For his latest project, Natural Beauty, photographer and activist James Houston has but together a series of photographs featuring Emma Watson, Christy Turlington, Adrian Grenier, Brooke Shields, Arizona Muse, and Elle Macpherson with the proceedings going to Global Green USA. You can check out Emma Watson’s pics from her photoshoot, a short video introduction of the project, and the full press release inside.
Press release
PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES HOUSTON PRESENTS ‘NATURAL BEAUTY’ PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK AND EXHIBITION SERIES
Celebrity Portraits for Environmental Awareness in Collaboration with Global Green USA® and MILK Studios
Renowned New York based photographer and activist James Houston announces his latest project, NATURAL BEAUTY, a stunning photographic book and event series featuring some of the world’s most prominent celebrities and top models. In collaboration with MILK Studio, the NATURAL BEAUTY project will raise awareness for the environment and sustainable living with proceeds from book sales and supporting initiatives benefitting Global Green USA.
The NATURAL BEAUTY book of portraits will be released in late spring of 2013 and will follow with an exhibition in New York City in April. The book includes 120 stunning images of some of the world’s leading models and celebrities advocating with Houston for environmental awareness, including Emma Watson, Christy Turlington, Adrian Grenier, Brooke Shields, Arizona Muse, Elle Macpherson and many more. Houston looks towards the beauty of nature as the inspiration for this body of work, incorporating natural elements into many of the images.
Launching simultaneously with World Earth Week 2013, NATURAL BEAUTY will debut at MILK Gallery in New York the evening of April 23rd. The exhibition will be open to the public at MILK Gallery until May 5th, 2013 from 11:00am to 7:00pm Monday through Friday and 11:00am to 6:00pm Saturday and Sunday. The exhibit will also be promoted through a web series on ‘The Making of the NATURAL BEAUTY Campaign,’ which will include interviews with the high-profile figures involved in the NATURAL BEAUTY project and behind-the-scenes footage from the photo shoots. NATURAL BEAUTY the book will be available for sale on www.damianieditore.com, major online retailers like Amazon, and select stores in the U.S. for US$50.00 this spring.