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Francois

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Kahn & Selesnick
« on: February 24, 2021, 06:14:46 PM »
A while ago I saw a small doc on photographer duo Kahn & Selesnick.
They were working on their Apollo Prophecies project in which they photograph themselves in period costumes imagining a retro space-age.
They were shooting most of it on film and were definitely having a blast!
I don't think I've ever seen people laugh as much while working. Though I would say that getting your head stuck in a fishbowl space helmet while wearing 1920's aviator clothes is something that's got to be memorable.

Here's the link to their website.
http://kahnselesnick.biz/new-gallery

Enjoy!
Francois

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Re: Kahn & Selesnick
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2021, 08:36:17 PM »
A while ago I saw a small doc on photographer duo Kahn & Selesnick.
They were working on their Apollo Prophecies project in which they photograph themselves in period costumes imagining a retro space-age.
They were shooting most of it on film and were definitely having a blast!
I don't think I've ever seen people laugh as much while working. Though I would say that getting your head stuck in a fishbowl space helmet while wearing 1920's aviator clothes is something that's got to be memorable.

Here's the link to their website.
http://kahnselesnick.biz/new-gallery

I've not come across these folks before, so thank you!

Enjoy!

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Re: Kahn & Selesnick
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2021, 04:33:35 PM »
Fun stuff.

Francois

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Re: Kahn & Selesnick
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2021, 08:02:05 PM »
Definitely. But best of all is that they actually don't take themselves seriously at all.
They were taking pictures in a bog with some miniature spaceships. They wanted to make it look like the rocket was launching by using smoke. They managed to become totally invisible in a massive cloud created by lighting too many smoke bombs at a time :)
And yes, they laughed it off...
Francois

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