It's always special when you see two beautiful and talented women from the same gene pool, especially when that pool includes Lana Del Rey. For a recent feature for NYLON, the songstress interviewed her sister Chuck Grant about her work as a photographer. Lana Del Rey says that Grant has been photographing her for the past decade and that her music and her sister's images work perfectly together.
"She captures what I consider to be the visual equivalent of what I do sonically," said Lana Del Rey. The singer added that she has met many photographers during her career, but Grant's "aesthetic and talent still stands out as being one of the most interesting and well developed.”
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In the interview, Lana Del Rey asks Chuck Grant to describe her aesthetic, to which she replies, "My work is pretty graphic, and I like a flash. The image has to be beautiful and compelling, but I also incorporate humor into my photos." Grant defines her style as "fine art documentary" and says that the work of photographers Philip-Lorca diCorcia and Tina Barney also fit that aesthetic.
Grant also told her sister that she is interested in working in fashion in the future, but "right now I just want to work with people who are smart and serious about photography, and deliver shots that are sincere and inspired by what I'm interested in." Lana recalls that her sister likes "symbolism and symmetry" in photography, and Grant explains that she believes "anyone can take a photograph," but with her work she strives for the "perfect composition" that photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson and Lee Friedlander were able to achieve.
To read the full interview, click through to NYLON.
[via NYLON]
