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Originally Posted by Cherry7
Plus the fact that the editors of magazines were pornographers not photographers and only wanted the product that fulfilled the tech requirements of color printing at the time.
Also the mags were regulated by the government, and wholesalers.
Also professional photographers were working in the mainstream media with well paid jobs. Fashion photography with much better skills, budgets and editors with an eye for culture.
The readers had no choice. Porn was as dull then as Paul Markham's pictures are today.
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You are absolutely 100% correct and what's funny is that I had planned on mentioning that I previous post. It's Petter Hegre's wife in those photos above. He published a book titled Luba.
http://www.amazon.com/Luba-Petter-Hegre/dp/3283004471
On that page you'll see that Hegre worked for Richard Avedon. I'm familiar with Richard Avedon, you're familiar with Richard Avedon, Richard Avery mentions Richard Avedon on his bio page (
see here) and I imagine that most top glamour/babe photographers are familiar with his work. And even though Paul probably hasn't even heard of Richard Avedon, he was more than likely emulating the work of Suze Randall and Michael Ancher at a time when both were more than likely incorporating elements Richard Avedon into their work. Crossover goes both ways. You can't really blame Paul either because without the internet and without having the same networks as Ancher and Randall, Richard Avedon existed in a world that was largely inaccessible to Paul at that time. He just knew that the checks kept coming. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that so long as he knows that those who are able to successfully 'earn a living' at something are not necessarily 'experts'.
You really also can't blame him for always talking about the same sofa. I once fucked a girl on a Le Corbusier Chaise Lounge and can tell you with utmost certainty that it would be really hot to use one for a shoot, but I only know that because I've been lucky enough to live in NYC during a minimalist design furniture renaissance and with access to dwr.com.