Yokoo.

I was Flickr Group-hopping yesterday and found Yokoo, an Atlanta-based fashion photographer with a thing for flannel, glasses and public spaces. She also makes these fabulous, ultra-chunky scarves sold here. Her shots have the most wonderful mysterious moodiness to them, as well as fantastic "Japan goes grunge" styling.

I love the outfit, but I like more the overall theme of taking ownership of public space.

Hiding while putting oneself on view. Here, Yokoo in one of her scarves that I MUST HAVE!

One of my favorites. The colors are extraordinary, and I love how the kinetic blue slide in the background contrasts the staticity of the subject and almost tired expression behind glasses that fall shy of fitting correctly.

I love this model's almost Renaissance-like "Madonna"-expression coupled with wind-whipped hair. You can almost feel the weather in this photo.

I love how Yokoo's photographs inject glamour into otherwise declasse ensembles; a great deal of her photos challenge the viewer to not find something beautiful about them.

I really connect with this clever photo because for me, the best predictor of "good people" is a sense of playfulness.

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