They get paid next to nothing, and get these stupid rules?!?

That would explain why they're working without pay.

-Talking "about last night"

Actually, the list of job requirements, include the hygiene and behavioral codes, is directly tied to whether these ladies were employees, independent contractors or volunteers. Employment law arcana, maybe, but definitely relevant to the legal case. I think the level of detail, particularly vis-a-vis firing…

26. Do not consume conversations

The whole thing reads like a 1950s-era all-girls boarding school's guide to landing the star quarterback. (Not the Bills' QB, of course; no Bills' QB is a star.)

Richardson calls the claims a "witch hunt"

I love this question, because I am also non-plussed. I get that it's a style, and it's popular right now, but I studied photography because of Herb Ritts, Bruce Weber, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Lang, Richard Avedon and so many more. Later I was awed by Mark Seliger and David LaChappelle. I'm from the days of film, and I…

"I collaborated with consenting adult women who were fully aware of the nature of the work, and as is typical with any project, everyone signed releases . . . I give everyone that I work with enough respect to view them as having ownership of their free will and making their decisions accordingly."

As I was looking at these pictures I was thinking the same thing. There is a very specific style and it's one that looks very very cheap. It looks like I could achieve the same thing with a polaroid. I don't really understand why these higher line publications even want this look in their magazine. GQ I get, but for…

I honestly wonder if he drives a white panel van. He's like the stock character for a creeper on any show.

Yes, you're absolutely right. I just meant to point out that he was careful which words he used. He denied threatening or coercing. He didn't deny exposing himself.

Shooting a model and then whipping out your dick and suggesting she touch it may nottechnically be a threat or coercion, but it's also not very professional

I think it's like how Paris Hilton is famous for being famous. He takes pictures of famous people, because he takes pictures of famous people.

Let's not forget, Gaga had him on tour with her for months to shoot her coffee table book. It caused me to doubt her, even though the book was awesome ( I got it for fifteen bucks on amazon). Who could hang out with that weirdo for all that time? He's such a creeper and every time I see those dumb glasses, I want to…

Did he take his dong out while photographing the president?

What I find absolutely hilarious is that looking at those covers side by side, they're just so boring. Everything is shot the same way, with too much flash. A lot of the poses are quite similar, as are the various states of undress for the women.

At the risk of sounding like one of those assholes who looks at a Pollack and scoffs "I could do that!"*—can someone explain what makes Richardson's technique special/appealing/etc? Serious question to photographers and photography lovers/students. He's got a definite style, but it seems pretty uncomplicated,…

Give him a full tower PC, containing only another PS2.

Exactly. He's missing the irony that Nazis were fighting for "cultural self-determination" too. They didn't kill people and invade Poland because they woke up one morning and felt especially evil.