Ballads of sex, love and loss — In the new issue of Aperture, the iconic American photographer curates some of her biggest influences, from established image-makers to fresh new talent.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Kindred spirits — There is a lineage of photographers who shoot to shock, planting themselves in fringe-dwelling scenes with the eye of a lustful voyeur. Larry Clark was never one of them. His photographs of wayward teens bingeing on sex and drugs, and leaving 1960s America aghast, are moments that he lived. It’s in this brutal suburbia, in the faces of strung-out kids, that skateboarder Ed Templeton first realised that his own life could be a muse.
Written by: Ed Templeton
Talking nostalgia, Larry Clark, and the atrocities of 90210 — They're a hit on Instagram, have probably clogged up your Tumblr feed, and are inspiring pieces of photography for fashion designers and Hollywood set decorators alike. For photographer Adrienne Salinger, they were something she did twenty years ago.
Written by: Adam White
Larry Clark's masterpiece comes of age — Films, music videos, clothing brands, photo projects; the Kids influence still runs deep in contemporary culture.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Kids F’ckn Up Hollywood — Photographer-filmmaker Larry Clark has been keepin’ kids real for forty-plus years.
Written by: Shelley Jones