{"title":"Wise Guys and White Turf","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"david-yarrow-wise-guys","title":"Wise Guys","description":"Wise Guys\u003cbr\u003e\nSouth Georgia - 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nI took this image early on a trip to South Georgia, and I keep referring back to\nit because it has character and the lead players are pin sharp. Penguins head-on offer a different perspective, and a ground position adds stature to the subject. There was no depth of field available that day, and the vast majority of the images were cluttered and messy—except, thankfully, this one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe penguins look like a cohesive unit, and there is a touch of menace to their swagger. They are clearly the\nwise guys of the beach. The penguin\non the right may have watched the odd Joe Pesci movie: “You think I’m funny?”\nI have always had a fascination with mobster films such as Goodfellas, The Untouchables, The Road to Perdition, and The Departed, and perhaps at a subconscious level this draws me to American cities such as Chicago. South Georgia is a long way from the South Side of Chicago, but this photograph brings them closer in my visual imagination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThere is a slight paradox with penguins in that while they live at the bottom of the world, they are a little overphotographed. Furthermore, they are not alpha animals, and to the human eye they lack individuality. The search\nis always to find content that is authentic and fresh, which is a challenge. Poor weather can help or, as in this case, some humor. A good test of any photographer’s commitment in South Georgia is whether they return to the boat smelling of penguin poop. No assistant of mine will ever come back to the base wearing clean clothes and smelling of Tom Ford.","brand":"David Yarrow","offers":[{"title":"94 x 97 cm (image size) | 132 x 134 cm (framed size)","offer_id":44047823011927,"sku":"DY-PH-Wise Guys-94 x 97 cm (image size) | 132 x 134 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-Nr. 3","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true},{"title":"142 x 147 cm (image size) | 180 x 185 cm (framed size)","offer_id":44047823044695,"sku":"DY-PH-Wise Guys-142 x 147 cm (image size) | 180 x 185 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":29700.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/0553\/files\/yarrow_david_044_wise_guys_132x134_2086e1ec-19a0-4dd0-9581-378751254082.jpg?v=1784319260"},{"product_id":"david-yarrow-the-white-turf-switzerland","title":"The White Turf, Switzerland","description":"The White Turf, Switzerland\u003cbr\u003eSt Moritz, Switzerland – 2023 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I sense that this photograph will mean much more to those who live and holiday in St Moritz than it will to outsiders and that was always my preconception.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe White Turf horse races on the frozen lake below Badrutt’s Palace Hotel draw large crowds when they are held on three consecutive weekends every February. It is a spectacle and an occasion more than it is a blue riband international sporting event, but the community embraces it to the full. The lake is busy in February, it also hosts car races, polo and even cricket matches and Badrutt’s watches imperiously above it all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e My idea was to bring a horse and jockey into the famous bar at Badrutt’s and I sensed that the hotel management - led by the Gm, Richard Leuenberger - would be open minded to this. It is one of the peculiarities of St Moritz that despite its wealth and excessive glamour, there is not a stuffiness to the town. Instead, there is a sense of heritage and a keenness to celebrate that heritage. Horses and jockeys are part of that and Richard - who was a wonderful partner throughout this project - agreed to the idea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There are few hotel bars in the world that have the history and the lure of the Renaissance Bar at Badrutt’s. There are no real rules at the bar, smoking is permitted and there is no closing time. My team was quietly setting up one morning at dawn and I wondered where the noise was coming from. I should have thought harder - the bar was still open.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Richard was keen that some of the legendary figures among the Badrutt’s 800 strong staff were part of the picture and I wholly agreed. Tenure of service is another distinguishing feature of this institution; I guess it must be difficult to leave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I do hope that the hotel can find a place for this image, but I am up against an impressive art collection.","brand":"David Yarrow","offers":[{"title":"94 x 147 cm (image size) | 132 x 185 cm (framed size)","offer_id":44047965651031,"sku":"DY-PH-The White Turf, Switzerland-94 x 147 cm (image size) | 132 x 185 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":16500.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true},{"title":"142 x 224 cm (image size) | 180 x 262 cm (framed size)","offer_id":44047965683799,"sku":"DY-PH-The White Turf, Switzerland-142 x 224 cm (image size) | 180 x 262 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":22000.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/0553\/files\/yarrow_david_332_white_turf_132x185_20copy.jpg?v=1784326110"}],"url":"https:\/\/petragut.com\/de\/collections\/wise-guys-and-white-turf.oembed","provider":"Petra Gut Contemporary AG","version":"1.0","type":"link"}