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Lost Angeles
In Paul Jasmin's hauntingly beautiful new book, Lost Angeles , the city takes on a quality of light and personality known only to someone who has experienced it first hand. Here are the “tarnished angels” that hang out on Hollywood Boulevard or in local motel rooms, that have come to L.A. looking for the American dream, Hollywood style, and have quickly discovered it takes more than just desire to succeed. Jasmin combines formally fluid pictures of these youths languishing in dreamlike settings or in erotically charged compositions--clothed and unclothed. His images present the viewer with a personal survey of Los Angeles, of the place and the people who live there, some of whom have realized their dreams, some of whom are still searching. A major figure in the world of photography and an influence on many of today's young artists, Jasmin has included among his subjects his friends, including Sofia Coppola, who along with long-time friend and admirer Bruce Weber, have contributed essays that explore the depths of this truly rarefied vision. They add yet another dimension to his portrait of a town they all love.
120 pages, Hardcover
First published November 2, 2004
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Sofia Coppola
32 books280 followersSofia Carmina Coppola is an American film director, actress, producer and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. She is the first American woman and third woman in history to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing, the other two women being Lina Wertmüller and Jane Campion.
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May 8, 2011
What do you know about Los Angeles?
All I know is that it's the city where people go and then secretly hope to bump into / brush shoulders with some celebrities, movie stars, superstars, whatever kind you want to call them.
There are already so many portfolios of Los Angeles. Some are now considered classics while others quickly became cliche.
I never heard of Paul Jasmin, but his photographs in this book are good. Even though obviously all subjects were posing for his camera (not candid). There's also a foreword written by Sophia Coppolla.
However, it still bothers me why do Western photographers like to display naked human beings in their books? I really need some enlightenment.
All I know is that it's the city where people go and then secretly hope to bump into / brush shoulders with some celebrities, movie stars, superstars, whatever kind you want to call them.
There are already so many portfolios of Los Angeles. Some are now considered classics while others quickly became cliche.
I never heard of Paul Jasmin, but his photographs in this book are good. Even though obviously all subjects were posing for his camera (not candid). There's also a foreword written by Sophia Coppolla.
However, it still bothers me why do Western photographers like to display naked human beings in their books? I really need some enlightenment.
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