Something very important you need to know about Frank is that Frank does not take photos of pretty girls against pretty backdrops. Frank shoots reality.

Melbourne based photographer She Is Frank is inspired by her own fears and emotions. She’s presenting women who exist in a messed up world, but still remain strong and beautiful. Her models are indulging in her fears. Fears about being alone, about living in a world with no water, about being killed, about always being watched, about pissing of mother nature with all our environmental crimes, about our obsession with watching tragic events on the news and about the junk we put in our bodies.

Being at the early stages of her career, she’s rapidly building up an impressive portfolio, and I can’t wait to see what she will bring us in the future. Here’s some of here work:

Young French fashion photographer Alexandre Brunet got his first camera when he was eight, and hasn’t stopped shooting since. Having studied photography for three years, he decided to step in to the wonderful world of fashion photography less than a year ago. His inspirations vary from social photojournalism by Martin Parr, or more personal works by Nan Goldin, to portraits by Richard Avedon, or offbeat fashion stories by Guy Bourdin, Terry Richardson, Juergen Teller and Katja Rahlwes. His work has been featured in magazines such as WAD and Dedicate Magazine, and I have a feeling we’ll see alot more of his work in the future.

Here’s some of it:

adrid based fashion photographer Ruben Vega has shot for magazines such as Spanish Vogue, Vanidad, and NEo2. Being aware of the world around him he finds inspiration almost everywhere, but he mentions music, films, the nature, and light to be major contributors to his inspiration. Right now Ruben is preparing for an exhibition of his personal work in Madrid, while doing fashion and celebrity projects for magazines. Besides that he’s trying to do as many model tests as possible, as he loves doing them.

I think Ruben’s work is great, and I tell ya, check out his portfolio, because what I give you is just a taste of it:

Icelandic fashion photographer Saga Sigurdardottir is currently on her second year studying fashion photography at London College of Fashion. She finds inspiration in people and art, and started photographing at the age of eight. Although she hasn’t yet graduated from college, her work has already been feature all around, including publications like Dazed and Confused, Dazed Digital, Lurve Magazine, and The Company of people. Right now she’s working on a bunch of exciting stuff, including editorials, a music videos, and her own show. So stay tuned!

I personally love her work, and discovered it through a fanzine made by some friends of mine. I was blown away. Now it’s your turn.

Here’s some of her work:

Fashion photographer Paul PJ Cheng just moved from Milan, and will soon be based in Shanghai. Paul finds the work of past photographers very inspiring, such as Erwin Blumfield’s work, but he often finds himself inspired by the work of photographers today, especially Ryan McGinley’s work. Further on he mentions Italian, French, and Japanese films to be very inspiring.

Paul has been working as a photographer on and off for about six years, and he has worked for clients such as Appendix, Glamour Paris, and Elle. Other than some photography classes i high school, Paul is pretty much self taught.

Personally, I love Paul’s work, and he only makes it better by being such a great guy. I wish him all the best, and truly believe he has a great future ahead of him.

Here’s a selection of some of his work:

Trondheim (Norway) based fashion photographer Lena Johnsen’s style is light, playful, and colourful. She uses the internet for inspiration, but finds herself often inspired by music or a film. When shooting, she prefers location. For me, her diversity is her strength, and I can’t wait to see more of her work in the future.

Here’s some of her work:

The collaboration between Russian art director Dimitri Scheblanov and Danish photographer Jesper Carlsen results in great fashion stories. They call their partnership Herring & Herring, and they have been working together ever since they met in New York 2008. In the upcoming issue of D Mode they have made the cover story Yesterday, which I just love. Not only is Ashley Smith the right model, but the concept and feel of the whole story is so good.

Credits:
Photographer: Jesper Carlsen
Art Director: Dimitri Scheblanov
Stylist: Katie Collins
Model: Ashley Smith, Trump Models (trumpmodels.com)
Hair: Naomi Porto for DEX New York
Make Up: Alice An
Retouching: Kevin Mendal

Here’s the full story:

Paris based fashion photographer René Habermacher has worked for publications such as Numéro Paris, Numéro Tokyo, V Magazine, Pop Magazine, Vogue Nippon, Vogue Germany, and L’Officiel. His commercial clients include Bulgari, L’Oréal, and Nieman Marcus. René started out as an illustrator before turning to fashion photography. His portfolio is extremely strong, and the list of clients just says it all.

Here’s some of his work:

Designers Maayan Zilberman & Nikki Dekker’s The Lake & Stars new Spring/Summer lookbook was shot by New York based Tom Hines, a big hero of mine. His photography is mystic, sensual and often constrained into strong concepts. And the story for The Lake & Stars combines all of that.

Credits:
Model, Nell Rebowe, Trump
(trumpmodels.com)
Hair & Makeup, Fernando Haddad
(fernandohaddad.com)
Prop Stylist, Jesse Kaufmann
(jessekaufmann.com)

Here’s the full story:

Usually I write some useful info here, but this time I’ll just quote the brilliant info from Patrick’s website:

“Patrick Armstrong was born and raised in upstate New York. At the age of 14, Patrick began his first job working in a funeral home, giving him the idea that crime scene photography was something he wished to pursue. He soon discovered it was much more fun to travel the world and take pictures of pretty girls.”

Personally, I love his photography for its real and raw feel to it.

Here’s some of his work: