and music.
tional abstraction, a greater absurdity to her extravagant paintings instead. A playful
Represented by art gallery InsideOut @In-
dive into an irresistibly inconceivable world.
sideoutphotogallery (Belgium) and Begemot
Julia Buruleva realizes her art, her concept of
Gallery (Barcelona)
photography through a process that is only apparently articulated because it is rich in
Her artist style combines photography,
cultural references, especially pictorial, and
installation, performance. She creates her
daily life. The result, on the other hand, is
own theatre during the shoots full of weird
sharp, clear. Sensual and expertly conceived.
but visually strong aesthetics. The way she
A winning mix that leads her to become one
plays with scenery, objects, light, decorations
of the most important conceptual photogra-
gives us the feeling of surrealism. Disco balls
phers of the moment.
glint in sky blue mirrors. Rainbow figures recline against rugged landscapes. Bodies lie on top of stacked red chairs. Fruit, flowers and pollen cover faces. Her bright, bold and
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JESUS DE LA CRUZ Jesús de la Cruz is an advertising, fashion and portrait photographer. It’s precisely that mix that defines him. Imaginative sets, characters with strong personality and mind blowing stories are some of the elements you’ll find in Jesus´ work. He is based in Monterrey, Mexico where he founded 8 years ago, Area Cinco Studio, one of the biggest studios in Mexico, a space for creatives and clients with the same ultimate goal, create experiences and art.
Fashion Photographer Jesús De la Cruz j@ esusdelacruzfotografo Model Isadora Garza i@ sadoragarza Stylists Norma Sierra n @ ormsnormsnorms Sabina De la Cruz s@ abinadlacruz Styling Assistant Diego Martínez e @ lpinche.stylist Make up Lorena Arce l@ orena.arcebeauty Hair Sebastian Rivera h @ olasebastyan Hair Assistant Joss Valle j@ ossvallle Set Dresser Rik Carpio r @ ik_carpio Photography Studio rÁ ea Cinco a @ reacinco 316
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