Riot Grrrl

I previously posted the Guardian Newspapers article of whether the messages of the Riot Grrrl music scene and zine of the 90s is still relevant now. During a slight obsessive moment of buying all of the music and looking up the history, I came across some pages from the zine (founded by Kathleen Hanna the lead in Bikini Kill and Le Tigre). It seems to me that all of the problems that they were trying to tackle are still big issues now. I'm sure most women and girls of all ages get harrassed often when walking down the street (especially young girls by older men) and wonder why boys aren't called sluts when they're just as bad if not worse than the girls.

My Work : Selection From Little Photo

My Work : Blue

A pretty simple assignment for Similarities and Differences.

My Work : Emotion Grid

Did this shoot yesterday lunchtime with the adorable Francesca for my photography exam. It was inspired by the Corrine Day grid of Kate Moss and i took it on my Canon 1000D on manual. Luckily the lighting was almost perfect. Now I've got to shoot a similiar thing with different people using film to experiment with in the darkroom.

Got a new phone with a rather decent camera. The flash isn't brilliant so I'm avoiding using it. Here are some quick snaps around Herne Hill using a black and white setting.

"Pushing Fashion Boundaries in an Era Without Any"

Model Rick Genest is the main feature in the new Thierry Mugler campaign. Otherwise known as Zombie Boy, Rick is best known for his detailed skeletal body art then his portfolio. His reason for the body art is a love for horror movies and fascination with the decomposition of the human body. He is one of a few models found through Cathy Horyns "Pushing Fashion Boundaries in an Era Without Any" along with transsexual model Lea T, androgynous model Andrej Pejic, and albino model Stephen Thompson pictured below (left to right). Is the fashion world opening up its doors for those who are usually the outcasts in the competitive industry? Or is this just a circus like display of the odd for us all to marvel at? I do hope it is not the latter.

Larry Clarke - Tulsa

Tulsa is a portfolio of black and white photographs by Larry Clarke. The photos show his young friends in the 1970s from the subcultures of punk rock, surfing and skateboarding and was controversial for showing the casual drug use, underage sex and violence that they engage in. He is best known for this work and the movie Kids.

Ethans Party

House parties are the best places to get some good snaps. Especially when everyone's all dressed up.

Face Scans

Riot Grrl : Still Relevant 20 Years On