Hi, Hello! by Romain Duquesne c/o BIRD PRODUCTION is an ironic semi literal/semi metaphorical visual exploration, into the absurdity of masculinity and the ways in which men and boys navigate through all of its notions.

Another Magazine: 'Never before has masculinity been under so much scrutiny: questions of what it is, how it connects to power and privilege, how it can be harmful or ‘toxic’ fill contemporary discourse. It’s something that Romain Duquesne – a Belgium-born, Australia-raised photographer – has spent a lot of time ruminating on and it’s this that drove him to create Hi, Hello!, a photography book that he describes as “an ironic semi-literal, semi-metaphorical visual exploration into the absurdity of masculinity and the ways in which men and boys navigate through all of its notions”.

The book opens with the words “for men who are boys, a cry to connect” scrawled across an image, which Duquesne says is “a way to identify the male who demonstrates a brash example of masculine stereotypes. For men seeking to vocalise all of their opinions with an emphatic delivery.” What follows is a series of soft, sensual photos that attempt to visualise some of the ways masculinity expresses itself. Featuring models, along with some of Duquesne’s friends, the focus is on male bodies and the interaction between male bodies; the touching of hands, the flexing of arms ...

Duquesne’s photographic language itself takes inspiration from Speak Italian: The Fine Art of the Gesture by Bruno Munari, the early work of Walter Pfeiffer and the portraiture of Man Ray, but these influences are not literal and the book stands as a strong, singular body of work.'
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'L'arte ci Spettina' Andy Massaccesi c/o BIRD PRODUCTION (Based in Milan & London) for SALI E TABACCHI

Sali e Tabacchi Journal: 'The visual story shot by @andymassaccesi in Senigallia, with accompanying text by @yestimsmall explores a series of works by one of the most influential photographers of the last century, Mario Giacomelli, that features painter Walter Bastari as a muse and protagonist.' (Styling by @alessiavanini, Set & Prop Design @stilema_studio, Talent @falko.nickel)

'I do Fashion pictures, Portraits and my Stuff. I've Studied Graphic designat ISIA Urbino & Art Direction Photography at ECAL Lausanne. My course through the images was developed around a social research on the surfacing subjects (animated and not), which through the complicity of the camera try to describe the deepest context and the photographic (un)reality.'

Selected Publications M le Monde, Kinfolk, Wallpaper, Vogue Italia, L’Uomo Vogue, GQ Italia, It’s Nice That, Alla Carta, Sz Magazine, Max Joseph, Colors, Dapper Dan, ODDA, CAP 74024, Selected Clients Etro, Canali, Superga, Yoox, Matches Fashion, Valentino, Giuseppe Zanotti, Tod’s, Zalando, Jil Sander, Giorgio Armani, Santoni, Salvatore Ferragamo, Furla
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Bellissimo Magazine Issue 3 is now available. This time the publishers did a language course. Issue 3 takes you to Germany. 164 pages of pure Germany. English and German text. Bellissimo was founded by London based photographers Paolo Zerbini and Ivan Ruberto. This magazine aims to look for style and character in places which are often ignored or pushed to one side!

On occasion, they release special editions which include language courses, so you can get to know everything from the food and culture, transport, and the language of different areas around the globe. This combines with fantastic imagery, from some talented minds to help increase your knowledge on diversity and cultures, whilst still including some passionate photography of locals. The magazine maintains its mission throughout, helping teach and bring awareness to the limitless opportunities at our fingertips, to search for our true style and character.
 

Bellissimo Magazine is a project dedicated to glorify the understated. Bellissimo Magazine has been founded by London based photographers Paolo Zerbini and Ivan Ruberto. Bellissimo Magazine is looking for style and character in places often ignored, but where people unapologetically follow their strong sense of aesthetic whatever that might be. Bellissimo is about people and where they feel they belong, it’s about a place you were not thinking to visit anytime soon, how to get there, what to expect.  ..... 164 pages, 29 x 21 cm, order at LOREM (not Ipsum).

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