Glamour photos

The concept of glamour taps into our innermost desires. Though often unfairly limited to just the depiction of fashion and art, women or celebrities, the writer Virginia Postrel notes that glamour is bigger than that - it has power in the form of nonverbal persuasion. In a talk on glamour in 2014, Postrel notes that “glamour is something that creates a sense of projection and longing. The longing is by channeling our desires." An often misinterpreted field, the history of glamour photography lies somewhere between the realms of fashion photoshoots and pornography, originating in the early years of 1900s France. As the Golden Age of Hollywood flourished stateside, the turn of the century saw art and photography shift to the U.S. and Ruth Harriet Louise becoming one the most prolific photographers of the 1920s. As the decades progressed so too did the ideas around what defines glamour photography. It does not indeed pull from a limited pool of subjects, as seen in the work by Alain Daussin and in particular in the black and white nudes of Gun Roze, as the artist captures how alluring the liberty of 1980s New York was compared to today. Thus, this style of photography questions our innermost desires - to let down our own guards and succumb to the allure of glamour in all of its forms.

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Le vaisseau fantôme

Champagne

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Travolta

Stallone

Sophia Loren

Paul Newman

Obelisque et Tour Eiffel

Montant et Signoret

Liza Minnelli

Johnny Halliday

Diana

Daniel

Self Portrait 1964

Diamond Crusher

Black Birkin

Glitter cola

John Travolta

Rose

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Paint Birkin

Glitter pour

Glitter Pill

Champagne hill heel

Champagne

Birkin spill

Johnny Hallyday. Bain de soleil à St Tropez. 9 Aout 1977

Johnny Hallyday. Sur scène à Milan. 10 Février 1986

Johnny Hallyday. Bain de soleil à Saint Tropez . 9 Aout 1977

Johnny Hallyday. Sur scène à Paris. Le 2 Janvier 1991

Le moulin rouge

Turbulences d'énergie mécanique

Tempête de sable à la bibliothèque

Black on Blonde

The Very Thought of You

Edinburgh Afternoon

The masked beauty

Good night

Guess again

Blown away

Flower market

Ocean blonde

Risky landing

Smoke show

Louis Vuitton Legs

Splashing heart

Girl in Central Park, New York

Sea dreams

Portrait de femme Waterproof Mascara