Monthly Archives: June 2010

Scenes from Le Book Connections

. Le Book Connections kicked off yesterday. . . Here’s Maureen at our booth… . . And Simon Horobin, Dana Eudy, and Bill… . . Some close-up views of the booth… . . In addition to their print portfolios, we’re also showing our photographers’ work via iPad. We’ve set it up so you can view [...]

David Drebin at Camera Work gallery in Berlin

. If you happen to find yourself in Berlin this Friday, be sure to stop by the Camera Work gallery, which will be hosting a meet & greet with David Drebin from 6 to 9 pm at its temporary showroom at Stilwerk. (More info here.) “Drebin’s photographs are epic, dramatic and, above all, cinematic. In [...]

“1o Major Photoshopping Scandals”

We all know that a great deal of “editorial license” is used in Photoshopping images for magazines. But BusinessInsider.com’s article listing “10 Major Photoshopping Scandals” from the past 15 years is still pretty shocking. Katie Couric gets slenderized, Andy Roddick gets muscle packed on, Kate Winslet’s gams get thinner, Martha Stewart gets a new body, [...]

Come see us at Le Book Connections

. . . Related: An interview with Le Book’s Michael Kazam . .

Roxanne Lowit in Shanghai

Roxanne just got back from Shanghai, where she was shooting an assignment (it’s top secret for the time being). And given how much she’s traveled—and how many worldly people she’s photographed—I was surprised to learn it was her first visit there. But from what she told me today, it won’t be her last. Here are [...]

Crispin Porter + Bogusky’s John Kieselhorst on Nadav Kander and the making of their cheeky Monte Carlo campaign

When PDN selected this image shot by Nadav Kander… . . for its Photo Annual 2010, I thought it’d be interesting to get the story behind (no pun intended!) the campaign. So I sent John Kieselhorst—he’s now associate creative director at Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Boulder but worked on these ads when he was [...]

Video: CNN on the World Cup and “The Children of South Africa”

The entire globe is frothing with anticipation for the World Cup, which gets started tomorrow, but to the young fans in South Africa, this international event is much more than just a game. It’s a symbol of pride, community, and opportunity. Youth soccer and the confidence-building power of sports is one of the stories that [...]

An interview with Le Book’s Michael Kazam

With Le Book Connections—a trade show for “all professionals who commission talent”—coming up in New York next week, it seemed like a good time to check in with Michael Kazam, the international development director of Le Book (which he cofounded with Veronique Kolasa). Does he see signs of hope after a couple of lean years [...]

Walter Iooss’ Montauk: a triple play

Walter just sent me three freshly made photos from Montauk: . All photos by Walter Iooss. .,A .

Michael Wirth’s French vista wins at Pano Awards

His clients know Michael Wirth as a beauty photographer who does work like this: . . But Michael also shoots personal work outside the beauty category. In fact, the sea-landscape (that’s his name for it) that you see below just won a Bronze award in the Open competition, Nature category, at the first-ever Epson International [...]

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