Tabla de contenidos para Issue 11 en White Paper by - English

This new issue is dedicated in part to photography or to photographers, I’m still not quite sure because both walk along the same path together, the difference is that photography is a general concept, while the photographer is the one who offers us their particular vision. It has been a luxury to work with all of them; Mario Testino, who kindly welcomed us and with whom we talked about the tenth anniversary of his exhibition Alta Moda, which focuses on how the heritage through regional costumes is so important and carries so much DNA of the people, something that should not be lost, embroidery, jewelry, hats, tights, scarves, etc., each with its own handmade identity. It is a real wonder to see that the traditions still endure over time and…

Your first negatives date back to 1976, when you were 20 years old. How did you approach photography? In 1974 we were racing motorcycles. A friend of my brother’s was his racing technician. He would tell him: “This bike already has a thousand kilometers on it, we have to change the piston, ” or the chains, or whatever. This guy took pictures and came to the races with a Leica. And he took pictures of my brother and came home on Thursdays with black and white photos, and I asked my parents for a camera as a Christmas present to take pictures of motorcycles. In ‘75 everything got difficult. My brother’s close friend was killed in a race we went to in Móstoles. My brothers were all involved in politics,…

I’m curious as to what the soundtrack of your childhood was, Joep. What records did you listen to at home? Not very many. My parents were very busy, they barely had a couple of records and none of them were very good. So I had to look for myself and I discovered Michael Jackson’s Thriller or Herbie Hancock very early on. At 16 I got into grunge, the Seattle scene and punk. I was a skateboarder and I remember finding an ad for Nirvana’s first album in a magazine. Your career has skyrocketed since 2014, when at the age of 38 you decided to dedicate yourself to music full time. What did you find then that made you turn your life around? I always wanted to be in the music…

Polaris Date watch in stainless steel, inspired by the 1968 Memovox Polaris watch, featuring a calendar and a rubber strap. In addition, it is water resistant to a depth of 200 meters. By JAEGER-LECOULTRE Lvcea watch 28 mm, with stainless steel case, mother of pearl dial, alligator leather strap and Red color, with diamonds by BULGARI Octo Finissimo 43 mm watch, with 5N 18kt 750 gold case, brown dial, brown alligator strap, GMT chronograph, automatic, precious metal weight 95.64, [g], 100 meter water resistance by BULGARI Royal Oak “Jumbo” Extra-thin watch in 950 platinum adorned with a smoky green dial with a high-contrast “sunray” motif, white gold Royal Oak hands with luminescent coating, 950 platinum case, sapphire crystal and sapphire crystal case back with anti-reflective treatment by AUDEMARS PIGUET Large…

Ashley Joseph Martin (1992, Pittsburgh) began working with wood because it was readily accessible to a Boy Scout with a pocket knife and a fallen tree branch in his hands. Although he made only very simple figures at campouts, he discovered a passion that he pursued until he was able to make it his trade. Or at least take the first step toward it, dropping out of college at age 24 to learn all he could about this organic material, both from mentors and on his own. Still, it wasn’t until the spring of last year that he set out to sell his designs, made from his studio in North Philadelphia, which he describes as “a minimalistic store with lots of quirks.” Martin is the type of person who is…

While working on an editorial for the British edition of Vogue magazine, in the mountains of Cuzco, Mario Testino (Lima, 67 years old) stumbled by chance upon an extraordinary archive of the typical costumes of the region. The Peruvian photographer, one of the most influential photographers of the last two decades whose lens has seen top models, Hollywood stars, and even princesses shine, was so impressed that he decided to document these traditional costumes. He did it every morning, even before the sun rose and his routine work duties for the magazine began. As a result of that work, in 2012 Alta Moda (High Fashion) was released for the first time, a collection of images that not only refers to the altitude of the Andes, but also to the intricate…

Models: Oscar Kindelan @ Uno Models and Dasha Page @ WildMgmt Make up: Jose Belmonte ( Cool agengy ) for Nars Hair: Manu Fernandez ( Cool productions ) for Moroccanoil Photography assistant: Sandra Angstadt Fashion assistant: Betty Calvo Production: WPC…

At the age of 68, Michael Kenna not only disavows any hint of retirement or a career break but also confirms that he already has plans in mind for the content of his next six or seven books. “But I don’t want to go into details, I prefer to talk about what has been achieved and not so much about what is planned, ” he evokes to White Paper By, attributing his reluctance to a superstition caused by age. The British photographer, born in the small industrial town of Widnes—a little more than half an hour’s drive east of Liverpool—is, however, keen to unpack every detail about the origins, intention, and legacy of his work. Known for his black and white landscape photography, this pupil of masters such as Bill…

Lucia Mondadori (Porto Alegre, age 41) had been making pottery for a couple of years when the pandemic forced her to travel from France to southern Brazil. Under lockdown with her family, the designer improvised a pottery studio on her balcony, without a potter’s wheel or glazes. She had only her own hands, so she ventured into making the “little snakes” that are typical of the coiling technique. Today, she has practically given up the hypnotic wheel and its symmetries in favor of the voluptuous and imperfect stoneware forms that she molds with her fingertips. Of Italian descent, Mondadori grew up in Floripa, which she describes as “a beach town famous for its surf spots, oyster farms and crazy witch stories”. At seventeen she moved to Australia for a year…

Your portraits of celebrities such as Bono, Leonardo DiCaprio, and the Dalai Lama are world-renowned. How do you manage to bring something new out of such photographed figures? When I do each portrait I challenge myself to try to get something that lasts, to make something iconic. It’s hard to do that when an individual has been portrayed as often as the ones you mention, but I strive for it. Often it’s a subtle twist, an instant in the middle of a moment. Nuances can change everything. Do you have a favorite portrait or anecdote that you still remember to this day? I really like the portraits I did of President Obama at the White House. It was an intense production that went by very quickly and for which I…

Model: Roberto Drishti @ Uno Models Groomng: Yurema Villa @ Ana Prado using Guerlain and Mon Icon Team Photographer assistant: Orlando Gutierrez Styling assistant: Hector Loureiro Production: WPC…

What names or references from the world of photography have interested you? Which ones have you incorporated into your work from other disciplines? There are many disciplines and within them many authors that influence us and make us reflect on what to investigate and in what direction. As we explained before, we need a stage of reasoning and learning before starting to photograph. This stage is not usually visual. What we are interested in understanding is more related to philosophical issues, mainly natural philosophy and philosophy of science and nature. This is the discipline that guides our work. Of course it is also very interesting to understand how other authors with a similar approach to ours have come up with interesting visual or intellectual work. These authors are an inspiration…

In the heart of the French countryside, guarded by three mountains and washed by two rivers, lies the village of Pont de Barret. Occasionally, small events and exhibitions organized by the artistic studio Le Quai are held inside its old mills. It is a place of creation decorated from wall to ceiling that houses the workshop of about twenty artists and artisans of different styles. This is where the ceramist Anja Marschal (Ahlen, 1989) has been working since she moved here in search, as she recalls, of “contact with nature and a sense of slowing down”. She was first given the name Anna Miau by her classmates at the Berlin University of the Arts—”What can I say, I am a cat lady”—and in her first semester she joined Petra Akrap’s…

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