'Great Escapes' Historical Adventures in Vogue UK January 2012

India, 1956 by Norman ParkinsonWe don’t speak of British Vogue and National Geographic in the same sentence, where the subject is photographing nature, adventure, indiginous populations and even activist movements. In the January 2012 issue Of British Vogue, ‘Great Escapes’ makes the visual case that the fashion magazine has tracked social changes for decades.

The overview of past history editorials touches down on many continents — in the British Empire, we assume. Just examing this images is a bit of an adventure and food for thought. The last image is snapped by Norman Parkinson of his wife Wenda, standing under the 310ft Howick Falls, with no life noose attached.

The words accompanying the 16-page feature were by Alan Paton, champion of the anti-apartheid movement.

Hawaii, 1939 by Toni Frissell

Peru, 1971 by David Bailey

Insia, 1956 by Norman Parkinson

Norman Parkinsn 1959 in The Bahamas (l) and 1971 The Seychelles (r)

Australia 1980 by Bruce Weber (l) and Morocco, 1928 by George Hoyningen-Huene (r)

Peru, 2005 by Mario Testino

Hong Kong, 1960 by Henry Clarke

USSR, 1976 by Norman Parkinson

Egypt, 1989 by Peter Lindbergh (l); New York, 1958 by Antony Armstrong (m); Jamaica, 1938 by Bruchl-Bourges (r)

Kenya, 1965 by David Bailey (l) and Greece, 1996 by Arthur Elgort

New York State, 1928 by Edward Steichen (l) and Papua New Guinea, 2007 by Tim Walker (r)

South Africa ,1951 by Norman Parkinson

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