“The Bad Boys of Vice” by Chris Buck
In the last PDN Magazine this image of Chris Buck was selected as part of the PDN Photo Annual 2008. Here below is a short description of the image by Chris Buck and a link to a movie with footage of the session.
The Bad Boys of Vice
I recognized this as a unique opportunity so I spent some time compiling ideas before this sitting with the editors of Vice Magazine for Wired; “naked, holding pieces of raw meat in front of their bits”, and “two of them forcing a stuffed animal into the third’s behind” were amongst my favorites.
But often my challenge for a photo shoot is coming up with an idea that sounds so inoffensive that even the most prickly publicist can’t deny me it. So, kissing a baby it was, and only the truly heartless could say no to this. - Chris Buck
The movie with footage of the session.
“The Bad Boys Of Vice” by Chris Buck is a distillation of many elements that I admire about Chris Buck’s artistry.
For me the picture shows sides of the subjects which one feels we are not seeing routinely. Chris seems to be able to draw people away from “business as usual” in a manner that is not pretentious, paparazzi or staged. Chris Buck does something with his craft and his subjects, where they present sides of themselves that are very authentic. The pictures make you less interested in the subject or celebrity as an icon or image, and much more focussed on the internal landscape of the person you are looking at.
It’s impossible to not see Chris Buck’s mischievious sense of humor. I don’t know of anyone who can tell a joke with a picture better than Chris.