Moteltography

Gritty fashion images explore a reckless and abrasive attitude

Implications - Photographers are substituting the pretty and polished with more abrasive, gritty images that strike a dark note within the minds of viewers. Portraying a more reckless and almost shameless attitude, creative directors and photographers are showcasing the harsher side of humanity and youth culture. Often, these are the images that viewers can relate to—not the fantastical, romantic images traditionally found on the pages of magazines.
Trend Themes
1. Gritty Aesthetic - Photographers are substituting the pretty and polished with more abrasive, gritty images that strike a dark note within the minds of viewers, creating disruptive innovation opportunities in fashion, advertising and art.
2. Sensual Motel Shoots - Steamy motel photoshoots have become more popular and accessible, presenting disruptive innovation opportunities in fashion, advertising, and hospitality.
3. Behind the Scenes - Documenting and portraying the unseen realities of industries and subcultures, like legal brothels and motels, can create disruptive innovation opportunities in photography and travel and tourism.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion - The gritty aesthetic trend and sensual motel shoots offer disruptive innovation opportunities in the fashion industry.
2. Advertising - The sensual and gritty motifs provide disruptive innovation opportunities in advertising for brands to communicate more daring and bold messages that can have more impact.
3. Photography - Capturing the unseen or often overlooked aspects of certain industries and subcultures, such as motels and legal brothels, present unique disruptive innovation opportunities in photography.
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6 Featured, 39 Examples:
1,930,515 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Dec 10 — Jun 11
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Featured Examples

Secret Boudoir Photography
Secret Boudoir Photography
Marc McAndrews Investigates Legal Brothels Behind the Scenes
Marc McAndrews is a New York-based photographer who specializes in documenting stable but small, almost-forgotten subsections of American life. His subjects have included motels, waitresses, bowling teams,… MORE
Steamy Motel Shoots
Steamy Motel Shoots
The Anja Rubik POP SS 2011 Editorial Turns the Heat Way Up
The Anja Rubik POP SS 2011 editorial is filled with foggy mirrors, barely-there outfits and a whole lot of skin. The beautiful Polish-born model strips down for this steamy motel photoshoot. She poses… MORE
Racy 80s Revival Editorials
Racy 80s Revival Editorials
Heartbreak Hotel by Max Doyle Channels Big Hair and High Waists
As much as 1980s fashions are poked fun at, Heartbreak Hotel by Max Doyle has been able to capture some of the foxiest looks you haven't seen for at least a couple decades. Model Lauren Brown flaunts… MORE
Tempting Motel Photography
Tempting Motel Photography
Michael Howard's Room 17 Series is Darkly Alluring
There is something darkly alluring about the Room 17 photo series. Perhaps it's the fact that it centers on a beautiful woman in a rather seedy motel, or the vulnerability of said beautiful woman and the… MORE
play_circle_filledMessy Motel Editorials
Messy Motel Editorials
Haute Hospitality by Andrew Kuykendal for Kurv Magazine
A fierce and frisky Kelley Ash and Pernillaby pose for Andrew Kuykendal for Kurv Magazine number 22. Flaunting flashy frock getups with loose structures and shiny fabrics, the disarming duo make great… MORE
Sexy Motel Shoots
Sexy Motel Shoots
The Candie's Spring 2011 Ad Campaign Stars Vanessa Hudgens
Taking over for Britney Spears, the Candie's Spring 2011 ad campaign stars triple threat Vanessa Hudgens. Sexy and fun-loving, the shoot is a little more candid and gritty than past campaigns, but it is… MORE

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