You’ll need a sense of humor & sense of irony to appreciate this report from one of our photographers, Nick Papananias:
"The models did not want me to identify them in the pictures I took of them! Am I crazy and/or stupid to assume that usually models like having their names associated with pictures taken of them? Isn’t this the means by which they are separated from the pack? Isn’t this what makes them a valuable commodity? Isn’t this what leads to fame and fortune?
At the "Vogue"/DVF/Samsung event, the models were wearing DVF (Diane Von Furstenberg) and holding the phones. After I took the photos, I would ask the subject whether they wanted me to use their name or just identify them as "model". One of them gave me her name, then, later, told me to pick a good picture ... Read More
Happily, the news is all good.
An automobile crashed into the motorcycle on which Marc and another person were riding. This calamity occurred on Sunday, October 17th in Central London. Marc was thrown from the bike and sustained head injuries, even though he was wearing a helmet. He was originally fighting for his life after emergency surgery. Though still in intensive care, his original critical state was elevated to stable almost immediately. As I’ve said before, he’s a wee one, but mighty tough.
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