Promoted Work: Talos Buccellati & Venera Kazarova

This is a beautiful collaboration between the photographer Talos Buccellati and the very talented, Russian artisan Venera Kazarova​ who makes the intricate paper cut creations worn by the models. Both are fond of "volume and pure shapes"; Venera's nature inspired forms are complimented by Talos's striking portraits.

Other contributors to this project are Alice Anselmi (stylist @ Atelier Caraco); Mayumi Oda (make up); Lera Kvasuoka, Margherita Raso & Romane Douillet (models).​

Promoted Work: Maria Louceiro

Maria Louceiro's work is quite etherial; she works in layers that obfuscate any clear narrative but there are always hints at some ungraspable meaning.

Her work can be followed on Tumblr and Flickr; she also has a Facebook page for those who would like to catch her there.

I couldn't write this without a mention of her photographs of live bands; they carry a lot of the qualities of her other work except that her obfuscation is with light and smoke; very cool.

Promoted Work: Animae / Treats!

​Last week I received two publications in the mail; while the two are completely different in content and material, they both gave me the same thrill and I thought I would write a short post about them.

The strength of independent publishing is in its diversity and its focus on delivering its own message as opposed to just being a vehicle to serve advertising. Please support indie publishers!

 

Animae

Animae

​Don't let the newsprint and rough edges fool you, Animae is beautifully crafted; the paper is a perfect fit. This publication has this seamless way of weaving the photography, design, illustration and words together into a very unique style. It's edgy and sexy; analogue and tactile; graphic and considered.

Animae is priced at £5 and is still available; it can be ordered here.

 

Treats!​

Treats!​

Treats! is very accomplished; someone has thought about how it feels in your hands (very nice), the weight of the paper and the layout but far more important is the nature of the content. This is no shiny glamour mag ​with vacant, plastic subjects or unidentifiable, shallow photographers; it's a collection of very good photographers that approach their contributions with their own style and integrity. 

Treats! is available to order as a subscription or individually (physical and digital) from their website; it's worth the price.