Emma Hardy

When I buy a new cd, there are usually only a few songs that I actually enjoy, the rest I’m pretty “meh” about. I think I can count the number of CDs I listen to straight through on two hands. Legend by Bob Marley & the Wailers, Feel Good Lost by Broken Social Scene, Staring at the Sea:the Singles by the Cure, Morrison Hotel by the Doors…the list goes on, but not for long.

I encounter this type of situation frequently; whether it’s a designer’s latest ready-to-wear collection, the food on a buffet table, or an art exhibit, I tend to only like a selection of what’s presented. Which brings me to the topic of this post; I recently stumbled upon the work of photographer Emma Hardy and while in the past I’ve had the easiest time picking out my favorite images to feature on Runway Hippie, this time I could hardly narrow it down to 10 images. Emma does everything from portraiture to landscapes to fashion editorial spreads, but there is a cohesiveness between all of her photographs. She has a real understanding of light and the saturation of colors in her images is breath-taking. There’s an apparent narrative to her photographs which is absent in so many editorial spreads these days. Or if there is a narrative I can’t figure out what it is for the life of me. It’s like trying to find meaning in a Lady Gaga performance…but that’s neither here nor there.

Here are my favorite images by Emma Hardy:

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photos via emma hardy & eastphotographic.com