Fabroulette (A Collaboration with Paulo Barcelos)

Fabroulette Collaboration from Chris Saunders on Vimeo.

At Fabrica I have met some amazing people, one of them being Paulo Barcelos who is a resident in the Interactive department. He came to me months ago to collaborate with him on one of his projects 'Fabroulette' which is a program which takes a portraits and randomly collages them. The program it self has been recorded and put into a couple of the new Benetton stores across Europe. Eventually the idea is that the program will be triggered by other interactions such as movement and facial recognition. I will keep you all posted on this project and plan to release some of the portraits on the blog soon.

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Lolo Veleko & Child

I visited Paris recently and met up with my friend and fellow photographer Lolo Veleko. She has been hiding out in the countryside west of Paris for the last couple of months after giving birth to her first child.

We took a trip to a nearby forest before commencing a short shoot. They where lovely together and it was a honor to take the portrait.

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Dazed 2.0 - 'Chains' Stefan Ruiz Vs. Chris Saunders

In the new Dazed & Confused issue (Issue 87, July) I got the opportunity to be part of the new chains feature, where two photographers are asked to have a dialogue through images.

This month we where given the initial theme, 'Heroes,' which we then over a two to three week period sent images back and forth to each other without speaking at all about our motivation and image choices. later we divulged the ideas behind our replies, which lead to a good conversation and idea of how the process worked.

Good one Dazed.

Enjoy.

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One Legged Kuduro Madness

I spent the week following MC Custuleta, a one legged Kuduro MC from Angola who now lives in Paris.

The story will be in the new Colors magazine, coming out next month.

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One Small Seed / Rozanne is...

A couple of months ago while in South Africa on Assignment I collaborated with Rozanne is for a One Small Seed editorial. We decided to feature people from around the city in a more animalistic manner and also show the relationship between men and women (of Johannesburg) in an abstract way using the downtown environment of Jeppe Town.

The images where recently featured in the fashion section of One Small Seed South Africa.

I would love to get a copy of it...

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Muscle Men

I have started a new collaboration with Photographer Federica Palmarin here in Italy on Body Builders. Its about analysing the surreal subculture. Been at the Italian Body Building Championships which was held in the beautiful town of San Remo was like a sick dream of sorts. I felt like I was trapped in a world where I could not communicate and didn't quiet understand yet. It interested me immensely and I want to delve deeper.

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Dazed & Confused Magazine: South Africa

About a month and half ago I flew from my comfortable situation here in Treviso italy back to the madness of my home city, Johannesburg to shoot a story on my good friends the inspirational Smarteez.

This time we went in featuring them more as designers and street savy revolutionaries as apposed to the normal view point that they are just South African hispters.

It was a pleasure to work with Rod Stanley at Dazed and to be part of this amazing feature. A couple of my other shots where featured through out the South African section of the magazine too.

Check out the next issue for a narrative through images which I have just completed with well known photographer Stefan Ruiz.

Please check out Dazed Digital for the web to see the story. To see the whole feature on South Africa plus the other shots of mine that where in the issue please, buy the magazine in a store now!

Till next time,

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Above are two new portraits shot during the shoot for new Benetton interactive window displays which will be launched this weekend in the Milan Benetton shop.

Check it out and if you have chance come to the Milano Benetton shop.

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Colors Magazine - Never seen the sea

My first assignment when I arrived at Fabrica this year was to go back to South Africa and document the journey a young girl from Soweto township in Johannesburg called Banele Khumalo. The story ended up being a Augmentative reality video piece in the mag and the photographs where never published.

I have included my favorite shots from the documentary.

Enjoy,

Chris

Lucy from Manhattan

I met Lucy on the corner of 13th and Washington in Manhattan, New York City. She was a real character. Once married to a well known artist who I cannot recall the name of and will will ask when I mail her the print and still lives on the same block where she has been for most of her adult life.

Great to meet you Lucy Berns.

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Fabrica

Another scene in the bunker Fabrica. how are minds drift from work...

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Red Bucket Films, NYC

After coming back from New York City this week, I am reflecting on the experiences and people that I met on my trip over. On the trip we got to work with a group eccentric and super talented film makers at Red Bucket Films.

They are the epitomisation hat I immagine New York and the film industry there to be.

See their website at http://www.redbucketfilms.com

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The view from the entrance in.

Green paper shredders, help by Alex Kalman.

Meno, from Paris.

Alex Kalman, son of the well know orginator of Colors magazine, Tibor Kalman.

The view from Alex Kalmans desk.



need I say anything.

What does this tell us about their taste...

They all seem to have an obsession with collecting interesting memorabilia from around the world and this shelf is great example, I love the Red Bull concentrate for those late nights in the office.

An overall view of the office.

What I've been working on for the past 4 months

Here is the cover of the all new Colors magazine. Basically what I have been working on for the past 4 months. Our new issue will be the dance issue and I need as many ideas as possible so if you have any please email me.

Chris

Benetton MyTime New York City

Its been a while again since the last time I put up something. This is party because I have been super busy and traveling like a mad man. Now that there is a Volcano in Iceland and we happen to be stuck in New York city I might have some time to update you all.

Recently I was in South Africa shooting for Dazed and Confused magazine London for their June issue where they will be doing a feature on South Africa. I joined the editor Rod Stanley in Johannesburg and we featured The Smarteez, Black Coffee and Thandiswe to name a few.

The image with this update is from the Benetton MyTime documentary which I have been shooting on set here in NYC.

I will be putting up more over the next couple of days and you can see more of the backstage on the Team Uncool Fashion Blog at http://teamuncoolfashion.blogspot.com

Have fun,

Chris

Carnivale Chaos in Venice

I found this image rather appealing and still cant explain why. It could be the super gay blue chicken crest on the outfit. It could also possibly be the fact that he looks as if he was coaxed into getting into this garb.

Either way my memory is good of the Carnivale and this character sticks out among the many fancy stiffs I saw walking around.

Anyway, Back to the real work.

Later,
Chris