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You probably already know the retro camera of choice: adorned with pyramids and palm trees, leopard and zebras, colored dots… It brings us back to this time when photography was embracing lucky accidents, weird photo moods and strange points of view. Though I had already started to play with Octomat and multi-lenses, spectrum of colors, and adore the polaroid-like photos and square formats, I was amazed by the Lomography shop In the Newburgh Quarter just off Carnaby Street in Soho.
 A wall covered with 14,000 Lomographs, designed cameras everywhere, plenty of books and crafted cardboard replicas.
I enjoyed the atypical shopping experience and the friendly atmosphere in the shop.

Lomography Website
Pictures by 1TwistedSquare

I am a huge fan of the photographer Terry Richardson, so I felt like a kid in a candy store when I came across Lady Gaga’s and Terry Richardson’s book.
Unlike 99% of the planet, I had never been an expert on the Lady Gaga phenomenon. However, after I went through this book, which features an intimate and provocative portrayal of her character, I feel as if I understand her better. Her words about what she learned during this almost yearlong shoot were inspiring: “I discovered through him that shame is an obsolete notion… He finds beauty in the most intricate and unassuming of places… we must push the boundaries of culture through love and acceptance…”. 
My favorite picture captures her customizing her jacket, as if Richardson catched her just at the right moment, during an impulsive act of creativity.

Find the book here
Discover Terry Richardson’s works here