So many professionals start working in childrenswear when they have their own children its refreshing to find a young photographer fresh out of Art School who has chosen photography with children as their starting point.

In her project, Boo! A garden full of nightmares, Isis Linguanotto  has used her inspirations from Tim Burton to German Expressionism to create a modern fairytale of horror.

Her photos will be exhibited at the Everyman Cinema in Belsize Park  London NW3 from April 14th till May 6th and there is also a book available of the project. A fitting place as her inspirations derive from the cinematic.

Isis Linguanotto Boo! A garden full of nightmares children's photography

Isis Linguanotto Boo! A garden full of nightmares

Isis Linguanotto photography Boo! A garden full of nightmares

Isis Linguanotto photography Boo! A garden full of nightmares

Isis Linguanotto photography project Boo! A garden full of nightmares

Isis Linguanotto Boo! A garden full of nightmares

Isis Linguanotto Boo! A garden full of nightmares, boy meets girl!

Isis Linguanotto Boo! A garden full of nightmares, boy meets girl!

Isis Linguanotto Boo! A garden full of nightmares, but the girl is the bad one.

Isis Linguanotto Boo! A garden full of nightmares, but the girl is the bad one.

Isis Linguanotto Boo! A garden full of nightmares book cover

Isis Linguanotto Boo! A garden full of nightmares book cover

All photos by Isis Linguanotto Photography  – all rights reserved

Such a busy 3 days and much to absorb at Pitti Bimbo in Florence for next winter’s kids fashion styles. I will be posting on trends and such like over the next weeks but here to begin a selection of my personal photos of the all fun of the fair!

I hope you like them.  Catwalk pictures, stands and events are available to see on the Pitti Bimbo photo gallery.

 

Glitter rainfall finale at Miss Blumarine,  Pitti Bimbo 72 kid's fashion for a/w 2011

Glitter rainfall finale at Miss Blumarine, Pitti Bimbo 72, Florence

 

Stomping yeti boots at Miss Blumarine, Pitti Bimbo 72 kids fashion for a/w 2011

Stomping yeti boots at Miss Blumarine, Pitti Bimbo 72 in Florence

 

 

Cable knits and dry Ice at Elsy catwalk, Pitti Bimbo kids fashion for winter 2011

Cable knits and dry ice at Elsy catwalk, kids knitwear trends for winter 2011

 

Cool tweenie band at Ice Iceberg fashion show for kidswear winter 2011 at Pitti Bimbo 72

Cool tweenie band at Ice Iceberg fashion show at Pitti Bimbo 72

 

Watching the big bouncing balls at Ice Iceberg children's fashion show finale at Pitti Bimbo 72

Watching the big bouncing balls at Ice Iceberg children's fashion show finale at Pitti Bimbo 72

 

 

Snow boots and glitter catwalk at Miss Grant kids fashion show at Pitti Bimbo 72 for winter 2011

Snow boots and glitter catwalk at Miss Grant children's fashion show at Pitti Bimbo 72 for winter 2011

 

 

Waiting for the show to begin at Monnalisa, Stazione Leopolda, Florence, Jan 2011

Waiting for the show to begin at Monnalisa, Stazione Leopolda, Florence, Jan 2011

 

 

Alien spacecraft at Silvian Heach kids fashion show, Pitti Bimbo 72 for winter 2011

Alien spacecraft at Silvian Heach children's fashion show, Pitti Bimbo 72 for winter 2011

 

 

Boys fashion at Silvian Heach catwalk show for winter 2011 at Pitti Bimbo 72

Boys fashion at Silvian Heach catwalk show for winter 2011 at Pitti Bimbo 72

 

All pictures by Smudgetikka – all rights reserved

Jacadi is one of the mainstream children’s fashion producers in France but they have collaborated here with photographer Gerard Harten on a wonderfully dreamy campaign for kids summer fashion in 2011.

I featured Gerard’s work only a little while ago with his great campaign for Lili Gaufrette and here he has done it again and captured another beautiful dream world for the children to inhabit.

 

Nautical boy by Gerard Harten for Jacadi kids fashion summer 2011

Nautical boy by Gerard Harten for Jacadi kids fashion summer 2011

 

 

 

Jacadi Deaville 20's retro dress for girls by Gerard Harten for summer 2011

Jacadi Deaville 20's retro dress for girls by Gerard Harten for summer 2011

 

 

 

Jacadi back detail dress photographed by by Gerard Harten for summer 2011

Jacadi back detail dress photographed by by Gerard Harten for summer 2011

 

 

 

Dreaming boy for Jacadi spring 2011 kids fashion

Dreaming boy in nautical stripes for Jacadi spring 2011

 

 

 

Sweet and simple dress by Jacadi for kids summer 2011 fashion

Sweet and simple dress by Jacadi

 

 

Toddler girl by Gerard Harten for Jacardi fashion summer 2011

Toddler girl by Gerard Harten for Jacardi fashion

 

All photos by Gerard Harten for Jacadi – all rights reserved

Top children’s fashion photographer Luca Zordan has just finished a project photographing children in South Africa for the MaAfrika Tikkun charity (of which Nelson Mandela is the Chief Patron) to support orphans and vulnerable children in South Africa.

Timed to co-incide with the World Cup in Africa, there is an exhibition at the MINA GALLERY in New York on the 16th June and a glossy book for sale.

The proceeds from the sale of the book will subsidise sports and soccer programs for HIV/AIDS affected orphans and vulnerable children in 6 townships.

Luca worked with long time collaborator stylist Alethea Gold on the project which followed the success of another charity book Children of China which was distributed during the Beijing Olympics.

Children of South Africa cover by Luca Zordan

Children of South Africa cover by Luca Zordan

Children of South Africa band by Luca Zordan

Children of South Africa band

Children of South Africa portrait by Luca Zordan

Children of South Africa portrait by Luca Zordan

Children of South Africa dancers by Luca Zordan

Children of South Africa dancers by Luca Zordan

Children of South Africa potrait by Luca Zordan

Children of South Africa potrait by Luca Zordan

All photos by Luca Zordan – all rights reserved