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As any professional photographer, photo editor, graphic designer or writer can attest, a lot of great images and words never make it past the edit rounds of a magazine. There’s just not enough room for everything. Even with the seemingly limitless possibilities and content populating the World Wide Web, there remain scores of visionary moments, enlightening tales and grin-worthy anecdotes that never reach you, the consumer. It’s the way things are.
But it doesn’t have to be the way things will be. Respect is about bringing you what would otherwise be left on the cutting room floor, boxed up in a studio or collecting digital dust on a hard drive. Why? Because we believe beauty is worth seeing.
With this inaugural issue, we bring you rare frames from nine photographers whose work has helped shape not only your visions of hip-hop’s icons, but hip-hop’s view of itself. And, even with this, we’ve had to leave out moving and engaging stories, pristine and iconic shots. There are photographers whose work couldn’t make this issue, just as there are those whom we’ve recently lost— namely Shawn Mortensen, whose most enduring image may very well be the definitive snapshot of Tupac Shakur, in a straitjacket; and the great Irving Penn, who, while not a hip-hop photographer, undoubtedly inspired every lensman in this issue.
Despite our limitations, we believe we’ve done something that’s worthy of your respect and that of the photographers who graciously granted us access to their archives, their memories and some of the secrets behind their techniques. While they all work in the same medium, they’re a varied bunch with unique idiosyncrasies that move through their particular creative waves and empower this issue with fascinating contrast. The incomparable Phil Knott isn’t big on taking photos where eyes are prominent; Barron Claiborne’s stirring, nigh-surrealist shots are almost always all about the eyes. Danny Clinch’s superb take on reality relishes in the candid, unscripted moments; Anthony Mandler’s panoramic imagination leads him to create elaborate fantasy settings that juxtapose subjects with uncommon settings.
What all of the masters in this volume do have in common is a humbling respect for each other and for their subjects. And if there is a single thread throughout their work, it’s a mission to capture the bold and the bewitching, no matter how sublime, and translate it into something you can hold in your hands to open up worlds within yourself.
In that way, they are like the creative staff of this magazine, working to create something you will cherish, something you can respect. This is an offering. We hope you find it worthy.
kris ex, Editor
Thanks to Respect Magazine via RR
BET Awards 2009: In Pictures
Jun 29
TMZ has obtained photographic evidence that Tupac Shakur is alive and well and drinking Hand Grenades in New Orleans — unless we’re terribly mistaken.
13 years after he was shot and “killed” in Las Vegas … a man appearing to be 2pac was spotted in a bar on Bourbon Street last weekend. We were unable to get any sort of DNA evidence — but this photo is good enough for us
Still dont believe it!
For the first time ever, the Royal Albert Hall will allow artists to turn the walls of the historic venue¹s Loading Bay into a gallery of graffiti and street artwork.
In conjuction with Daydream Network, ‘LOAD’ will take a graphical journey through some of the most memorable moments in the Hall¹s existence starting with its opening in 1871 through to one of the first showcases of electric lighting, the suffragettes movement, Winston Churchill¹s TV broadcast with Lord Montgomery and Mohammed Ali¹s knock out rounds.
In addition to this, LOAD will display 10ft high murals, across a 1,125 square meter space, of the most iconic musicians to have graced the Hall¹s legendary stage including stunning images of Jimi Hendrix, Pavarotti, Eric Clapton, The Killers and Frank Sinatra. A third space in the Loading Bay will be dedicated to the art forms¹ urban roots with graffiti interpretation in keeping with the timeless and classic theme of the exhibition. Up and coming graffers from across the UK are given the opportunity to showcase the diversity of styles that exist within street art as they transform the blank canvas of the Loading Bay walls. Using stencil style, photorealistic and freehand techniques, LOAD will be bold and distinctive, working with colour schemes and typography to bring the exhibition to life.
Lucy Noble, the Head of Programming at the historic venue said,
“Load is one of the most ground-breaking projects we¹ve had at the Hall. We¹re privileged to be working with some truly innovative young street artists to transform one of the largest and yet most unseen spaces in this iconic building. This will be a visually dynamic piece of art and will be a
contemporary tribute to parts of our amazing history.”‘
LOAD’ will take place on Monday 22 June and will be open free to the public.
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