VI. KARY LASCH – The Golden Years
Slipcase – ISBN 978-91-985190-2-0 (three books)
Paperback – ISBN 978-91-985190-3-7 at Amazon
Kary H. Lasch was a photographer who based his international model scouting network in Stockholm. He is also known for his images of famous people like Picasso, Dali, Fellini, Sofia Lorens, and Birgitte Bardot. Kary visited the Cannes Film Festival consecutively for over thirty years. His humoristic pictures are less known. This book set of three, Famous, Cannes, and Humorous, is the beginning of a series with images from the Kary Lasch Collection, which contains over 600K pictures(pdf). Among his friends, Kary was known for his practical jokes, spared nobody, which also reflected in his pictures. His search for new photographic angles is evident, as his love for his work. When Sofia Lorens was on her way to Stockholm by train from Copenhagen, Kary carried out his plan to embark the train in Copenhagen, bribed the concierge, and photographed Sofia while dressing in the train coupe. When they arrived in the Stockholm Central Station, the Swedish press was competing for the best position for a picture of Sofia and Kary looking out of the wagon's window, a triumphant journalistic scop.
Salvador Dalí was a skilled artist and craftsman, best known for
the striking and bizarre images in his fantastic work.
the striking and bizarre images in his fantastic work.
Kary H. Lasch, 1914–1993. He was of Czech origin but lived in Sweden from 1939 to the end of his life. He was active as a photographer from early 1949 to late 1980. He also was a great collector of many subjects, such as erotic art, postcards, paintings.