Slim Aarons: Once Upon A Time
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- Author：Slim Aarons
- ISBN：0810946033
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Ville Verkkapuro
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Very weird and interesting。 I usually don't add photography books to my feed， but this was an exception as it sparked so many thoughts。On these pages we see a collection of people who are very wealthy and very powerful。As all good photography， this peeks behind a curtain and shows something that isn't usually seen。 It contains over-the-top lavish wealth and very tasteless imagery， for example a woman posing on a great bengal tiger that has been turned into a mat。The gaze is neutral: it doesn't j Very weird and interesting。 I usually don't add photography books to my feed， but this was an exception as it sparked so many thoughts。On these pages we see a collection of people who are very wealthy and very powerful。As all good photography， this peeks behind a curtain and shows something that isn't usually seen。 It contains over-the-top lavish wealth and very tasteless imagery， for example a woman posing on a great bengal tiger that has been turned into a mat。The gaze is neutral: it doesn't judge。 Or maybe: it's not neutral， because it doesn't judge。As I was going through these pages， I got a sense of restlessness。 Most of these people， sitting on piles of money had no idea how to spend it。 You can see it in their taste （or the lack of it） and their overall uselessness that reeks from these pages。When I stumbled upon a picture of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart， I had another revelation: there's people who have earned their money。 They are nietzschean übermensch: they are exceptionally talented and are thus paid by everyone who want to see their talent （such as actors， musicians。。。） or they have been working their way to the top via inventions， be it building a new industry or coming up with something that doesn't exist。 Nobody should be rich， but it's a bit more acceptable when it happens through the elevation of the self and thus the whole mankind。 But all of the rich people who are sitting on old money or who have just hacked/rigged the financial game or whatever it is that have caused them to gain such wealth and power （that wouldn't exist without the wealth） should hang their heads in shame and give their money away。 。。。more
Laurie Fieldman
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Lush photographs， trying without trying。 The results are imperfectly perfect: no models， no lighting specialists， no set designers: only Slim's amazing eye and timing with his subject（s） in the breathtaking architectural， historical， some ancient， settings of those who live well: from the beach to the castle。 Mostly， life as it's happening， juxtaposed with posed luxe shots， indoors and out。 Admittedly， I'm a sucker for anything Royal or aristocratic （English， Irish， Spanish， Belgian， Austrian， G Lush photographs， trying without trying。 The results are imperfectly perfect: no models， no lighting specialists， no set designers: only Slim's amazing eye and timing with his subject（s） in the breathtaking architectural， historical， some ancient， settings of those who live well: from the beach to the castle。 Mostly， life as it's happening， juxtaposed with posed luxe shots， indoors and out。 Admittedly， I'm a sucker for anything Royal or aristocratic （English， Irish， Spanish， Belgian， Austrian， German， French， Italian， Monégasque）。What he learned from American artist Man Ray is my favorite quote， "He taught me so many tricks that I still use-most important， keep it simple。"Highly recommended for all artists and art/architecture lovers。 。。。more
Ellen
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Wonderful pictures from around the world from Aaron's early years。 Just beautiful。 Wonderful pictures from around the world from Aaron's early years。 Just beautiful。 。。。more
Ms P
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Beautiful book。 If like me you grew up in the sixties and seventies and are nostalgic about the technicolor and sunshine glamour of those days， when we could sunbathe， smoke and drink without knowing how bad it was for us！ Days when tans were seen as exotic （the sign of a glamours lifestyle） not from fake bake tubes， and the summers seemed endless。
Amy
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I'm kinda getting addicted to this Slim Aarons now。 This is such a gorgeous big coffee table book！This is my second book by him and I enjoy reading how he came to be a photographer of the rich， famous and privileged。 His photographs are history itself， what with film stars， royalty， presidents， etc。。。 being captured on film。 The photos are still just as beautiful and colorful and have lost none of their luster over the years。 Timeless！ I'm kinda getting addicted to this Slim Aarons now。 This is such a gorgeous big coffee table book！This is my second book by him and I enjoy reading how he came to be a photographer of the rich， famous and privileged。 His photographs are history itself， what with film stars， royalty， presidents， etc。。。 being captured on film。 The photos are still just as beautiful and colorful and have lost none of their luster over the years。 Timeless！ 。。。more
JDAZDesigns
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Great coffee table book。 Who doesn't like looking at days gone by of the idle rich and their vast estates。Oh my！ Great coffee table book。 Who doesn't like looking at days gone by of the idle rich and their vast estates。Oh my！ 。。。more
J
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