Anna Selezneva Runs With Wolves In Koto Bolofo Images For Numéro November 2018

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Top model Anna Selezneva is styled by Rebecca Bleynie in ‘La louve’, lensed by Koto Bolofo for Numéro November 2018./ Makeup by Houda Remita; hair by Martyn Foss Calder

Afrodita Dorado Is Pure Fashion Priestess In Koto Bolofo Images For Marie Claire Italy March 2018

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Model Afrodita Dorado is styled by Laura Seganti in sublime images by Koto Bolofo for Marie Claire Italy March 2018.

Kirin Dejonckheere Has Zebra Love, Captured By Koto Bolofo For Numéro November 2017

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Kirin Dejonckheere Has Zebra Love, Captured By Koto Bolofo For Numéro November 2017

Model Kirin Dejonckheere is styled by Camille Josephine Teisseire in 'Drôle de zèbre', lensed by the talented Koto Bolofo for Numéro's November 2017 issue./ Hair by Martyn Foss Calder; makeup by Min Kim

Koto Bolofo Flashes Roos Abels In Chanel Haute Couture For Harper's Bazaar Korea August 2017

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Koto Bolofo Flashes Roos Abels In Chanel Haute Couture For Harper's Bazaar Korea August 2017

Dutch model Roos Abels covers the August 2017 issue of Harper's Bazaar Korea, styled by Jinsun Lee in jackets, feather-embellished dresses, wide-brimmed hats and more glam elegance. Photographer Koto Bolofo is behind the lens, flashing the 'New Elegance' of Chanel's Haute Couture fall-winter collection. 

Laura Kampman Poses In Ancient Drama Looks Lensed By Koto Bolofo For Harper's Bazaar Japan June 2017

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Talented photographer Koto Bolofo captures Laura Kampman in exquisite images styled by Mika Mizutani for Harper's Bazaar Japan June 2017./ Makeup by Min Kim; hair by Alessandro Rebecchi

South African Photographer Koto Bolofo Intrigues Me With Numéro #160 'Atelier D'Artiste'

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Aneta Pajak In Atelier D’Artiste By Koto Bolofo For Numéro #160 February 2015

Visual cues run wild in these images: is Aneta exploring a gender-neutral, artistic studio or is she in the fashion-predictable studio of a male artist? Is she the prototypical muse of the male mind? What is the significance of a large — presumably male — hand at her throat and in her face? How has this male artistic vision — and the powerful art world institutions behind it — defined Aneta and millions — no billions — of female identities worldwide and for the last 3000 years?

There are no answers in ‘Atelier D’Artiste’, a Numéro #160 February 2015 fashion editorial that may be nothing more than a celebration of the male mind and fashion’s support for traditional gender-based power relationships. This isn’t how these images strike me, however.

Do I share a vibe with photographer Koto Bolofo? Rest assured that I will answer that question for myself and AOC readers. ~ Anne