“An often shocking tale,” says New York’s Daily News
FASHION PHOTOGS DIRTY SECRETS the front page of today’s Daily News announces in a story on Focus. “Don’t expect model behavior from fashion photographers,” writes Larry McShane. “Author Michael Gross, in a new tell-all book out July 5, dishes the dirt on the shooters rather than their subjects in an often-shocking tale rife with bed-hopping […]
RIP Bill Cunningham, 87
Though not one of the characters in Focus–his street photography was sui generis–Bill Cunningham was one of the great photographers working in the fashion milieu. He died today after suffering a stroke. We worked together at the New York Times, and I always tried to follow his advice. “Give ’em hell, child,” he’d always tell […]
Focus: “Delving into the private worlds of legends.” –Departures
Focus is “the kind of deep dive we’ve come to expect…” from “Michael Gross…master chronicler of behind-closed-doors lives…delving into the private worlds of legends including Richard Avedon, Bert Stern, Bruce Weber, and latter-day provocateur Terry Richardson,” writes Departures magazine in its new issue.
Focus is “a juicy history of scandalous lives,” says Booklist
“Anyone interested in fashion and/or photography will find Gross’ full immersion fascinating,” says The American Library Association’s Booklist in its review of Focus. Reviewer Sarah Grant highlights the book’s look at “the industry’s transformations” and its “dish on the enormous egos, volatile relationships with models and editors, and [the] emotional turbulence that seems to be […]
Focus is #1 in Fashion Photography
Following last night’s launch party, Focus hit the top of the Amazon bestseller list of fashion photography books, even though it won’t be published until July 5th. It’s also #2 on the list of books on models and #13 on the list of books on fashion. Please pre-order now from your favorite online bookseller.
XXX Peekaboo out of Focus
Today’s Page Six features a tid-bit from Focus about a poster-girl Seventies supermodel and her secret XXX-rated antics. Who got photographed in flagrante delicto? See if you can figure it out when Focus comes out in a dozen days.
Focus on fashion media, photography, editors and brands. “Everything is changing.”
I spoke to Alexandra Steigrad of WWD the other day about Focus, and some of the industry heavyweights, like Anna Wintour, whose stories I tell in the book. You can read the interview here. UPDATE Fashionista picked up the WWD interview.
Focus on a super model
Pat Cleveland takes a star turn in today’s Styles section of the New York Times and writer Guy Trebay lets this former Times Styles writer have the last word.
Introducing the Focus web pages
The Focus web site has begun to roll out. Links to pages and videos on the photographers featured in the book, source notes for the text and a list of author appearances have now been published. Bonus material is soon to come. Please take look.
Focus is coming in MP3 and CD
In addition to the hardcover and e-book editions, Focus will be released as my first audiobook since Model on July 5th. You can hear a sample–about a very public confrontation between the great photographer Richard Avedon and Vogue editor Anna Wintour–and pre-order by clicking here.