Youth, liberation and the joy of losing yourself in the moment are elements that feature throughout Ryan McGinley’s work, from his early roots in documenting the urban adventures of his downtown Manhattan friends to his subsequent cross-country travels in utopian environments throughout America to his most recent studio portraits. McGinley’s elaborate and rigorous process of photo-making creates moments of breathtaking beauty: naked feral kids poised in ecstatic abandon. The lack of clothing and other contemporary signifiers along with the archetypical landscapes give the photos a sense of timelessness in which the viewer can project his or her own story.
Beware: this site contains nudity, but really, that should be okay since we all have bodies and probably wish that we could run around nude in reckless abandon every once and a while…
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An amazing collection of photos taken of Calke Abbey in Derbyshire, England. The family that lived there before its decline had an eclectic and fascinating collection of oddities. Read more here.
All photos are from foxtail and fern.
From the Best Made Archives: Beautiful Stones
The sky is clear. The sun is shining. With heads bowed as if in reverent prayer, we look for the glint of stones on the gravel road. The excitement and competition of discovery being the most precious of all.
