Saturday, April 16, 2011

sea of trees


direction & photography by joshua zucker-pluda

the kinds of landscape I try to find in my films... exist only in our dreams. for me a true landscape is not just a representation of a desert or a forest. it shows an inner state of mind, literally inner landscapes, and it is the human soul that is visible through the landscapes presented in my films. -werner herzog

can a landscape have a soul? can past events leave a psychic impression on a terrain, scarring it so deeply that all who pass through feel its pull? the sea of trees is an experimental documentary film about aokigahara jukai, a forest in japan where people go to commit suicide.

the sea of trees is an officially sponsored project of the new york foundation of the arts (NYFA), The new york state council of the arts (NYSCA) and the jerome foundation.

director joshua zucker-pluda needs your help:
i'm currently in the process of trying to secure post-production funding, and i'm humbly asking you for help. there is an immediate need to have some of the interviews conducted for the film translated from japanese to english. starting the translation process will enable me to move forward with editing. in turn, having a rough edit will help me to raise the necessary funds to complete post-production.  any help or assistance you can offer will be greatly appreciated. even if you can’t donate – blogging, tweeting or posting about the film and this kickstarter would be a great help.

to donate go here.

issei suda












country mile







romain julien photographed by james giles & styled by spencer phipps for theones2watch.com.

oh, hedi - rory culkin






rory culkin photographed by hedi slimane.

Friday, April 15, 2011

fiebre por los 70












bambi northwood-blyth photographed by nico & styled by juan cebrián for harper's bazaar españa, may 2011.

the water house












the water house by li xiaodong atelier. lijiang, yuanna, china.

vanishing act





cate blanchett photographed by cass bird & styled by vanessa traina for t magazine, summer 2011. seriously love her.

un fille à la barre

















daria werbowy photographed by satoshi saikusa for madame figaro, april 15, 2011.