Paolo Roversi’s fashion and portrait imagery is full of question and allure which only causes one to dive deeper into the imagery. His photographs subscribes to no current standards of beauty or style but to that of the past with a tender raw emotion as the subjects directly engage the viewer. The subject seems as if they have put all the cards on the table and have nothing to hide from the lens and camera.

Roversi’s style hearkens to that of the nineteenth century and even though his work is current it is difficult to place when they were taken, most likely due to his classical training in Paris by fashion photographer Laurence Sackman and his ability to deal with and bring out something real and tangible in his subjects while in front of the camera. It is obvious that he is most interested in the person in the photograph and less about everything else, but when the truly perfect moment comes and the subject gives everything the props, clothing and background seem somehow perfect and natural; not forced.

This perfection and timeless nature of the images adds to their allure and beauty and removes all thoughts of our current culture and allows us to see the images in their own pure light. Roversi’s imagery has a romantic quality as he seemingly raises the beauty and allure of the women to the highest level.

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