New York Legs. Tommy Agriodimas

Legs over the city, legs on the stairs, legs in the bushes – inspired by Guy Bourdin, Tommy Agriodimas’s independent new project “Legs” seeks to capture just those in new and strange settings. As a fashion photographer, Agriodimas has found himself in a number of unusual situations where the opportunity to create a strangely beautiful image presented itself.  He’s captured these provocative parts jutting, stretching, and kicking out of any number of surprising backdrops.   We caught up with him via e-mail with a few questions on the Legs project.

WLH: What do you look for in your subjects?

Agriodimas: What I look for in a subject is something unique and beautiful with a flair for the strange… I only use retouching for skin clean up and colour correction so I like to make sure to have the image I desire straight from the camera.

How did you get started as a photographer?

I have been a photographer since I was fifteen years old. Photography is my first love. I got started after my BFA from Pratt Institute with a major in Photography when I began assisting other photographers in New York City and travelling around the world on major campaigns and editorials. I have worked with names such as Patrick Demarchelier, Max Vadukul and Marc Baptiste.

How did you choose legs as a theme for the project?

I got started with the Legs project was when I discovered Guy Bourdin. I thought he was on the right track with his strange and sexy fashion imagery and I decided to begin my “Legs” project in homage to him as well as an exercise in the development of my own fashion style.

Discover it and other projects on the Brooklyn-based photographers site: www.agriodimas.com.

If it’s New York legs you’re looking for, search no further then the TriBeCa streets surrounding White Line member hotel The Greenwich.  In city of stilettos and a neighbourhood of style, you can’t go wrong.

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Categories: New York, Art, Photography

Contributing writer: Alicia Reuter