What is Bombshell?
Bombshell is a monograph by photographer Ethan James Green. What is contained in this monograph?
The monograph features images of a cast of New York faces who are friends with Green, including Connie Fleming, Dara Allen, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Marcs Goldberg, Hari Nef, Martine Gutierriez, and Devan Diaz.
What is the focus of the monograph?
The focus of the monograph is on the concept of a "bombshell", which is explored through the models' adoption of wigs, lingerie, flora, and their own skin. What is notable about Green's photography?
Green is a photographer who subjects rather than objectifies his subjects, creating a sense of intimacy and collaboration.
Who participated in the making of the monograph?
The models, as well as hair stylists Jimmy Paul, Lucas Wilson, and Sonny Molina... contributed to the making of the monograph. What is the essay in the monograph?
The essay is written by Devan Diaz, "one of the models featured in the book.".. and explores the concept of a "bombshell" from the models' perspective.
Bombshell is photographer Ethan James Green's captivating new monograph, published by Baron Books, which features a cast of New York faces including Connie Fleming, Dara Allen, Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, Marcs Goldberg, Hari Nef, Martine Gutierriez, and Devan Diaz, a writer who provides the excellent introductory essay.
They have all worked and collaborated with Green over the years, but perhaps more importantly, they are friends with him, and oftentimes with each other. Just to emphasize the collaborative aspect of it all, the friends' circle extended to those who did the hair: Jimmy Paul, Lucas Wilson, and Sonny Molina. There's a lot of hair in this book—major, major hair.
There's also a distinct sense of intimacy, which sometimes explicitly and other times obliquely poses the question: What is a bombshell? Green's images reveal that the answers are entirely subjective, which makes total sense: He is, after all, a photographer who is always subject ifying, never object ifying, the people he photographs.
