As a lover of free print materials such as leaflets and magazines, my attention was instantly captured by a new, large format photography magazine called [f22]. Naturally, I grabbed it without hesitation and left Kettle’s Yard art gallery, trying to retain my balance under the heavy mountain of other FREE publications quietly nesting under my arm (to name a few: The Explorer, Cambridge Style & CB Magazine).
Anyway, back to my original point. If you can get your hands on a copy of the f22 Magazine (available in art galleries, libraries, museums across the UK) then you won’t be disappointed, especially as it’s only the third edition in. It reports on art and photography with an international perspective – highlighting projects that will interest photographers and great people worth considering.
Holding a certain fascination for classical nude photography (tasteful of course), I immediately noticed the beautiful advert for photographer Mona Kuhn on the back of the publication. Her photography embodies exactly what I love about classical nude photography and what it should be – a celebration of the human form and its juxtaposition with nature, portrayed in a sensual rather than in a sleazy way. I think the latter is helped when we view this from a female perspective – they evoke the raw beauty of human nature.
Here are a few examples of her work that I think particularly demonstrate this:
Mona’s Bordeaux series can be viewed at Flowers Galleries in London from the 5 – 29 October 2011. She is truly one to keep an eye on. I’m planning my visit already!
Dominika Eureka 