Bill Henson - Untitled
Melbourne born photographer Bill Henson is a light sculptor playing in the darkness inspired in the tradition of the great European painters. His powerful and edgy photographs approach both the painterly and the cinematic, bringing together the formal and classical with the gritty, casual dramas of the everyday. Creating confronting, beautiful and, unforgettable images, he captures a universal essence with a mysterious darkness.
LOVE Magazine In Another Editorial Rip-Off Controversy
Readers have raised the question/claim that fashion photographer Mikael Jansson ripped-off Australian contemporary art photographer Bill Henson's work, in his latest editorial for Love Magazine's latest issue (No.8). Above is portion of Jansson's editorial (full here), and below is Henson's work. The similarities are uncanny. And if I was to say, I would go with more rip-off than inspiration. This being LOVE magazine, we're reminded of the What Lies Beneath editorial, by Mert & Marcus (for Love No.#6 FW 11.12), in which some claimed the photographers also ripped-off photographer Jeff Bark's work, at the time. As another reader puts it: "I wonder if it's Katie [Grand] coming up with these ideas or the photographers"?
