Deliver Me From Cooking

Good to see fashion photography has branched beyond 50 year old stereotypes. I know I always wear designer clothes when I'm baking little lovehearts for my hardworking husband. Who doesn't? And bras? Totally optional. Absent stares however, strictly mandatory.

Unfortunately for you, my dear, you may not eat any of the baked goods you are preparing.

Yes, baking is so very sexy. The oven gloves totally complete this look. I'm just disappointed I can't see the killer 8 inch heels she is no doubt wearing.

What the hell? Is this a joke, or is this actually meant to be cutting edge? Nuts to that, if I see one more cooking or cleaning based fashion photoshoot that DOESN'T feature men, I'm going to hit the fan. Seriously. It's going to get hit.

Concealment is No Place to Hide

I first stumbled across the work of Liu Bolin around a year ago, but it's great to finally see this talented artists works cropping on and garnering the acclaim it clearly deserves.

The image above is from the series 'Camouflage', part of a compelling body of work in which the Chinese artist explores notions of instinct and survival.

Post-Olympics, it will be interesting to see if the 'rest' of the world continues its interesting in the notion of survival in modern China, or if we'll simply turn the other cheek to a problem that is intimidatingly vast. These beautiful images however, urge us to seek the unseen and forgotten, and hear their silenced cries.