Stockholm based photographer Max Modén just shot a story with Malin Å of MIKAs Stockholm. Shot at a rainy day in the Swedish archipelago, Fall On Stony Ground is a nice and toned down fall story. First time Max was featured on BTB was about a year ago, then with his former partner Waldemar Hansson, who’s also a BTB regular.

Credits:
Photographer: Max Modén
Stylist: Lisa Carlén
Hair/Make up: Anna Frid
Model: Malin Å/Mikas
Photo assistant: Hanna Thalén

Paris based Luc Braquet makes a living as an Art Director in an advertising agency, but plans a future of combining art direction and photography. He’s been taking pictures since his childhood days, but it wasn’t until in art school at the age of 19 that he really discovered his passion for it: “- Today, at the age of 25, I am obsessed with photography!”

His influences are quite varied, and he is always storing up visual inspiration: “- Photos, paintings, or films… I am naturally quite curious and always crave for more. ”

Here’s some of his work:

Los Angeles based photographer Jason Lee Parry has provided me with his latest story for Qvest, Easy Born Wild Ride, featuring the two beauties Masha Rudenko and Nadiya Chenko. Jason was featured on BTB for the first time back in April, and said this about what inspires him: “- Living in a tent in my living room and drinking whiskey for days on in, that’s when the ideas really start to flow. Or any kind of fort will do. 60s and 70s playboy mags, old motorcycle films, Jim Morrison’s Poetry, long road trips with little cash, recklessness, total freedom to be myself, Guy Bourdin, long walks at 3am, my beautiful humble woman, activities that have no meaning, bad weather, complete confidence without cockiness, being with people who do before they think, Very Small Towns and Villages, just doing shit that’s out of the ordinary.”

The post also includes a video from the shoot.

Credits
Photographer: Jason Lee Parry w/ current studio LA
Photography assistant: Jenny Sirney
Stylist: Leila Baboi and Danielle Defoe
Models:  Masha Rudenko and Nadiya Chenko w/ photogenics
Hair: Kristina Brown

27-year-old Sydney based photographer Guillaume Lechat started working as a photographer at the age of 20, fresh out of school: “- Before that I was to shy. Even after that I was still shy but I started taking pictures anyways. And I’ve got this really bad memory so that’s a good way to remember my life and people I met. My work is very autobiographical.”

His work has been published in several respected publications, such as Oyster and Yen, but Guillaume doesn’t do it for the money or the fame. “I don’t work to be published, or for money. I work for myself. Even if my mum is proud when she sees my name in a magazine. She is pointing it and scream ‘That’s you! Here, that’s my son!’ That’s always funny, but annoying in the same time.”

When asking him about his inspirations, he continues: “- Well.. I will say dogs running on the beach. No. I don’t know. It’s just a feeling I think.. I like simple things (I’m a simple guy), no artifice, no pretend. I let things come naturally to me. I never try to force myself, I think If you force yourself, you are not as inspired as if something comes naturally. There is no name for the best inspiration, it’s something you just feel. Also dogs running on the beach (naked dogs, no jackets…) and Justin Bieber because he has shiny hair.”

At the moment he’s doing a lot of work for Oyster, and is featured in the new issue with a big story about badass teenagers: “- They go back to a lost school, we shot this near Sydney. The place is crazy, imagine a huge abandon school from the 90s, trashed and lost. Some guys built a skate ramp in a classroom!

I’m also working on different personal projects. I like to be prolific, but not too much. I try to be really bored too, and it’s hard, but when I become bored I start to think about what I really want to do and then i become productive. I suppose i just need to be bored and feel bad and then escape to the boredness with ideas and hope. It s all about balance.”

Guillaume has worked in both LA and Paris, but is now enjoying life in Sydney: “- I live in this little wood house in a quiet street, I wake up with birds… Some of them are loud talkers but we are all friends.”

Here’s some of his work:

Mikael Vojinovic is a bit of a nomad, having lived and worked all over the map. Based in France at the moment the 35-year-old is producing some great work, and within his 20 years in the business his work has been published in publications such as Elle, Oyster, Maxim, Playboy, Standard, Zink, A4 and many more.

When I caught up with Mikael back in May I asked him what inspired him, his answer was honest: “- Women, women, and women!”

Having followed his work for a while I was very excited when Mikael provided me with the exclusive and vibrant story Love Lights, taking place at Pigalle, the famous red-district in Paris.

