marc vallée

PRINT ABOVE : Sam (16), skateboarder and mathematician. London, 2007. (c) Marc Vallée, 2007.

PRINT ABOVE : Sam (16), skateboarder and mathematician. London, 2007. (c) Marc Vallée, 2007.

PRINT ABOVE : Sam (16), skateboarder and mathematician. London, 2007. (c) Marc Vallée, 2007.

Dennis Cooper : “Marc Vallée is one of my favorite contemporary photographers. Many artists are photographing the young, but Vallée’s work is exceptional and solitary, avoiding the kneejerk tendency to either define the young through their fashion sense or create the impression of communing with them by smothering them with fashionable aesthetics. His photographs are fully interested in their subjects, somehow more respectful of their beauty and emotions and, at the same time, more invasive of their privacy than any other youth oriented images out there. Vallée’s work is ravishing, noble, unique, and irresistible.”

Here are 3 new prints from my Youth Culture work. Sam is skateboarder and mathematician from north-west London. To view more of my Youth Culture images from the last ten years click on the links below.

www.pymca.com

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