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Every month, in our new franchise behind the lens, We'll get to know the women behind the beautiful photos that fill the pages of the magazine and tell our story online Harper's Bazaar. From celebrity cover stories to fantasy fashion editorials, every photo is lovingly captured by one of our talented photographers, without whom the brand wouldn't be what it is today.
This month we're spotlighting photographer Marta Lamovsk, known for her vibrant pictorial collaboration with Vivienne Westwood. Her work has also appeared in magazines such as Harper's Bazaar And ID.
Having trained at Central Saint Martins, Lamovsk's two-decade career has seen him film diverse subjects, from royals to truck drivers. She says that the essence of her practice is the desire to capture the essence of a person, the element of his soul, depicting it in the spirit of an icon. Until April 17th, you can take some dynamic photos from it"I am a woman sovereign by natureThe collection displayed at Me London.
How do you get into photography?
I grew up under the communist regime of Yugoslavia with two young working-class parents. We lived near the woods and I was naturally very creative. I remember drawing pictures of different girls in my notebooks, but my confused parents didn't realize that creativity was important and never encouraged it. My family's educational motto was "Work is liberation," and art was never considered work. Perhaps due to the suppression of my natural creative impulses, I became a very rebellious teenager as a result.
“When I was 22 and living in my home town of Ljubljana in Slovenia, I was feeling lost and without a sense of purpose. I was studying public finance, even though I had no passion for it. There was no inspiring personality or teacher who could recognize my creative soul. Then, one day I went to a coffee shop with a friend - a colleague from a part-time job, who was like me soul-searching - he mentioned that he had bought paints to start painting. The idea of "I'm going to start painting" sparked something tremendous inside me: I marked the area, peeked at a wall The cafe where I noticed a framed picture, and a voice came through me saying, 'I think I need to start shooting.' When I said that, I had a strong inner knowledge that this was the path of my life. A week later, I had my first 35mm camera, and so began a love story in my life over two decades ago.”
Marta Lamovsk
What was your first photography job or commission?
“I had just been trying out my camera for two weeks when I had the opportunity to publish in print. My sister took part in a new music magazine, and she instantly recognized my talent. She took a huge risk and assigned me the job of filming a country famous musician for the interview. I was scared to death because he didn’t I had no experience, but somehow, after my hunch, I chose a deserted pool location for that shoot and the photos were so good that someone made it to the cover. No one suspected I was a complete beginner."
What was the shot that changed your career?
“Photographs are powerful messages and it's great how one person can be 'the one'. I feel the image for me is 'Ashiq The Rockstar.' I had an internal call to photograph the Dubai workers, the Pakistani workers who play a huge role in Dubai's success as a spectacle, but they They were invisible, soundless. I wanted them not only to be seen by a large audience, but to honor them in galleries where their portraits were larger than life, where they would appear so stunning that no one would turn away from them. I wanted to provoke a conversation around them, raise Awareness level about social injustice.
"When I met Ashiq, a young Pashtun father from northern Pakistan, he was very shy, had a very gentle aura - and a very distinctive hairstyle. When I put him in front of the camera, I peeked at the camera screen during the lighting test, and I couldn't hide my excitement at what I saw. I saw that My elevated feelings boosted my lover's confidence. The second shot I took of him was "she."
Marta Lamovsk
Can you tell me about your work with Vivienne Westwood?
“Even before moving to London to study postgraduate photography at Central Saint Martins in 2009, I dreamed of working with Vivienne Westwood – it never ceased to be my number one inspiration icon. After my graduation offer, my friend Kiko Gaspar landed a job at Westwood's Conduit office. Street - And when they were looking for new talent, my work was sent among other potential people to shoot the Anglomania line, and they picked me. The shooting took place in the fitting rooms of the Mayfair store, and the attitude was "Let it vibrate."
Who or what do you find interesting subjects to photograph?
“For me, I see it from the point of view that everyone has the potential to inspire my creative process and teach me about the world and myself. I like to photograph anyone - as long as I don't have any particular demands regarding how that person looks. That allows complete freedom in my artwork - I just need to be guided by my intuition for magic to happen because it's mostly about "magic" when it comes to my work.I am inspired by the majestic, invisible self of a person - which I can empower and transform into an archetype that I feel they guide.
Marta Lamovsk
What makes a good photo?
"A good picture for me leads to one or all of these things:
1/ It kindles a fire in your soul. You can't put your finger on it, but you feel like something inside of you changed when you noticed the picture.
2/ It makes you curious about what you're looking at. You are eager to get to know the creator and you are interested in the topic.
3 / It opens your heart, bringing out the inner essence of your humanity in the middle of an ordinary Monday morning.
4 / It cheers up your soul - your senses soar and it fills with gratitude. You silently appreciate the artist who made you remember the magic of life.”
Marta Lamovsk
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