FILM CAN HAT – JOHN THORNTON

As Thorton recounts, “I asked an old mate in film for a couple of film cans and some lengths of 35mm film strip. The idea was to marry film and still photography. We made the film can into a hat and used a fishing line to float the 35mm film before we lit the shot with a ‘Fish Fryer’ strobe light made locally by the famous lighting engineers David Cecil and John Leach.”

LADY OF LONDOLOZI – LUCINDA COLDREY

Inspired by the immense power and absolute tranquillity of the leopard in her environment.

BALLET FLAMENCO – LEO MASON

Recalling the work of iconic ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, this stunningly ethereal shot captures the dancers at the height of their motion. Dancing the flamenco, Mason captures the lady’s dramatic use of cloth as she whips it around her head.

BOXED IN – JOHN THORNTON

Being inspired by Guy Bourdain and his photographs that he produced for Charles Jourdan I took this image. The shoes are those of Terry de Havilland, the rock’n’roll cobbler who in the 1970’s had a shop in The Kings Road called “Cobblers to the World”. Bianca Jagger, Cher, Bette Midler and Anita Pallenberg where flaunting his designs.

THE PRINCESS – PAUL MELLIA

Now one of the fastest selling artists in today’s contemporary art scene, Paul is renowned for his distinctive 3-D interpretations of celebrated icons. Straddling the delicate line between visual art and popular culture, his work is neither illustrative or photographic but standing between the two – verging on fantasy.

MIRROR MIRROR – JAMIE LUNDY

In this photograph, Jamie Lundy shows us Sylvia’s powerful, sculptural features, the appearance of which are reinforced by her powerful pose. Who can doubt that Newton admired this strong woman.

DIAMOND NIGHTS – LINDA LIEBERMAN

In the words of Lieberman, ‘Diamond is about fun, excitement, and laughter’. Taking cue from the elegant fashion photography of Cecil Beaton, this photography oscillates between refined elegance and something altogether more heady.

SHOE – HELMUT NEWTON

In ‘Shoe’, we see Newton moving away from full-length portraits and towards more abstract explorations of line and form. Newton’s mastery of both suggestion and narrative, using sparing visual details, is unparalleled here. Time and again, Newton returned to the motif of the high heel as a symbol of both power and danger.

QUEEN – JONNY WAN

In this illustration, Jonny draws the well-known figure of the Queen, part of every household at the top of a pack of cards. Resplendent in a sea of orange forged from a number of different patterns, the Queen sits in profile with a flower and orb. Some of the patterns reflect an aboriginal heritage.