Photographer #15: Steven Klein

My next photographer I chose was Steven Klein. Steven Klein’s fantasy-like and sexually charged photography has captivated the fashion industry for 28 years since his first professional job, shooting a Christian Dior campaign in 1985. Klein is regularly called to shoot campaigns for Balenciaga, Alexander Wang , Louis Vutton, Chanel, Christian Dior, Emporio Armani, Calvin Klein, Tom Ford, and Dolce & Gabanna. I like that each one of his images are almost inspirational and give off a message or a bold kind of fashion statement. “You give him a dress,” said Anna Wintour, “and he will give you a girl in a dress with a robot in a garden.” Dennis Freedman , the creative director of W, concurred, telling the New York Times, Klein’s work “is very much in sync with the idea that things are never what they really appear.”  After reading that and seeing how unique his images are this man truly shocks me with every image. He is indeed the farthest thing from boring and unoriginal and it draws me into his work even more. It's almost like a black and white photo with a splash of color--his work is captivating.

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