The lost explorer

Introducing my favourite photographer in the entire world (perhaps even the universe) - Tim Walker. I have fallen in love with how his images never fail to send me off into a daydream, and their quirky and whimsical air to the photograph sometimes brings me to another land, another planet, somewhere magical and surreal. He's from Britain, and  received the ‘Isabella Blow award for Fashion Creator’ by The British Fashion Council in November 2008 and an Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography in New York for his work as a fashion photographer in May 2009. The thing I like most about him and find very enigmatic is the fact that he does not virtualize his images and all the props are made/constructed. Just take a look at the magic he works...

LILY COLE AND GIANT PEARLS 
NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, 2004

LILY COLE AND GIANT WATERING CAN
NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, 2004

BEDS ON CARS
NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, 2004

OLGA SHERER
SENNOWE PARK, NORFOLK,ENGLAND, 2007

LILY COLE, "EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE,"
WHADWHAN PALACE, GUJARAT, INDIA, 2005

LILY DONALDSON AT DRESSING TABLE WITH SPITFIRE,
GLEMHAM HALL, SUFFOLK, UK, 2009
BRITISH VOGUE

EGLINGHAM CHILDREN & SWAN ON BEACH
NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, 2002

STELLA TENNANT,
NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, 2007

EGLINGHAM STREAM,
NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, 2004

Imagine living beside a stream and being able to wake up to the sound of water
 running across rocks  under the shadows of tree silhouettes.

THE DRESS/LAMP TREE
NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, 2002

LILY AND SPIRAL STAIRCASE
WHADWHAN, GUJARAT, INDIA, 2005

LILY COLE 
LONDON, 2005
I-D COVER

EGLINGHAM HALL AND BALLOONS
NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, 2000

The perfect playground.

ELISABETH MOSES, C-TYPE PRINT & PEN,
LONDON, ENGLAND, 2002

BOAT IN LIBRARY
CHANTERS HOUSE, DEVON, ENGLAND, 2002

GRAFFITI AT EGLINGHAM
NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND, 2007

Who knew graffiti could be so lovely?

SHONA'S TREE
ST. PANCRAS WALLPAINTING, LONDON, ENGLAND, 2001

ICE CREAM CHANDELIER
LONDON, ENGLAND, 2006

PINK POLKA DOT ROOM,
LA, USA, 2009

ALICE GIBB,
SENNOWE PARK, NORFOLK, ENGLAND, 2007

'IT RAINED OUTSIDE, SO WE CAMPED INSIDE',
CHANTERS HOUSE, DEVON, ENGLAND, 2002

One of my favourite images - one day I dream of being able to live in a library.

FLOATING DRIVE-IN
FLORIDA, USA, 2005

WALKER'S FIRST SHORT FILM

Trailer from The Lost Explorer.

Directed by Tim Walker.

Based on the novel The Lost Explorer by Patrick McGrath.

The full film runs for 20 mins and it premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland in 2010.

Ne me quitte pas, mon chere

#8 for Otto

Here comes the feeling you thought you'd forgotten

I was just looking through editorials and found the loveliest and cutest spread in the world. It's from Elle Belgium's June issue and I love how graffiti artist Kid Acne incorporated his pop art characters, they're all so cute!

(Photographer: Hicham Riad, Stylist: Anne Rabeux, Make-up and hair: Vasko Todorof, Model: Robin Hölzken)

Next week, I'll be going away to Bali and I'm really excited! My family goes every year and it's one of the most relaxing places to go to. Not looking forward to when I get back home though, because I'll be going to two camps back to back, and the camps will be one day apart, the first one starting a day after I get home from Bali. Wish me luck!

Meanwhile, I'm really really really too excited for words for The Great Gatsby coming out in December. I'm almost finishing Fitzgerald's novel now and it's very interesting - I love the entire feel of the story and it's 1920 American context. It's going to be perfect, I just know it. Leonardo DiCaprio as  Gatsby, and Carey Mulligan as Daisy! I can't wait till it starts showing.

It's movie night tonight with my family, I hope we're watching something interesting! Have a lovely week ahead x