New York - On November 3rd Sante D'Orazio, known for his photography for Cover Girl, Versace and the best fashion magazines worldwide, opened an exhibit of his photographs, collages and paintings in New York's Soho, coinciding with the launch of his book "A Private View".
Models, artists, journalists, television hosts, actors and friends of the photographer were on hand for the occasion. Among the known faces that we greeted there were Venezuelan model Patricia Velásquez, who has a several feature films about to open, and well-known host of the Canadian program "Fashion Television", Jeanne Beker.
According to a spokesperson, Serge Sorokko Gallery has pioneered the elevating of fashion photography to the category of art by presenting it alongside paintings. Most of the images in Sante's exhibition were in black and white, and prices (not including frames) ranged from US $1,200 to US$3,500. A curious fact was that only model Stephanie Seymour's images were accompanied by the phrase "please inquire" in the price slot.
The exhibit was open @ 430 West Broadway until the 3rd of December.