Sexy, sultry, moody, smoky eyes, dark full lips, seedy hotel rooms – this is what Sam Hessamian’s photography is all about. Beautiful women drifting through the dark corners of Paris’s urban architecture, or staring provocatively straight into the camera – smoking, brooding, film noirish – beautiful fashion photography. In Hessamian’s work, elegance and emotions blend perfectly.  For those who admire this kind of photography you’ll find plenty of inspiration on his website.

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‘TINKER BELLE’S FOREST’ editorial photographed by Koto Bolofo and styled by Nikki Brewster for Vogue Nippon – March 2002. See full editorial on Paper Mode.

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Romanian model Catrinel Menghia now resides in Milan and this black and white photo shoot for Aubade Agenda would even convince Federico Fellini that she is full blooded Sicilian beauty. With the help of Menghia’s beauty, this unnamed photographer has captured the essence and style of Italy in the 1960s.

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Los Angeles based Giuliano Bekor have some stunning high fashion photography, He doesn’t seem to like color very much, as 90% of his images are in black and white, but wow ! I Love when photographer showcased their portfolio in full screen, and Guliano’s work in full screen is just amazing ! I can see a pretty big Vegas inspiration – He also have an impressive celebrity and advertising section… I really love his style !

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The creator of SquareAmerica.com trawls flea markets and garage sales seeking out vintage-photo treasure. Scanning and categorizing grainy snapshots of American history (taken by mostly amateur photogs) the site is a curious journey of the 20th century.

Some cool categories:

What Was On - Apparently before DVR or VCR’s people would document historic TV with a camera lens. It seems almost ridiculous nowadays to be snapping the TV screen but these homemade screenshots of 1950’s news including the assassination of John F. Kennedy and moon landing are pretty cool.

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