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Emily found this great British
Vogue photography book in Bozeman, Montana. It discusses the process of how the magazine has worked with photographers over the years, and features a bunch of outtakes, contact sheets, re-touching notes, correspondence, etc.
Here are some highlights (click to enlarge).
Michael Cooper, 1965
Helmut Newton, 1966
A 22 year-old David Bailey's first contribution to
Vogue, 1960. The letter is an interesting read: "In return for this guarantee, it is understood you will do no editorial work for either Harpers Bazaar or the Queen."
Norman Parkinson, 1958 and 1960.
John Deakin, 1952. ("I am very worried about John Deakin at the moment, since he is obviously a very sick man, and should not really be working at all. As you know, he has noone to look after him, and in his present condition he is finding it extremely difficult to wash, shave, etc., and I think that the whole business is beginning to get him down.")
Ellen Von Unwerth, 1991. (Really classic and beautiful compared to some of her later work—this reminds me of a higher contrast Peter Lindbergh.)
Unknown, 1974. (Looks a little like later Sam Haskins, or
Jeanloup Sieff in color.)
Guy Bourdin, 1971 and 1970.
Just Jaeckin, 1967.
Bob Richardson, 1966.
Don Honeyman, 1952.
Horst, 1949.
Guy Bourdin, 1977. (I would not be surprised if this shoot was the inspiration for the current Versace campaign by Mario Testino, below.)
Photograph by Guy Bourdin from British Vogue, September 1975 – part of an exhibition of rarely seen Bourdin photographs on view through December 10th at the French Embassy in New York. The exhibition coincides with the long-awaited (at least around here) arrival of a new book of Bourdin's photography, In Between, edited by Shelly Verthime and published by Steidl Dangin.
In Between, pictured above, is available now from your favorite bookstore, or directly from steidlville.com (click for more info and images).
