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Polly Borland (born 1959) is an Australian photographer who formally resided in England from 1989-2011, now living in Los Angeles. She is known both for her editorial portraits〔("Polly Borland b. 1959 Melbourne, Vic." ), Design & Art Australian Online. Retrieved 28 February 2013.〕 and for her work as a photographic artist.〔 ==Biography== Borland was born in Melbourne where her father gave her a camera with Nikkor lenses when she was 16. While at art school, she discovered Diane Arbus, Weegee and, Larry Clark, all of whom influenced her work.〔(Rob Sharp, "Flights of fancy dress: Polly Borland's portraits marry the infantile and the fetishistic" ), ''The Independent'', 17 March 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2013.〕 On leaving art school, she became a portrait photographer, contributing to the Australian edition of ''Vogue''. In 1989, she moved to the United Kingdom where she specialized in stylized portraits and reportage photography. Her work has been featured in newspapers and magazines worldwide. A number of books on her work and exhibitions have been published. In 2001, her first series ''The Babies'' examined the way men can enjoy dressing up as infants, with an essay by Susan Sontag,〔Susan Sontag〕 an introduction by Mark Holborn.〔 In 2008 she produced ''Bunny'', a collection of photographs about English actress Gwendoline Christie. ''Bunny'' also features a fairy-tale written by Will Self and a poem by Nick Cave. ''Smudge'' (2011) features abstract depictions of three of her friends she uses as models; musician Nick Cave, photographer Mark Vessey and fashion designer Sherald Lambden. All three appear half naked, faces obscured, wearing body stockings, tights, wigs, and other fanciful objects of clothing.〔("Polly Borland - Smudge" ), ''Trebuchet''. Retrieved 28 February 2013.〕 In February 2013 the documentary ''Polly Borland - Polymorphous'' was released.〔("Artscape: Polly Borland - Polymorphous" ), ABC Television, 11 February 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.〕 Borland was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of The Royal Photographic Society in 2002. Polly Borland and her husband, director John Hillcoat, live in Los Angeles, California. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Polly Borland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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