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Color Photographs 2006 to 2008

Editor’s Note: Opening Reception – Friday, February 24, 2012 from 5 to 7. Location: Atrium Gallery – Marshall Fine Arts Building, Haverford College – Haverford, Pa. The exhibition is scheduled from February 24 to April 22, 2012.

Upenn: Photography $ Fashion

Posted on February 8, 2012

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The Walk: What is the best piece of advice you would give someone who wants to go into the fashion photography industry?
TW: Study Art and Photographic History, Politics, Business and current events. It is also very important to be driven by an unrelenting passion/obsession: to become the very best in the field. As the great Alexey Brodovitch used to say: “astonish me”!

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Bonnie Arbittier

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The Walk: Which designers have been most inspirational to your work? What about these designers resonates most with you and your personal voice?
TW: The first designer that was most inspirational early on was Emilio Pucci. He was one of the first artist that I recognized that became a master of his craft and the art of branding – by the application of his signature to has textile designs. I loved his sense of style, his choice of fabric and palette. His scarves for women and ties for men were commonplace in my parent’s wardrobes. In recent times, Calvin Klein has always impressed me for pushing the envelope of eroticism and fashion. Sam Shahid, the man behind CK’s sexy ad campaigns – designed the original lay out for my second book, Tableaux Vivants.

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Renata Siruckova

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The Walk: What does the word “fetish” mean to you? How do you encourage a student to incorporate the concept of fetish into their fashion photographs?
TW:Fetish means a penchant or obsessive interest in a particular thing, often related to sexual desire. Any student that endeavors to incorporate the concept of a particular fetish in a body of work are encouraged to understand the law: as it applies to what is commonly referred to as the censorship of obscene material. Working within the framework of the law, is important for the production of any photograph that may be considered lewd or lascivious in nature.

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Tara McConachie

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The Walk: At what point do you believe that nudity in art crosses the line into pornography? Is there such a distinction?
TW: I don’t believe there is a distinction. Nudity in art is about context and sometimes the subject area of the artists oeuvre has a very compelling erotic component. Pornography is primarily defined by politicians and legislators.

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Clare Din

Editor’s Note: The Walk is a student run fashion magazine, published by the University of Pennsylvania. Cover Photograph: Erica Sasche – Copyright 2012

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Photographs to accompany the interview were produced by TW’s Photography & Fashion students at Penn. The next course offering, Fall of 2012.

www.Summit.OnwardPhoto.org

Posted on February 7, 2012

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Posted on January 31, 2012 – Copyright 2012

Elizabeth Southward

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Elizabeth Southward

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……….As I was going through my wardrobe in anticipation of the sitting with TW, an overwhelming feeling of anxiety came over me. I was born and raised in a catholic environment with fairly conservative parents. I wondered how my family would react to a compilation of eroticism and fashion. Modeling had only become a recent passion of mine. I have participated in shoots ranging from avant-garde to beauty, but I never agreed to the nudity genre. To this day, I have conformed to my far from liberal background. Ultimately, I was intimidated by Tony’s visions.

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Elizabeth Southward

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Don’t get me wrong, I have always admired TW’s work and his eye for beauty—I just could never envision myself in any of his models’ shoes. I knew one of the models he had previously collaborated with, who seemed so in tune with her body and sexuality. He reminded me of a fatherly figure who had an innate passion for art and enormous love for the female body. Both key traits I admire.

Copyright 2012

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About The Author: Elizabeth Southward currently studies English at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She hopes to pursue the field of Public Relations upon her graduation. She sought out modeling at the end of May 2011, and currently spends her free time partaking in shoots. She was signed to Reinhard Agency in Philadelphia in August of 2011. She hopes to continue modeling full-time upon graduation and model internationally.
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Her interests include volunteering at the Camden County Animal Shelter in Blackwood, NJ. She specifically nurtures felines in preparation for adoption. Other interests include: tutoring elementary age children, fashion, reading the classics, baking, traveling, and attending cultural events in the Philadelphia area.