Matthias Clamer has just started a blog (http://matthiasclamer.blogspot.com/) where he’ll be posting new work, along with his own commentary. This is a rare chance to go behind the scenes with a prolific photographer who shoots many high-profile campaigns and celebrity portraits.
A prime example: a set of flame-themed photos he shot in New York for the “Hot Bands” issue of British music magazine Q. Here’s one of Grizzly Bear that he took in Williamsburg:
…..
Photograph by Matthias Clamer.
……..
“Each picture had to feature fire,” writes Matthias. “It is tricky to get permits around New York for this kind of production, so I decided to imagine the flames while shooting the bands, then later had fun with it at my farm upstate, where I could freely burn anything I wanted without getting arrested. Gasoline, rubber cement and lighter in one hand, camera in the other, I shot all the flames I needed for making these shots work.”
……
……
