Yvan Rodic, the photographer known as the Face Hunter, was in town for an event hosted by The Society and Balenciaga at The Room at the Bay last night. Yvan answered questions from the crowd about, among other things, his new book of street style snaps. Photography by Natalie Castellino.

Marq Frerichs met Yvan earlier in the day.

I spent what seemed to be a very long 20 minutes with Yvan Rodic, the Face Hunter yesterday. He’s tall, with “I don’t care” hair and a great French accent—swoonable I’m sure. To be honest, I came to the interview with a few preconceived notions and unfortunately, I left with them intact. My overall sense of the experience was that I wasn’t part of the club but that he was happy to make a living off my wanting to belong or at least be a voyeur.

Why would a self-confessed digital child bother publishing a coffee book? “It seemed like a progression, I was approached by a couple of publishing companies,” Yvan told me. His eyes and body language seemed to really be saying: meh, whatevs.

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