Search: terry richardson
Why: Kylie of 2Pz posted this bit of this article about hipsters in NY Magazine:
One could say, exaggerating only slightly, that the hipster moment did not produce artists, but tattoo artists, who gained an entire generation’s arms, sternums, napes, ankles, and lower backs as their canvas. It did not produce photographers, but snapshot and party photographers: Last Night’s Party, Terry Richardson, the Cobra Snake. It did not produce painters, but graphic designers. It did not yield a great literature, but it made good use of fonts.Terry Richardson is a fashion photographer, jicydak. (He took those pictures of James Franco in drag.) And so I read about him, and I saw this:
Ew. And there's more.In March 2010, Richardson faced allegations that he routinely sexually abused models he had worked with. Danish model and filmmaker Rie Rasmussen publicly accused Richardson of habitually exploiting and sexually abusing the models he photographs. She stated, "he abuses his power to put young girls into compromising positions [...] [they] are too young to stand up for themselves."
In interviews, Richardson has confirmed his behaviour. "At first, I'd just want to do a few nude shots, so I'd take off my clothes, too … I'd even give the camera to the model and get her to shoot me for a while. It's about creating a vibe, getting people relaxed and excited. When that happens you can do anything. I don't think I'm a sex addict, but I do have issues. Maybe it's the psychological thing that I was a shy kid, and now I'm this powerful guy with his boner, dominating all these girls."
Richardson stated "It's comedy. A lot of it starts with me saying to a girl, 'Do you want to do nudes?' And they're like, 'I don't want to be naked', so I say, ' I'll be naked and you take the pictures. You can have the camera. You can have the phallus.' [...] and since I'm in so many of the pictures, aren't I objectifying myself a bit?"
Answer: He looks like a Terry:
Source: Terry Richardson's Diary
The More You Know: He is reminding me of Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones (for a lot of creepy reasons):
