MILES ALDRIDGE

Miles Aldridge’s images depict a stupendously glossy and magnetically vibrant world with ultra slick, hyper-lit models and signature acid tones. Standing out among contemporary fashion and figurative photography for its luminous composition an

d for the mysterious situations he has created, these aspects of his practice both derive and simultaneously depart from the work of artists which Hamiltons has represented over the decades, including Horst, Penn and Avedon. Cinematic expression marks Aldridg

e’s work and it is not surprising therefore that his dreamlike, erotic style has drawn comparisons with the work of Bergman, Dali, David Lynch, Hitchcock and Godard amongst others. His contribution to

some of the world’s most important fashion bibles and the warm support he has by Franca Sozzani was my motive for this post.

What’s fashion photography’s real power in your opinion? Is there a difference now?

MilesAldridge: So many art photographers take fashion pictures and many fashion photographers have exhibitions in galleries. I believe it is all conceptual. The idea that a fashion photograph is just a record of a dress is no longer true. I have always believed that ideas/concepts are what define artists not the technique. It used to be that each photographer had their own technique; secret formulas for processing their film and secret lighting ideas. But since digital arrived there are no secrets anymore…everyone effectively shoots I the same way

…ideas are all we have to say we are different from the next guy.