Inspiration: The Room Magazine & Márton Perlaki

Márton Perlaki, the photo director of The Room , which he founded in 2004, is one of the driving forces behind the magazine and a great photographer, represented by Quadriga.


The Room magazine is one of those publications that who's photography I kept noticing about a year ago on inspirational  blogs that I regularly visit.  The magazine is based in Hungary, but is continuously producing striking editorials that rival, if not surpass, the big London-based mags. The latest issue #15 is especially spectacular, and shows how far they have evolved aesthetically and how much more well crafted the subtleties in their editorial styling and art direction have become, in the short time I've been following them.

Based on their posts on their blog, they seem like a lovely and fun bunch! The magazine is a huge inspiration, and I can't wait to see what they do next.

Two covers for The Room #15

So many simple but stunning ideas here...

I love this editorial!

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Below area some spreads from the magazine.
Some of their best images are the printer misprints that The Room posts on their blog below:

Tilda Swinton for The Room #14

Canadian  Mode model Meghan Collison for The Room #13

Cover with Meghan Collison and Valerija Kelava for The Room #13 and #12

This set up is awesome.

I really love Valerija.

Iris Strubegger for The Room #11

Eniko Mihalik in gorgeous makeup for The Room #8

Inspiration: Prada Fantasy Lookbook Spring 2012

Prada's newest lookbook featuring some of my favourite models this season, including Linsday Wixson, Marique Schimmel, Fei Fei Sun, and Anais Pouliot. I wish all major fashion brands took the sort of artistic chances Miuccia Prada does. Amazing work!

Photos by Phil Meech and artwork by Jereon Koolhaas and Lok Jansen. 

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The Masters

With the sad passing of an amazing photography master Lillian Bassman at the age of 94, it nice to be reminded of others who are still creating stunning work way into their golden years.

Below is a recent editorial by on one of my favourite masters, Sarah Moon, for the Spring 2012 issue of 10 Magazine. It's absolutely beautiful!!!



Meetings of Minds
Model: Codie Young
Stylist: Jakob K

Photographer of the Month: Benny Horne

Continued with our inspirational post on individuals who's work we're really into right now is young photographer Benny Horne, who has caught our attention with a string of really strong editorials for Australia's Russh magazine.  He seems to have gained some momentum lately, having shot some of the hottest models in the business right now. There isn't much info available on Benny,  but I'm sure he's on track to being a recognizable name in fashion photography.

Benny is represented by Community NYC

Great colors and styling in Russh Magazine April/May 2010 with Hannah Holman

Beautifully simple story in Exit Magazine Fall/Winter 2009/2010 with Marloes

Russh Magazine July/August 2009, love the dramatic natural lighting.

Vancouver's Block Magazine Spring 2010 with Canadian supermodel Tasha Tilberg

Bon Magazine Fall 2010 with Giedre

Exit Magazine S/S 2011 with Samantha Gradoville

Exit Magazine Fall/Winter 2011 with Kendra Spears

Great movement and compression in Harper's Bazaar Australia January/February 2012

Harper's Bazaar Australia March 2012 with stunning new face Marique Schimmel

L'Officiel Netherlands May 2011

Russh Magazine #37 with Eniko

Russh Magazine, Aug/Sept 2011

Russh Magazine, May/June 2009 with Jacquelyn Jablonski

First editorial of Benny's that caught our eye: Russh Magazine, September/October 2009 with Ali Michael

Wonderland September/October 2010

Quirky simplicity in Wonderland Magazine

Wonderland Magazine

All images copyright Benny Horne.