Avedon 100This book was published on the occasion of Avedon 100 at Gagosian, West 21st Street, New York, an exhibition commemorating the centenary of Richard Avedons birth. More than 150 renowned artists, designers, musicians, writers, curators, and fashion world representatives were asked to select a photograph by Avedon and describe how the imageand the artistaffected them. Participants include Hilton Als, Naomi Campbell, Elton John, Spike Lee, Sally Mann,

lust and longing

Well-Suited to Push Processing

and later came under the tutelage of Louis Faurer who taught him that the path of excellence in photography was through a high degree of criticism and ruthless self editing

as he approaches the age of 93

these photographs come together to create a singular visual language: one bright

yet only half-rhymed

and the joys of sex

his photographs were first exhibited at Goddard College in Vermont

populated by outlaws and intellectuals

multiplication

That intimate

1929) was Ghana’s first international press photographer