Ray of Inspirology: Hedi Slimane

When I think about black and white photography, there is always a person pop out in my mind. His name is Hedi Slimane. He once work as a creative designer for Dior Homme for a few years until he leaves the brand in July 2007. Since then, he has done a lot of photo shoots, both personal and commercial, and has become one of the most famous photographers of all times.

I always find his style to be unique. Most of the time when you look at his photos, you know that he only uses a very simple set up and still be able to achieve amazing results. Most of his photos are in black and white but they are never lack of modernism. Once I have a conversation with my friends and we are discussing his photos, in the end we come up with this conclusion: His photo is like a landscape photo, it is something that you will actually want to buy it and hang it on the wall, regardless the person in the photo is a celebrity or not. Overall, his photos are going towards an artistic approach and I personally really like his dramatic shadow effects.

If you believe you have never heard of his name or seen his works, trust me, they are everywhere. One of the recent works he has done is the CD cover of Lady GaGa's latest CD: The Fame Monster. Also, he has done a spread of Robert Pattinson for the magazine AnOther Man.

Here are some of his works.

Courtesy of Vogue Homme International S/S 08

Courtesy of Prada

Courtesy of Vogue Paris

Courtesy of Lady GaGa.com