The Future Shock Collective

Two weeks ago I got to shoot the Future Shock Collective, a new fashion collective from Johannesburg. We decided to shoot both the mens and womens range on a female model. They will primarily be selling their clothes in Europe but you can contact them directly if your interested.

It was a pleasure working with them.

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Hugh Masakela images on the cover of Songlines magazine (UK)

One of my images which where shot during the feature shoot for GQ magazine of Hugh Masakela has been made the cover of UK based music magazine Songlines. Thank you to GQ for giving me the authority to use the other shots from the shoot.

Please visit songlines website to see more on the magazine, www.songlines.co.uk and to the art director of the magazines website Ben Serbutt's personal website www.benserbutt.com

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'Concentration' camps in Berlin.

While surrounded by some of the most amazing art I have ever seen in Berlin earlier this year I became obsessed by the oppressive and rather obscure moving security guards in a gallery, so I decided to document them. The guards instilled a fearsome and oppressive mood in the space, every time a voice was lifted a piercing stare would be in your direction and if you got a little to close to the art on the walls they would slowly creep towards you as if about to pounce. They made for great subject matter.

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New on the Team Uncool Fashion Blog

If you haven't heard about the Team Uncool Fashion Blog then check it out. Its M18j92t and my opinionated viewpoint on Fashion in the world and South Africa. We have recently been featured in GQ South Africa and have some great new shoots in pipe works.

Check out my newest shoot below. Too see the rest of the shoot check out the Team Uncool Fashion Blog at http://teamuncoolfashion.blogspot.com

Good times ahead,
Chris S (2009)

Love to Hate

In Amsterdam a couple of months ago while at a gig with 'Nobody Beats The Drum,' a friend Jori's electro group we ended up at Artquake music festival just outside of Amsterdam close to airport. As most things close to the airport it was a bit like h20 except 20 times smaller.

Found this character with a great t-shirt sitting on the banks near the second stage. Thought it was great.

Hope you enjoy it.
C

Cleo Magazine Fashion editorial

I have a new fashion editorial out in the newest issue of Cleo Magazine (South Africa). See some of the images below and get the issue to see the rest.

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Mooks International, featuring Chris & Team Uncool

Mooks international have featured me and Team Uncool in an article about creative folk in South Africa. Other folk they have featured are Spoek (SweatX & Playdoh), Aryan Kaganof and Bruce Cowie (Design is a good idea). Check it out here.

Mooks Johannesburg article.

Chris S

Shaun Stander - An old friend

A good friend of mine who moved to Vancouver Shaun Stander, has recently put up his first website. In my opinion he is one of the most talented photographers I have ever met from South Africa. His work is verbally indescribable and has to be seen before judgment can be made. Every viewer will see something different in it and the background behind it is the story of life and its simplicities.

Please check out http://www.shaunstander.com/

Thanks
Chris S

Black Coffee Backstage Documentary - Berlin Fashion Week 2009 - Wanted Magazine (August)

Backstage at Berlin Fashion week I got the opportunity to shoot a Fashion Documentary on Black Coffee's new range which was on show at the event. The IMG models which where cast where very professional and super easy to shoot from all angles. During the hustle and bustle of the models prepping and walking out onto the catwalk, I managed to capture the glamour and unique aesthetic of Black Coffee's beautiful garments.

The shots below where prepared for The Business Days Wanted Magazine where they where presented as a fashion editorial. One of the image was used as the front cover.

Please enjoy and send feedback.
Chris S

Black Coffee 2009

Black Coffee recently won the Mercedes Benz South Africa Award, in fashion design. I was lucky enough to join them in Berlin for their fashion show at Berlin fashion week and shot a backstage documentary which will be featured in this months BDFM's Wanted Magazine which will launch this weekend. You can get a copy in the Weekender newspaper.

For the Berlin fashion week, Black Coffee catalog I did a shoot here in Johannesburg which was featured on the cover and inside. We also got the front cover of one of Berlins biggest newspapers 'Die Welt.'

I have uploaded the images used in the catalog and some images of the actual media that we where featured in. Have a look below and please send feedback.

To see more of Black coffee's work go to http://www.blackcoffee.co.za/

Chris Saunders 2009

The cover of the the Mercedes Benz South Africa award, Black Coffee catalog. Which was handed out at their Berlin fashion week show.

Featured in the 'Die Welt' newspaper, Berlin, Germany.

Love Jozi Hillbrow

Last month, I shot the new Love Jozi T-Shirt campaign. The new range is 'The Hilbrow range' so we decided to shoot the range in the middle of the infamous part of Johannesburg city. The first image in the series below is a replication from a old image of Hillbrow we found in a now historic book. We found the same spot in the now dilapidated High Point which used to be the centre of the Johannesburg night life.

The rest of the shoot was shot around the area in other aesthetically pleasing and relevant spots.

To see the range and the rest of the shots please check out http://www.lovejozi.co.za

Chris

From left to right: Andrew Chandler, Tamara Dey, Bradley Kirshenbaum (Creator/Designer/Owner of Love Jozi), Sparkling, Conquer, Jacques van Der Watt (Stylist and designer from Black Coffee)

The original Hillbrow book image

Orignal shot of Hillbrow high point in Hillbrow book by Paddi Clay

Colors Magazine Italy & The Smarteez

Colors magazine in Italy has recently published my Smarteez shoot and it is now also on the web. Check out the link below.

http://lab.colorsmagazine.com/contributed/smarteez

Awesome!

Chris