terry richardson

I thought it was already pretty obvious that this dude is a total perv (and a total hack). If this means I never have to hear of him/see his work ever again, then there may be hope in the world yet.

And yes, it is pretty disgusting how these dudes get off on delusions of sexual omnipotence and license, and are so willing to totally abuse it. He and Dov Charney should be forced to fight to the death.

Well, yeah. I should also note that a lot of people in fashion that you wouldn't expect to defend the status quo are in this case trying to do so, and in 'she would say that' terms.

I can't think of this guy without remembering this anecdote I read about his dad:
http://www.metafilter.com/82291/Sara-Ziff-talks-to-Louise-France-about-the-world-of-teen-modelling#2597914

Being a perv, recognized as such, and people dealing with your work I'm ok with. Using your position to exploit others, especially with young women, kids, or anyone else on the weak end of a power relationship, not so much. Ugh.

theres an utterly despicable article about this on the website i work for

id rather not link to it directly but its the first google result here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=terry+richardson+the+daily+beast&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

"He's so out in the open" reads to me as "I've never been abused, so I don't recognize the language of an abuser speaking"

Didn't realize he lived with his schizo, drugged-up dad when he started out.

that whole piece is just a gigantic kiss-ass morally repellent confession of total ignorance--even includes "oh shes just jealous" as a bonus at the end

lol

http://thegloss.com/fashion/terry-richardson-is-really-creepy-one-models-story/

also

http://www.terrysdiary.com/post/461129664/i-just-want-to-take-a-moment-to-say-im-really

fyi

Is diddums hurt? Awwwwww.

i mean, TR has been doing this for YEARS and it's not really a secret; my honest to god question is why people suddenly notice/are scolding NOW. Not saying he doesn't deserve the criticisim, but it strikes me as a total Maison Derriere thing of feigned shock...

I mean did anyone actually LOOK through Terryworld ffs?

im not really familiar but has he had out-and-out allegations of sexual assault/misconduct before or was it always just "oh hes a perv but thats our terry"?

People were given to believe that the most objectionable scenes were consensual, at least according to Richardson, and with no models coming forward to contradict him until now, he was taken at his word. There was a tussle with Hiromix over her image in something but that's been forgotten, if not buried.

Actually, I've never been a fan of the work but it's hard changing minds at work when people who are not from a dysfunctional, artistic background totally buy into all the shitty narcissistic bullshit that goes with it and pretty much reward bad behaviour in the anticipation that someday, they'll be the cosseted one for some other reason. You also have to appreciate that it's very difficult to act on the basis of what your boss will call hearsay. BTW hearsay is also reason for the same boss to come down hard on someone on another occasion, but it becomes accepted truth if authority says so.

For coercion like this to become a story at all you've got to have three people come on the record over a short time. JTM, 'scold' is a weird choice of words considering as a noun, it means a woman who is criminally quarrelsome in public.

http://jezebel.com/5495699/exclusive-more-models-come-forward-with-allegations-against-fashion-photographer

JTM, 'scold' is a weird choice of words considering as a noun, it means a woman who is criminally quarrelsome in public.

^^ i don't get your quarrel w/ my choice of words tbh

I've never heard scold used as a noun, seems archaic.

It's not just Terry though, there are plenty of noted photographers who are given far too much leeway at photoshoots. It's not that the girls are all niave but rather that they are pressured into shooting in ways that either they didn't agree to beforehand (which is something that happens far too regularly) but also that there are sometimes images they are uncomfortable with after but can't do anything about because their agency/management are more interested in working with a high profile person.
There needs to be tougher regulation of these photoshoots and better treatment of the models and if more girls come forward about Terry and expose the conditions these models work in then the industry might be forced to make some long needed changes.

I'm glad that this dude can't hide under the "it's just art!" shield anymore

alongside richardson's reprehensible personal behaviour he needs urgently to be hauled before some aesthetic tribunal for heinous crimes against art. have you guys seen his pirelli calendar? his vogue calendar? they are appalling - just totally worthless. and what material to work with, as well...

haha I just googled the pirelli calendar and so that's where that creepy pic of a naked girl holding a sloth comes from

I knew a girl who got photographed by t. r. and it was a badge of pride for her

a friend of mine was photographed by him and she went into it feeling really scared about his rep, so she brought another female friend with her to the shoot to have a "buddy system" in place

rookie move
http://www.highsnobiety.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/terry-richardson-gossip-girl-1.jpg

in general he is really tied up with that "celebrity photography art" genre which while contributing nothing of any great value to the world, no doubt has its serious talents.

i don't know how to judge this stuff tbh. never read upscale magazines. probably old-fashioned enough not to call photoshoots of actresses "art" unless they're s.thing really special and i can't think of an example. i'd call a good one "good" though, and TR's thing is just sexie ladies looking sexie/a bit edgy. i've not been minded to seek out pix of tel with his nob out though.

if by "sexie" you mean washed-out and posing against a white wall with no fill light then yes

well, here's a shot of january jones:

http://theballast.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/january-jones-mad-men-cover-story-05.jpg

idk... she looks better in the show. but not too shabs here either. it's a picture of a hot girl. it's hard to fuck that up to an extent.

I like his 'aesthetic' (aforementioned white wall, onboard camera flash, vignetting) which creates these really flat images, but the pervo content is a bit much and too vice mag

that shot is really unrepresentative of his work xp

yeah that's kind of what i was getting at by choosing it

he's just a highly paid photog

none of his stuff has any depth

but is it meant to? it's for guys who might buy an expensive watch to jerk off to iirc

I dunno compare his work to say, annie liebovitz and there's a pretty big difference

the dude basically has one move photographically speaking and the rest of his career is based on creating a cult of personality

^^^that's kind of annie l. to a T, tho

wait history mayne, are they jerking off to the watch?

Don't really understand how Richardson got so much work to begin with, he's pretty one note.

his note is famous hot ladies being edgily a bit naked

not that hard to grok

are YOU jerking off to a watch??

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DtDTruXLO_E/SvsOWHpPn0I/AAAAAAAACQc/BdH7YBknQyA/s400/3328778890_89255ce059_o.gif

this one's pretty porno

http://www.visit4info.com/sitecontent/LG/fullZZZZZZPRW051127211626PIC.jpg

heyo

are you saying the only dudes into terry richardson are rappers?

no one's saying that

his note is famous hot ladies being edgily a bit naked

Yeah, but it's not like he's the only photographer who does that.

...but the pervo content is a bit much and too vice mag

― armando white (dyao), Tuesday, April 6, 2010 11:07 AM (51 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

vice mag is a little too t.r. if you want to get your times right

LEGERND

i do actually admire people who've made a living out of just doing something super-easy and goofing around. obvs the recently reported creepiness is not cool tho.

I'm stunned that a 14-year-old could do pwnage so well. Go, Tavi!

http://www.thestylerookie.com/2010/05/can-i-just-say.html

tavi otm

And, let's clarify: you don't love women just because you have sex with them and like taking pictures of their ladyparts. I'm not saying that's all Richardson does, but "love" entails "respect" and also "the basic human decency to not use pictures of someone's lady parts for your photography show without her permission" and also "the basic human decency to not pressure a girl into giving you a hand job because OH MY GOD I WILL LITERALLY NOT BE ABLE TO PRESS THE FLASH BUTTON ON MY CAMERA UNLESS YOU TAKE NOTICE OF THE FACT THAT I HAVE NO PANTS ON. ALSO I'M A PROFESSIONAL."