International Picnic Day, the Weimar Era, and Pornochic
Last Thursday was International Picnic Day.
Most people probably celebrated with sandwiches, potato salad, and a blanket in the park.
I celebrated by thinking about Berlin during the Weimar years.
For quite a while I have been fascinated by that remarkable period between the two World Wars. It was a time when fashion, nightlife, cabaret, and sexuality all seemed to be changing at once. Much of what we think of today as modern attitudes toward sex and self expression can trace at least some of its roots back to those years.
That fascination eventually led me to create a series of photographs inspired by the era. They were never intended to be historical recreations. Instead, I wanted to capture some of the atmosphere while giving it my own interpretation.
If you’ve followed my work for very long, you already know that I have a preference for what I call Pornochic. I’m far more interested in photographs that combine style, fashion, glamour, and sexuality than simply photographing people without their clothes. The Weimar period seemed like a natural fit for that approach.
So when International Picnic Day came along, this photograph immediately came to mind.
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The Ice, The Bucket and Naked…
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge is looking up! I am kidding, it really is doing a lot of good! But glamour model Micaela Schäfer has stepped it up, way up! Naked on the streets of Berlin. My clothes are on but my hat is off to her. Micaela has my respect for being so very adventuresome to do this. So enjoy the video while I am checking out airfare and hotels. This is a screen shot from the video and the actual video is below that.
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