Credits:
Photography: Mikael Vojinovic
Stylist: Marz
Make-up: Emilie Peltier
Hair: Jerome Tiercelet
Model: Linnea @ Karine
Location: Pigalle, Paris

Former model Alessia Laudoni divides her time between the beautiful cities of Barcelona and Rome. About ten years ago she started working as a photo assistant, and from there her career has gone from strength to strength, working for clients such as Nike, Sony BMG, Max Italy, Max Germany, Playboy Germany, FHM, and MTV Italy to name a few.

She claims her ideas and inspirations often comes to her in visions, and she uses her camera as a sort notebook to write them down: ” - Other than that I am inspired by a certain state of mind, the body, geometry, city lights, music, architecture and movies.”

At the moment she’s occupied with a personal project called Travelling Around Music, which she is doing together with event and art manager Anna Mastrolitto.

Here’s some of Alessia’s work:

Barcelona based photographer Marc Rabadán has just provided me with an exclusive shoot with model Nina Braunsteiner. Marc that started shooting fashion earlier this year, was featured on BTB a while back. He gets inspired by contemporary conceptual photography, photojournalism, and work by fashion photographers such as Hedi Slimane, Emma Jönsson Dysell, Ellen von Unwerth, Mert & Marcus and Beau Grealy, to name a few.

The shoot and approach is bold and daring, and the result is amazing. Enjoy.

Credits:
Photography: Marc Rabadán.
Make-up: Gloria Perañada.
Hair: Tamara Ortiz.
Model: Nina Braunsteiner (ICON models) mother agency.

It’s been over a year since I last featured Ninelle Efremova on BTB, then without really providing any background on the Los Angeles based artist. Since Ninelle doesn’t really have an habit of giving interviews, this must be described as a little BTB exclusive.

She is inspired by people, their experiences and their life story. Although that may be her greatest source of inspiration, she still finds inspiration the works of other artists: “- Good books that bring out personal development in their characters are always a love of mine. I love Kundera & Kafka, I love Ayn Rand. As far as artists, Picasso (his blue & his rose period work), and Monet inspired me to start painting at an early age. Paolo Roversi’s photography is a dream, I will always consider him the great photographer of our time, since his photographs look like paintings. His connection with his subjects is superior and honest.”

Ninelle Efremova, originally from Minsk, Belarus, began her photography study through photographing details and models for her painting work. Photography quickly became a full time obsession. With strong connection to the music scene, Ninelle worked as a prominent music photographer for five years, and within the past two years shifted her focus to the world of fashion and design. Ninelle’s work has now been published world wide: “- I am grateful to the art directors that have favored my style and work. If people happen to see it and write me surprised, that’s a treat. Publishing is the outlet, but work is the focus, and future is what I’m striving for.”

And she is keeping busy: “- At the moment, I am actually working on a lot of fine art prints and putting together a new collection of work. I am working on fine art prints that will be placed in a penthouse of a 5 star hotel in Las Vegas that is opening this October. I am also starting to plan for shoots for a gallery show in Los Angeles and New York. I plan to return to my roots of painting and fine art, and I’m making a few small steps towards that. Editorial projects I’m reserving to the times that I travel to London, because the artists I’ve worked with in Europe truly inspire me to further myself and the quality of my work. Since I’m from Europe, I think as artists we connect with each other better there.”

Here’s some of her work:

Waldemar Hansson has once again provided me with an amazing editorial. Where The Wild Dream Grows was shot for the first issue of F.Hush Magazine, and features model Anastasia Scherchen. F.Hush was launched this summer, and is definitely a mag worth checking out.

Credits:
Photographer: Waldemar Hansson
Stylist: Kawa H Pour
Hair: Sherin Forsgren
Make-up: Sophia Eriksen/agentBauer
Model: Anastasia Scherchen/city model Management Paris
Photo Assistant: Peter Edqvist and Sofia Nordström
Stylist Assistant: Alexandra Alexi

Herring & Herring has provided me with yet another great story. The collaboration between Russian art director Dimitri Scheblanov and Danish photographer Jesper Carlsen is still going strong, as it has ever since they started working together in 2008. Summer Daze features Elsa (IMG), Sofia (Ford), and Le Call (One Model Management), and was featured in issue 02 of FreeStyle Magazine.

Credits:
Photography: Herring & Herring
Stylist: Masayo Kishi
Hair: Scott Wasserman for DEX NY
Make Up: Alice An
Models: Elsa @IMG, Sofia @Ford, Le Call @One Model Management