Vibe double page spread

The background for this double page spread is very effective in my opinion as it has different poses of the woman in the main image across the page. The background is in white which i feel is a poor choice of colour for a background as it is plain and boring. It is used very well here partly due to the images across the pages. It is also assisted by the layout of the text and titles. 
The two pages contain both pictures and text. There is barely any space left on the page which is good showing the article(s) is either important or has a lot to tell the reader and is well explained. 
The title is not like a stereotypical title in that it is not in big font. It is in a fairly small font allowing it to fit into the gap between the pictures going across the page and the text. The main colours used for text are; grey, black and blue, whereas in the picture the woman is wearing a deep red dress which doesn't fit with the text colours too well. The blue in the text is used once for a name of the person featured in the article.