How great are these?! In 1983, Bay
Area-based photographer Michael Jang was asked to take head shots of
contestants who entered a competition at a local TV station to present the weather
forecast. Presumed lost for around 25 years, Jang only recently found the
negatives and printed the images up for the very first time. The resulting
series is an incredible social study, and with its great fashions and hair
styles, something that could easily be a project shot recently by Inez
& Vinoodh for V magazine. Jang
admits that he isn’t always thinking about documenting the historical
significance of his subjects while he is shooting. It is only after the passing
of time that he is able to look back at his photographs from the 70s and 80s
and see their humor and significance within their social and historical
context.
The series, titled 'Summer Weather' has
recently been published as a book. If you like the selection shown here, seek
it out.
