Ellen Von Unwerth: Couples

We were very pleased with this arrival and the quality of it.

So nice to get that opportunity

I guess I prefer Von Unwerth's photos in black and white rather than color. The color photos don't seem as distinct as the black and whites. In color her images seem average and perhaps there's too much information with the addition of color. Black and white leaves a little to the imagination which is important when her subjects are fashion models. Format-wise this is small in dimensions which also doesn't help, and the paperback is a little flimsy.

Ellen Von Unwerth is by far my favorite photographer! I haven't the foggiest idea of how a picture is taken, but I can appreciate a good photograph when I see one. The person who said, "a picture is worth a thousand words" must have thought up all one thousand of them in that instant, thus spontaneous inspiration! Ellen is SPONTANEOUS! I fell as though she takes pictures to make you wonder, marvel and enjoy the world around you, taking you away with a simple click!Ellen is also unpredictable, as you turn the pages to this book you will see why! Although there is no denying her style, she manages to portray a variety of situations, there is no monotony or constant theme and her subjects are unpredictable in a wide variety of settings, these photographs are proof of her widespread intellect. I was actually expecting to see pictures of couples in a conventional way, but Unwerth managed to convince me that there are other types of pairs!It is a witty, playful, and yes even inspiring book! Not to be taken too seriously, but to be enjoyed and digested like one would fine ice cream!I could not leave out the always intelligent and wonderful introduction by Ingrid Sischy... That woman is a GENIUS!!

Nice book. A lot of different photos to learn

Very Good!!

Reasonable book. Not really the Ellen Von Unwerth work I expected but OK

Un petit livre avec du pur Ellen Von Unwerth et son univers féminin (noir & blanc, coloré) très coquin mais jamais vulgaire.

アンワースの"Couples"は凄く好きな1冊です(Original Edition '98刊行)。この写真集を初めて手にした時、アンワースのMovie "Inferno! (インフェルノ'93)"を思い出してしまいました。Inferno!同様、この"Couples"は男女のカップルが題材になっていて、仕上がりとしてはとてもカジュアル。アンワース特有のエロさ＆Cuteな愛らしさ(＋毒)がより全面に出てる感じで(構成が凄く良い)、FashionPhotoとしても通用するその感覚の良さには毎回関心させられます。何気ないスナップショットなのに、何とも言えない心地良さと天真爛漫な楽しさが伝わります。アンワースの性格が写真に反映されてますね。何度見ても新鮮な気持ちになることができます。"Snaps"のReviewでも述べましたが、素人感覚のシャッター押しまくり状態が、逆にストーリーを生み出し、臨場感となって表れる、そこにあるのはアンワースの感性だけです。Model達とのコミュニケーション(信頼関係)もBestな状況なんだと思いますね。皆、良い表情しています。エロなんだけど、"愛"が凄く感じられる"Couples"。Ellen World 全開です！！Second Editionのソフトカバーも良いけど(より)、この写真集には(サイズ感も含め)First Editionのハードカバーが良く似合います。

さまざまなカップルの関係性を撮った写真。女性の写真家ということもあり、セレクトでは被写体との関係、被写体と写真家の関係が肯定的に写されています。さすが元モデルのフォトグラファーです。ビビッドな色使いもインパクトがありますね。アレ・ブレ・ボケがスピード感を出しています。