The Third Man: A look behind the scenes
Author Graham Greene had originally planned for shooting to take place in either Rome or Paris
Author Graham Greene had originally planned for shooting to take place in either Rome or Paris
How fitting that Kate Moss was recently celebrated at a Tokyo exhibition alongside Catherine Deneuve as a timeless muse. From the moment she embarked on a life of catwalks and photographic studios at the age of 14, Moss was considered an exciting new face of her generation. With her cool, challenging looks and wide-spaced eyes, she wasn’t an obvious, classical beauty – but her individuality (as well as the many stories of scandal in the media) assured her lasting fame.
No, stop it, you can’t blame it on the sat-nav, it’s another stage in upping the great British brand’s coolness quotient – in the hottest of places. You might wonder, by the way, at the model’s use of just one name, in the style of footballers. With a German background her second name is actually ‘Dicker’. There, that’s spoilt another illusion, hasn’t it?
Being summoned to Maranello for duty is a dream for any automotive photographer. For Günther Raupp that call came in 1984, and since then he has been photographing the latest, fastest and most beautiful models year after year for the official Ferrari calendar. Unlike many of his colleagues, Raupp always looks for just the right level of backlighting – a tricky technique which gives the composition a high-contrast, almost surreal atmosphere.
Photos: Cathy Dubuisson
The setting for McCall’s extravaganza is the Monterey Jet Center, where the private airfield turns into California’s most expensive car park during the Monterey classic week. Cocktails and canapés welcome the privileged as they admire the displayed supercars, rare classics, aircraft and luxury products.
To celebrate Aston’s centenary, more than 40 cars from varying periods of the marque’s history gathered on the airfield before taking off for one of Nappa Valley’s famous wine tours.
The photograph of the man destined to be CEO of Aston Martin in 2000, having had a distinguished automotive career at BMW, Porsche and Daewoo, was taken on the homeward part of a journey with friends to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 1965.
Recent times have seen British luxury phone-maker Vertu solidify its partnership with Ferrari. Five years ago we saw the first Prancing Horse-adorned mobile phone; now the company has finally released its ‘smart’ descendant, which makes use of Google’s Android operating system and goes by the name ‘Ti Ferrari’.