I have had this discussion with many very talented photographers who become frustrated with their work because they cannot produce the images they imagine for lack of the other talents needed to do so. They ask, "Ben, why do my images lack something that I can't quite define?" And I brutally have to answer.. "They smack of being Provincial..." Anyone who has been in this God-forsaken business as long as I have can smell it the minute they see the image. Everything from So So model, bad and poorly done make-up, abysmal hair, no fashion styling at all or perhaps at best borrowed from a local clothing store and totally out-dated by my "Snobbishly Arrogant" standards and really badly overdone or incompetent retouching. Photo Islamism from  "Divine Inspiration" for Issue One magazine Team: Model: Monica/New Madison Agency, Paris Stylist: Mina Djah, Paris Hair: Ivan/Aurelien Agency, Paris Make Up: Willain Bartel/ Labo M, Paris Digital Retouch: Freddy Baby, Paris

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