The Big Picture
The Big Picture
1st Edition
Published in December 2014
Book
Hardback
424 pages
978-3-86930-543-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is Arthur Elgort's first comprehensive book, showing his world-renowned fashion imagery alongside his personal
work. The book spans Elgort's five-decade career and illustrates his longevity as an emulated fashion photographer. His
lively and casual shooting style is significantly influenced by a lifelong love of music and dance, particularly jazz and ballet.
Elgort's 1971 debut in British Vogue created a sensation in the fashion world where his soon-to-be iconic "snapshot"
style and emphasis on movement and natural light transcended norms of fashion photography. Elgort subsequently
rose to fame working for such distinguished magazines as American, French and Italian Vogue, Interview, GQ, Life and
Rolling Stone and shooting advertising campaigns for fashion labels including Chanel, Valentino and Yves Saint Laurent.
work. The book spans Elgort's five-decade career and illustrates his longevity as an emulated fashion photographer. His
lively and casual shooting style is significantly influenced by a lifelong love of music and dance, particularly jazz and ballet.
Elgort's 1971 debut in British Vogue created a sensation in the fashion world where his soon-to-be iconic "snapshot"
style and emphasis on movement and natural light transcended norms of fashion photography. Elgort subsequently
rose to fame working for such distinguished magazines as American, French and Italian Vogue, Interview, GQ, Life and
Rolling Stone and shooting advertising campaigns for fashion labels including Chanel, Valentino and Yves Saint Laurent.
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Author
Arthur Elgort wurde 1940 geboren und ist in New York City aufgewachsen. Er besuchte die Stuyvesant High School und das Hunter College, wo er anfangs Malerei studierte bevor er zur Fotografie wechselte. Unter Elgorts zahlreichen Büchern befinden sich Personal Fashion Photographs (1983) und der Bestseller Models Manual, der während des Booms der Supermodels 1994 veröffentlicht wurde. Elgort hat außerdem bei zwei Filmen Regie geführt: Texas Tenor: The Illinois Jacquet Story (1992) und dem Dokumentarfilm Colorado Cowboy (1993), der den legendären Cowboy Bruce Ford porträtierte und 1994 die Auszeichnung Beste Kamera beim Sundance Film Festival gewann. 2011 erhielt Elgort den Board of Directors' Special Tribute Award des Council of Fashion Designers of America.