robert blu
quiet photographer
The italian fashion photographer Giovanni Gastel died today because of covid.
https://www.corriere.it/moda/21_marzo_13/giovanni-gastel-morto-covid-scompare-grande-fotografia-dc195a4c-8415-11eb-ae38-084646f2f8da.shtml
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Covid has kidnapped another illustrious name from the world of culture and fashion. The photographer Giovanni Gastel passed away this afternoon, March 13, 2021. He had been hospitalized in Milan due to his worsening health condition after being affected by Covid. He would have been 66 years old next December 27. His shots changed the perception of the image of fashion. He combined an unexpected look at the subject he portrayed, a glossy but original style and an innate grace with a deep sense of irony. A man of other times, as they say, because he was a direct nephew of Luchino Visconti, from whom he had absorbed, although still a child, a deep aesthetic sense, combined with a deep perception of reality.
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You can look at his work on his web site: https://www.giovannigastel.it/
https://www.corriere.it/moda/21_marzo_13/giovanni-gastel-morto-covid-scompare-grande-fotografia-dc195a4c-8415-11eb-ae38-084646f2f8da.shtml
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Covid has kidnapped another illustrious name from the world of culture and fashion. The photographer Giovanni Gastel passed away this afternoon, March 13, 2021. He had been hospitalized in Milan due to his worsening health condition after being affected by Covid. He would have been 66 years old next December 27. His shots changed the perception of the image of fashion. He combined an unexpected look at the subject he portrayed, a glossy but original style and an innate grace with a deep sense of irony. A man of other times, as they say, because he was a direct nephew of Luchino Visconti, from whom he had absorbed, although still a child, a deep aesthetic sense, combined with a deep perception of reality.
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You can look at his work on his web site: https://www.giovannigastel.it/
Trask
Established
Thanks for posting this unfortunate announcement. It’s clear from the newspaper article and his own website that he a skilled and prolific professional — at only 65 he had years ahead of him were it not for Covid-19. A real shame, as with so many, many others...