Koto Bolofo - Photographer

[travolta]

that comme shoot is lovely! i esp. love post #5!

 

[Estella*]

german vogue october 05 ... scans by me / sorry for the mediocre quality...

i wish there were more models as characteristic and strong as erin o'connor

'diva assoluta'


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[Estella*]

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[.francesca]

ooohh i love the atmosphere in the black and white work..in the editorial especially...the quality of the light, the skies..reminds me of my favorite type of weather...mid afternoon with dark clouds gathering, getting ready for an autumn rainstorm! i love it! i LOVE when still, 2 dimensional photographs can give you a feeling like that...makes for a good photo, methinks

thanks anna, i love this work.

 

[mjk]

I want to start getting German Vogue! Those editorials are amazing. I want to frame the photo in #2.

The first editorial reminds of a Willa Cather novel...

 

[Estella*]

you're very welcome francesca, i like your description of what a good photograph should be

mjk, that's interesting, are you thinking of any willa cather novel in particular? i have to admit that i only read 'my antonía'......

german vogue doesn't always feature such great editorials though, i was surprised to see these two published in so short a time, bolofo seems to have a long term contract with them?

 

[mjk]

Death Comes to the Archbishop comes immediately to mind. The first editorial also brings to mind the plains of Nebraska and Iowa, minus the corn. All of Cather's novels deal with the vastness of nature and there are always characters that have to deal with feelings of alienation. That editorial fits the bill...

 

[Alien Sex Friend]

a topic on him was long overdue...

his comme des garcons editorial in the recent german vogue is a beautiful reason to start one...



(source german vogue september '05, scans by me, my scanner is good but i'm not)

post plz hq

 

[pointup]

GORGEOUS.. thank you so much estella, i love your taste always

 

[ChrissyM]

such beautiful and kind of haunting work!! i love love love the feeling of his black and white photos... especially the first editorial that anna karina/estella mare posted . Just gorgeous!! I think .francesca described it all perfectly!

 

[adorefaith]

these are magnificent

i wish i could find these bigger....
i love this story.... tinkerbelle's forest in vogue nippon.....

 

[peppi]

buuump..
I just discovered this wonderful photographer, so happy he has a thread allready

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[peppi]

same source

this looks kind of tim walker-ish

 

[Estella*]

vogue germany august 06, 'hochsaison'
scanned by me

not just as dramatic as usual but the more charming

 

[Estella*]

same source
this looks kind of tim walker-ish

i can't see your pictures but i do think they have a similar aesthetic only bolofo tends to be more sinister...

 

[Estella*]

^^continued.

double page
(sorry, ugly scanning)

 

[Estella*]

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[Estella*]

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[MulletProof]

i love the mood of it, estella. . it seems sincere, unlike other 20s inspired eds. and I also like that it's a new issue and "they didnt use the 'it' clothes of the season" *fakes american accent* . it's lovely...we only get these kind of editorials once every two years in my country's vogue. brr.

 

[peppi]

from russian vogue




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