An astute eye.

Christopher Morris is an American photographer residing in Paris. His is an exceptional vision, strongly attuned to the absurd, especially in his observations of American politics, though the results have none of the nastiness found in the work of a Robert Frank. He sees the quirkiness and silliness of our political process but delivers his vision through gentle and very perceptive eyes.

Some of the funniest work is to be found in the ‘L’Officel Paris/Republican Fashion’ – the images here do all the talking, no narrative required:

Click the image for Morris’s web site

Highly recommended. Also be sure to check his glamorous fashion images for Dior/Armani/Lacroix. The use of manipulated selective focus here is especially effective. Check also his ‘American Portraits’. Where the easy thing would have been to succumb to the temptation to do a hatchet job on these stereotypes, Morris takes the high road, delivering images with dignity and calm insight. Finally, the Dolce & Gabanna images are simply lovely, as high class as is everything about this label.

Try to see his site on an iPad. The UI is the best engineered I have yet seen.