REAL Philippe Salaün

PHOTOGRAPHER FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS

Philippe Salaün

[a humanist photographer]

ORIGIN 
Brittany, France 
WORK 
Independent Black and White Photograph Printer
for which he was renowned for the quality of his work

 INSPIRATION 
Portraits and Travel Photography 
SUBJECT
Images of Daily Life with a Humorous Tone 

PHOTOGRAPHY TEACHER AROUND THE WORLD:
Barcelona, Carcassonne, Naples, Paris, Salzburg, Tokyo, Toulouse, Tunis

He worked with famous names such as 

Doisneau, Max Pam, Sabine Weiss, Seydou Keïta, Stanley Greene.

RADICAL Olivia D'Aboville

THE ARTIST ON ART 

It has opened my mind and made me look at things with a different perspective. 

There is no right or wrong in art. 

Applying this to everyday life makes you more tolerant.

❝I love what I do.  
I  can  spend  hours  locked  in  my  studio  and  weave  or  assemble  works.
I'm very patient when  it comes  to my  work  and  I  appreciate  the labor,  
I  see value in  the  amount  of  time  spent  on  a  piece. 
I  like  to play with a material of my choice until I find its ultimate shape. 
I don't really plan or sketch ahead, I go with the flow.❞

The love  affair  Olivia  d’Aboville has  with  art  started  at  a  very  young  age,  there are  photographs  of  

her at  4  years  old  painting  on  canvases bigger than her.  “I  loved  my  classes  at the ‘Atelier’,  I  was  so  

found   of  my   teacher  and   we're  still   very   close  to  this  day.”  So  it  goes  without  saying  that  after  

graduating  high  school  she  decided  to study arts  in  general,  and  that  is  when she  realized  that  she  

wanted to  specialize in  the  art  of  textile.  “I  think  my  art  is  relatable  yet  it's innovative  and easy  to  

understand.  It  is  very  visual  and tactile.  I  like  to  play  with  lighting  effects  and  textures.  My  inspira‐ 

tion   comes  from  nature  and  most  particularly  from  the  ocean  and   its  amazing  creatures.  I  try  to  

recreate the beauty and fragility of the underwater world.”  

She  has  created grand and  glorious  creatures  of  the  sea  that  come  to  life  with each  manipulation  

caused  by   the  artist,  and   the  art  itself  seem  to  not  only  move  but  move  you  with  each  bend  and  

cut  made.  If  you  look  at  each  piece  closely   you  will   recognize  the  materials  she  works  with  from  

fishing  lines  and  fishing  nets  to  nylon,  and   cocktails  stirrers  to  plastic  bottles  and  plastic  spoons.  

“I'm  drawn to everyday  objects,  mass‐produced objects  that  have  no value,  particularly  the  plastic  

translucent  ones.  Did you  know  that  70%  of  our  plastic  waste  ends  up in the  sea?  I  try  to  recycle as  

much as I can.”  

This  artist  creates  beauty  to  be  seen,  but  more  than  that  it  is  beauty  to  be  heard  ‐  there  is  a  mes‐ 

sage  in  all  she  does.  “I  like  it  when   people  find  my  work  beautiful,  of  course.  But  I  want  them  to  

understand  the  message  behind  my work,  I  want  them  to  be  more  conscious  of the waste  our  so‐ 

ciety  produces  everyday,  I  hope  that  they  become  more  nature  lovers.  It's  really  important  for  us  

to  be  able  to  observe  and  appreciate  nature's  beauty  and  be  aware  of  our  important  role  to  pre‐ 

serve it.”  

Olivia is venturing into the art of jewelry design, a more delicate and intricate line of work. 

The photograph is taken using a Camera Analogue Medium Format Hasselblad : 553ELX and Olivia  

is wearing her own creation, a neckpiece made from monofilament fishing nets from Cambodia  

dyed deep purple.

RAW Marco Dinglasan and Romain Rivierre for Father's Day

❝FATHERHOOD FEELS GREAT!❞

I love waking up to Vigo every morning... watching him discover things as he grows.

Being a dad got me to be less self absorbed.

It kind of took away the luxury of over contemplating things and second guessing myself. 

I think it made me a braver person.

One morning we just sat together making farting noises at each other.

He kept laughing the whole time.

It felt like we were having a conversation, funny as it sounds.

Marco Dinglasan, 25

Artist and Father

❝A PEACEFUL SPIRIT.❞

Walking through my life was and is still now an expectation to find myself...
fatherhood, for a long time, was like a fulfillment
of the love I can give to and share with a person close to my soul and my heart.

And now, my Rock, my son gave me the proof and the reason 

of the significance of love and "the meaning of life".

(in reference to the Monty Python movie 

as an expression of how surreal, funny and abstract the adventure of raising a child, 
but I mean it in a positive sense of course)

I can say now that the love I have for love, life and humanity 

is perfectly represented in physical form by my little Rock.

An exchange of a strong and a powerful love by two souls 
just with a simple glance between us.

He brought me peace and love to my life.

I love you son.

Romain Rivierre, 31

Artist and Father

RAGE Myrza Sison

MYRZA SISON

Editor In Chief

Cosmopolitan Magazine Philippines

The Woman Behind The Magazine

In all these years, what has fashion taught you?

"After 15 years of editing magazines (Cosmo and Marie Claire), I have learned that fashion is something that should be taken seriously enough to know that as a form of self-expression, one cannot underestimate its power to enhance, improve and even change the course of a woman's life. 

At the same time, I have learned that fashion shouldn't be taken so seriously that it becomes one's raison d'être—surely life has many more enriching experiences to offer than just the obsessive preoccupation with one's outward appearance. 

Know that in this world, sometimes image is everything, and yet, image is not everything."

| Makeup by Nelson Aguilar of Hairworks | Hair by Nato Goto of Hairworks |

RAVE PRP 3

 

THE FINALISTS 

PROJECT RUNWAY PHILIPPINES SEASON 3

AMOR ALBANO

pleated organza creation

MILKA QUIN

❝I entered this competition with the least expectations. 

I felt blessed that I was even selected to be one of the 15 finalists, so imagine my surprise that I got this far! 
For the last episode, I did not expect a final four.

I think managing my expectations really helped me a lot throughout the competition.

I just feel so privileged to work with three of the best and brightest designers in this season.

I think the PRP competition woke up my dormant mind to a whole new exciting world of fashion... no limits, no boundaries... and after this I am craving for more.❞

NEL CLAVERIA

geometric grey gown

CHEETAH RIVERA

❝The last challenge I was do or die. I was crying the whole time on the runway because I know I did my best 
and it was up to the judges to consider me as a finalist or not.

I wasn't expecting anything at all. I was just standing there, eyes closed, knowing that at any moment it could be me going home after all the blood and sweat I shed for this competition.

But it happened that I won the challenge, and that I was one step closer to my dream.

I am just very happy and humbled to do more beautiful things.

I am very proud of myself.❞

JUNE 2012