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“I'm always working in this universe - whether picturing hamburger joints, Virgin Marys, domestic scenes - using these "vacant-faced" women as a medium to question universal truths.”

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Miles Aldridge

Miles Aldridge, born in 1964, is a renowned photographer from the United Kingdom. His work is known for its unique style and profound themes, covering various fields such as fashion, art, and photography. more

“I suppose I like to set myself projects that are tight, focused, and then challenge myself with how broad I can go within that limited aspect. I think to Helmut Newton and film director, Federico Fellini - the added level of eroticism, the arousing message - and how it was possible for them to keep their signatures over so many years.”

Thinking Film Challenges Focused Newton

Author:Miles Aldridge

“I look at my women with a Shakespearean element too - the variant of emotions they are capable of - it's not all completely dour, there is a bit of humor in there too! I actually think the whole Shakespearean world is wrapped up in every human being, from beauty to destruction and everything in between.”

Thinking World Emotion Capable Destruction

Author:Miles Aldridge

“When I look at the women, it's from a male gaze of being fascinated, because beyond my mother, I've been around notorious women all of my life, and then, secondly, when I look at women and try and create fictional stories around them.”

Trying Mother Notorious

Author:Miles Aldridge

“I'm inspired heavily by film influences - David Lynch's Blue Velvet, Federico Fellini, Alfred Hitchcock, Pedro Almodóvar, and what I see in the cinema - so there is a linking, an interweaving between memory, cinema and contemporary life, which the women in my pictures encapsulate.”

Film Memories Influence Inspired

Author:Miles Aldridge