Sam Haskins

Poster girl

Exciting news! Sam Haskins, the renowned fashion photographer (who just happens to live in Bowral) is showing at Milk gallery in New York. The great bit is that his show has been extended until the 29th of October. The not-so-great bit is that Sam recently suffered a stroke. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery. The show is called Fashion Etcetera.

He's a bit of an extract on Sam from Wikipedia:

Sam Haskins, born Samuel Joseph Haskins, (November 11, 1926) is a photographer best known for his contribution to nude photography, pre-Photoshop in-camera image montage, and his books, the most influential of which were Cowboy Kate (1965) and Haskins Posters (1973). Since 2000 he has focused on fashion photography for Vogue,Harper's Bazaar, Allure and New York.

His books [including Cowboy Kate] can be purchased here.

An excellent New York Times blog post with video available here. I find his approach to/respect for women/models an interesting issue. Particularly considering his subject matter is generally young naked women.