David Mushegain’s Photographs
Photo: Courtesy of David Mushegain1/14Lily-Rose Depp, photographed for Our City of Angels; Stella Maxwell
Photo: Courtesy of David Mushegain2/14Lily-Rose Depp
“Lily to me is awesome, because, number one, she is an Angeleno. I mean, she is European but she was raised in L.A., and I love the energy of kids raised in L.A. There is something about L.A. that makes you grow up quick, so the younger people are so dynamic early on. One day we decided to take pics for the magazine, and I just thought it would be cool for her to be holding her own head. Why I am not sure, maybe because her face is so tiny, actually she’s tiny, and I was like, ‘Wow! Imagine you holding your head in your hand.’ Sounds kind of odd, but why not? Paris is a bit odd. Lily is a bit odd. I am a bit odd.”
Photo: Courtesy of David Mushegain3/14“Veruschka is the real deal. We took this in Central Park in 2002. She always told me, ‘Dave, if you were around in the ’60s and ’70s you would have been one of the biggest photographers.’ I think she said that because the photographer was really one with the model then. All of the photographers then had these amazing muses they loved and married and fought with and loved again. It was much more personal and real as far as I can see.”
Photo: Courtesy of David Mushegain4/14Erin Wasson
“When I first started shooting, this type of photo was considered ‘lifestyle’ and not ‘fashion.’ I tried to get the point across that this is fashion and this was where fashion was heading. Erin has a way of just being so natural in photos. I love this energy. I can’t stand all of the posed nonsense unless of course it’s over the top and not trying too much.”
Photo: Courtesy of David Mushegain5/14Erin Wasson
“Here is one more of Erin. I love mixing locals with the models. It’s really fun, and also if you cast the right people you can get a photo that will have relevance for years to come.”
