Life Through A Lens...

There is something both enchanting and at the same time familiar about looking at photographs of times gone by which really captures my attention.

It is a surreal quality which the photographer Cecile Beaton always managed to manipulate in his images from the early twentieth century.

Image courtesy of www.runninginheels.co.uk

It was with great interest then that I read about the Imperial War Museums upcoming exhibition of his imagery called 'Cecil Beaton:  Theatre of War' (6th Sept 2012- 1st January 2013). Of course the portrait photographer is best known for his iconic work  with Vogue and latterly for his stage works. Yet, for the artist it was his commission by the Ministry of Information to document images throughout the Second World War which had the  most profound effect. With well over 250 images the exhibition casts a light on the far flung reaches of  war and captures the lives of those that were on the brink of insurmountable change.

Image courtesy of Time Out

The exhibition in my mind presents a contrast between his extremely beautiful fashion images with those of the horrors of war and one can only imagine what that really presented to the man behind the lens?

This is definitely one exhibition that warrants a trip to London in my eyes...Fingers crossed it might make it's way up north.

Love,

Nikki