--CECIL BEATON--

Because it's almost time to go back to school, I am naturally spending a large amount of time procrastinating instead of working...so I unearthed a few coffee table photo books and found some images I liked. These are all from a book accompanying a Cecil Beaton exhibition from way back when, before I was born probably! They're stunning. I love how his photos stretch from an Irving Penn-style simplicity to a Tim Walker-level of colour and general extravaganza.

This one reminds me so much of Annie Leibovitz's Alice in Wonderland shoot with Natalia Vodianova for US Vogue.

(Annie Leibovitz photo from vogue.com)