Literature

“There is no substitute for the power that a straight photograph can give you and no better instrument than a camera on a tripod. All the places we’ve photographed together and been together we’ve used a 4x5 almost to exclusion because your stillness is to be celebrated. To take that sense of space in your expression and your body language is mystical. It’s a real thrill to look at the back of this camera and see the picture you’re going to make."~ Kurt Markus“I was never one of those models who would be at all insulted if I had to be photographed from the back. Besides I can make whatever face I want.”~ Christy Turlington The great photographer Kurt Markus and the great supermodel Christy Turlington have collaborated for over 25 years now and together have created an extraordinary body of work that transcends mere “fashion” work. Without any conscious desire to create “art” that is what they have indeed accomplished.As with this specific image even though we do not even see her face the image is just supremely beautiful and moving.