William Klein: Tatiana + Marie Rose + Camels, Morocco (Vogue), 1958

 The second photographer that I am going to research for re-assessment would be William Klein (1926-2022). He was an American-born French photographer, and was well-known for fashion and street photography. According to Howard Greenberg Gallery (n.d.), Klein did not study photography formally but instead he studied painting at the City College of New York, and he won his first camera in the army when he was stationed in Germany. 


TATIANA AND MARIE-ROSE WITH CAMELS, MOROCCO, 1958

The photograph was taken with black-and-white colour negative, as at that time colour films were not widely used. It was taken in a sunny day in Morocco, as we can see the light came behind from the photographer onto the models' body and creating shadows. Klein took this photograph through his eye-level, because we can see that the photo itself was levelled at a low height, probably he was sitting or squatting down his body. The photograph created some contrasts between the female models and the camels, as well as the local tour guide at the background on the left. Both model wore swimming suits, but they were in the desert and there would not be any natural water resources, which did not make any sense to do so. Furthermore, the model sat on the right was enjoying her lollypop, while possibly reading a local newspaper in a language that she might not know, and the model laid on the left was playing a recorder, and tea set could be seen beside them, meaning they were enjoying their tea in the hot desert. This shows that they were able to afford such rich expenses, while comparing to the young local guide behind, he had to wear long sleeves due to the climate in the desert. 

In fact, this photograph was taken for Vogue, a fashion magazine where he started his fashion photographer career.


Reference List

Davis, C. (2017), These Are Photographer William Klein’s 10 Best Shots, www.sleek-mag.com, Available at: https://www.sleek-mag.com/article/william-kleins-best-shots/, Accessed 6 Apr. 2024. 

Howard Greenberg Gallery (n.d.), William Klein, www.howardgreenberg.com, Available at: https://www.howardgreenberg.com/artists/william-klein, Accessed 6 Apr. 2024.

Jen (n.d.), 17 Famous Street Photographers – Looking at the Most Famous Street Photographers in the World, Artlex, Available at: https://www.artlex.com/photography/famous-street-photographers/, Accessed 6 Apr. 2024.

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