Leapt From The Pages.

Spending hours mesmerized by the fashion photography that graces the pages of my favorite magazines, such as Nylon and NEET Magazine has finally ended.  Well, no, it hasn't.  But rather, someone is finally giving us the pleasure of admiring such beautiful artwork outside of our monthly periodical indulgence.  New York's International Center of Photography is launching a "year of fashion" which consists of three exhibits, rotating throughout the current year, having opened with the first exhibit on January 16th.  The exhibitions aim to display different aspects and styles of fashion photography (contemporary, classic, street, etc.) in a more respectable surrounding.  It goes without saying that I will be visiting this exhibition at least once.

While some find fashion photography to be a stretch from the real artistic nature, I find it to be just opposite.  It captures multiple aspects of art in an art form itself.  People often loose the respect for this art because it's often associated with celebrity culture and gossip rags.  Do you see these photographs? Absolutely stunning.  There is no way this is not art.  It embodies the same form, content, and context that goes into creating other styles of photography, paintings, and sculptures.  These photographers are pure geniuses.