There's no question to why Norman Jean Roy is one of the top photographers in the business. Frequently taking pictures for magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Rolling Stone, and Details, he's probably one of my favorites. Not because he gets published in all this sophisticated magazines, but because he does and it's because he's talented. He's got a knack for creating something that's already been created and making it his own, which is, what I've learned, leads to success.
He's so bizarrely imaginative yet so real at the same time, you almost have to do a double take to see if what you're seeing is the real thing. It's funny to think that these are from today as opposed to from the 1960s or earlier. Not that Javier Bardem could ever pass as Jimmy Stewart and Scarlett for Grace. But he does a pretty damn good job.
With much respect, he's ripping off Avdeon. His use of color, and his name, is completely uninspired.
ReplyDeleteI assume you're talking about the elephant photo. I'd call it reinvention. Plus, Avedon is dead (rip). It's just like giving people something they can still relate to, because it's similar to something they've had in the past, but putting their spin on it. How else would so many people have gotten famous? You could say that Lady Gaga is a complete rip-off of Madonna, or even Queen with the sound, but people will still love her.
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