Comments on: Vogue Italia and Steven Meisel’s Water & Oil: Follow-up

By: Beautifully Invisible

Beautifully Invisible — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:55:58 +0000

It's powerful, I agree… but I still hold that it was tasteless. 🙂

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 01:55:51 +0000

The imagery in the editorial is very powerful – it brings the issue the emotional aspect that news headline cannot. Seeing a woman lay in such manner alone sends a jab to the heart. The job is done. If you are touched, do more research on the subject. If you are not, stare at the images and look for something wrong to say about them.

By: Beautifully Invisible

Beautifully Invisible — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:06:09 +0000

The fact that they didn't think to add that extra text makes me think that their focus wasn't ON helping or raising awareness, just selling issues. It would have been so simple – so why not do it?

By: Beautifully Invisible

Beautifully Invisible — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:04:51 +0000

Agreed on all counts.

By: Beautifully Invisible

Beautifully Invisible — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:04:05 +0000

Agreed. Isn't it funny how one small adjustment could have changed the way so many perceive this shoot?

By: Beautifully Invisible

Beautifully Invisible — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:02:31 +0000

Agree 100%

By: Beautifully Invisible

Beautifully Invisible — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:02:10 +0000

Thank you so much!

By: Beautifully Invisible

Beautifully Invisible — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:01:15 +0000

Agreed. And maybe they could have omitted all the product placement and commentary.

By: Beautifully Invisible

Beautifully Invisible — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:00:43 +0000

The actual images are difficult to look at, as they should be. I think the idea behind the Vogue shoot definitely has merit, again, I just don't think they followed through with the potential.

By: Heather Fonseca

Heather Fonseca — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:42:55 +0000

I haven't looked at a single image of this tragedy except these ones that you posted. I just can't. It's too upsetting. I wish Italian Vogue had taken their photo shoot more seriously, because sometimes people, like me, will look at images in a fashion magazine but not similar images in a more serious venue. Don't know what to say really, but I'm so glad you posted the images.