shoot and eat!
by Jasmina Trifoni I admit that when I’m at a restaurant, I find it somewhat irritating when one of my fellow diners photographs their food. Even worse is when they…
The Biennial on My Doorstep: Images Vevey Turns Ten
by Stefania Quintajè For once it was within arm’s reach, and writing about it was a small luxury. Federico Serrani’s Frames column is usually entrusted to gifted contributors, authors who…
a father’s shadow: carlos idun – tawia’s photography
by Jasmina Trifoni This is not a photograph that punches you in the face by confronting you with the tragedy of a war or a catastrophe—one among the many that,…
a poignant story of love and photography
by Jasmina Trifoni A couple of weeks ago, we at Frames were at Paris Photo, the world’s most prestigious fine-art photography fair. There, beneath the monumental cast-iron and glass vaults…
Fashion Photography: Curious Stories Behind Shots That Made History
by Jasmina Trifoni With typically British understatement, the celebrated photographer David Bailey once defined fashion photography (including his own) as “a portrait of someone wearing a dress.” And many photographers—famous…
The dawn of underwater photography
by Jasmina Trifoni He was 12 years old — then a frail, asthmatic boy — when he took his first underwater photograph in the shallow water just a few meters…
photographing children
by Jasmina Trifoni The term mamarazzi, a blend of “mom” and “paparazzi”, originated in Japan over twenty years ago—well before the rise of social media—to describe parents obsessively capturing every…
make way for japan’s “girls”
by Jasmina Trifoni During her first trip to Europe, Japanese artist Mariko Mori was literally in shock upon realizing that gender equality was a reality in these parts, compared to…
On the soul, collective consciusness and art of Richard Mosse
by Jasmina Trifoni Do works of art have a soul? This question—one that might be considered somewhat esoteric or perhaps even deeply inspired—arises in the midst of chaotic Christmas-time Rome,…
sky is not the limit
by Jasmina Trifoni Ryan Imperio is a young American doctor specializing in ophthalmology who, through tomography of the eye’s anterior segment – which includes the cornea, anterior chamber, iris, pupillary…