Reg Dwight realised that with a name like his, he’d never be considered pop star material. When he left the band Bluesology, he asked saxophonist Elton Dean if he could take his name.
These hounds have complex pasts: many were found injured, starving and scared, but once taken in they became loving, happy companions. A gorgeous testament to the rewards of rescuing dogs.
Rachel Siegfried was determined to offer an alternative to sterile, imported blooms by growing flowers that would ‘stop people in their tracks with their vital beauty’.
Terence Donovan’s impressive life and career as a photographer was reflected by the vast array of people who attended his memorial in 1997, from Princess Diana to Margaret Thatcher.
Wigging Out is a visual journey through the history - or hair-story - of wigs, covering thousands of years of hairpieces worn by everyone from Cleopatra to Lady Gaga.
In a kaleidoscope of colours and imagination, Kids Of Cosplay invites readers on a vibrant journey through the world of cosplayers, harnessing their creative powers to transform.
Medieval Christians, who associated nudity with sin, believed the line between erotica and art to be so fine that the only nudes tolerated by the Church were in paintings justified by the Bible.
Many people dream of a life where they get paid to do nothing at all, or at least very little. This is a reality for Morimoto, aka Rental Person Who Does Nothing.