Q&A Series Part 1
We asked 4 creatives 3 things they always travel with & what's currently on their bookshelf?
Anna Pihan is a travel, lifestyle and documentary photographer based between Sydney, Australia and Europe. Her visuals communicate a sense of leisure and “a calming visual escape”. She approaches the lens intuitively, capturing moments of beauty in the ordinary.
What are 3 things you always travel with?
“Camera, lots of film, and a Notebook + pen (I keep a travel journal everywhere I go.)”
What is currently on your bookshelf?
“The Pleasure of Leisure, Shapes Out of Nowhere, Louis Vuitton Fashion Eye (Bali, Greece and Iran edition), Cy Twombly Homes & Studios and a Rare Copy of Mario Testino: Let Me In.”
Romain Laprade is a Paris-based still life and fashion photographer whose ability to take a simple scene and turn it into something magical, shines throughout all his work. His photographs play with composition, geometric shapes, and dreamy color palettes transporting you to a faraway oasis.
What are 3 things you always travel with?
“My camera, of course, a cap and sunscreen.”
What's currently on your bookshelf?
“Andy Warhol Diaries, The book of Thomas Demand (I bought after seeing his exhibition at Jeu de Paume in Paris), and collection of vintage magazines, Arizona Highways."
Bastien Lattanzio is a fashion photographer with a flair for capturing the soul and aesthetic of a sunny seaside. His books, Pantelleria & Riviera showcase his effortless photography style through a stunning montage of a European summer dream.
What are 3 things you always travel with?
“I don’t need a lot of stuff but I’ll say one of my watches, my point and shoot camera (a Yashica T4 in the moment) a pair of Birkenstocks to walk a lot and to be comfortable, and a little Marvis toothpaste to feel fresh.”
What's currently on your bookshelf?
“A Richard Neutra, a Slim Aaron, a Purienne and the Hotel Il Pellicano book.”
Julie Wolfe is a Washington DC based artist known for her grand abstract paintings, sketches on book pages, artists books and site specific installations. Her artistic approach involves collecting images and data to explore the world around us, with the hope of leading the viewer through vibrant arrays of color, form, and language that often serve as markers of time.
What are the three things you always travel with?
“My computer, headphones and a book, (something that is inspiring me, that might relate to where I'm going).”
What is currently on your bookshelf?
“A lot of my books are art books. I have a new one about Sheila Hicks. The book itself is a piece of art.
Also, I just got a book of the work of Edith Dekyndt. Layers of Reality. It's about synesthesia. The cover and everything about it is really interesting.”
