BRAVE NEW WORLD

Kieron Le Vine

On my final shoot day, i was really lucky to have Kieron Le Vine in our technical lesson. Kieron is a graduate from Solent University, and gets most of his inspiration from nature. He told myself that when he is walking around parks and even on the streets, he picks up things from the floor that he thinks will work well in his pieces, e.g feathers, skulls and bones. He is such a genuine, lovely guy to talk to, and should be really proud of his work. Many of the items took ages to make, as there is such a high attention to detail. He let us borrow his amazing head pieces and jewellery for our images. Below are a few images of just some of his incredible work. In an interview for Spindle magazine, he quoted

"humans intrigue me so much as well but particularly tribes, indigenous peoples and Shamans mainly due to their connection to nature."-Spindle, 6th April 2011, Kieron LeVine

His blog is amazing, and shows high amounts of inspiration, especially from his travels. http://itsfine-levine.blogspot.com

I have been in contact with Kieron, and hope that i also helped him achieve some great images to showcase his work. I would love to collaborate with him in the future.

References-

http://spindlemagazine.com/2011/04/kieron-levine/

http://itsfine-levine.blogspot.com

Jan Schlegel

Jan Schlegel is a photographer i came across during my research. He has visited over 61 countries in his lifetime, regularly travelling to remote places, such as Africa and Asia, which are 'secluded from tourism of the western world. I love his images, as they are so natural and beautiful, and none are staged, and all 'captured in their own habitat. ' The only thing which is used on every image is a grey background, causing 'attention to the people, not on their living conditions'

As mentioned on his website, 'The basic message is the internal and external beauty of the pictured people, emphasising their uniqueness, their value and their irreparableness. He fights for the particularity and individuality of the cultures.

He is such an inspiring photographer. He gets involved with the tribes, living their everyday lives, staying several weeks.

He gains trust with the people, to be able to create such a deep, intense and beautiful photograph.

All images are from JAN C. SCHLEGEL website http://www.jan-schlegel.com/index.php.

Nale, 18, Sure Tribe, Ethiopia.

Rendille Tribe

Katukula, 18, Himba Tribe, Namibia

Vivienne Westwood does Tribal

The 'glitter drenched warrior women' of Vivienne Westwoods A/W 2011-12, marched down the gold runway to I Will Survive, being smudged with warpaint on their faces. As you can tell, Westwood had a tribal motif running through her catwalk, with tribal print t-shirt dresses, and dramatic gold gowns; Being inspired by the world wide woman.