Monthly Archives: August 2010

Industry news roundup: New York mag’s new fashion editor, JWT’s new exec director, Ad Club of New York’s new board, and more

. Michelle Kessler-Sanders, previously senior vice president at Donna Karan, has joined T as fashion director (more info at “Sally Singer staff up at T,” The New York Observer Media Mob blog) Bill Oberlander has been named executive creative director at JWT. Previously, he served as executive vice president and chief creative officer at Cossette [...]

Walter Iooss’ Montauk: one from the archives and one from Saturday

In 1998, Ray Charles was one of the performers at the Back to the Ranch benefit concert, held in Montauk’s Theodore Roosevelt County Park. The concert series, which was staged at Deep Hollow Ranch—thought to be the oldest cattle ranch in the nation and the birthplace of the American cowboy—was an annual fixture during the [...]

Nadav Kander shoots cover of cycling mag “Rouleur”

Are you familiar with Rouleur? It’s a high-end British magazine devoted to cycling, commissioning well-known writers and photographers to celebrate the art, craft, and thrill of the sport. “Rouleur is aimed at those people who, like us, are passionate about the sport, but don’t expect to see bike tests and race reports,” the website explains. [...]

Thompson Hotels select David Drebin

The Thompson Hotel in Toronto, which had its grand opening earlier this summer, features prints and murals by our own David Drebin. For example… . . Notably, David is one of a select group of artists chosen by the luxury hotel group to collaborate on its properties. David Hockney is featured at the Hollywood Roosevelt [...]

New work: Michael Muller shoots poster for Joaquin Phoenix documentary

Remember Joaquin Phoenix’s breakdown a couple of years ago? The odd behavior, the abundant facial hair? Casey Affleck, Phoenix’s brother-in-law, followed the Academy Award–winning actor around with a movie camera during those rough times and turned the footage into a documentary. The film, titled I’m Still Here, is coming out next month, and Michael Muller [...]

New work: Jason Hindley, Grand Optical, and spilled milk

There’s no need to cry over spilled milk—especially when it looks as good as this new ad shot by Jason… . . The aim of the campaign—created by Young & Rubicam, Paris, for French opticians Grand Optical—is to promote children’s eyeglasses that sport flexible frames. Here’s another of the final ads… . . To see [...]

Nadav Kander photo featured in Luerzer’s Archive’s “Print Ad of the Week”

Luerzer’s Archive has chosen this ad, shot by Nadav for JWT London, as “Print Ad of the Week.” The art director was Simon Horton. . . .

Photo gallery: Hollywood East Cocktail Party

Many thanks to everyone who came out for our second-annual Hollywood East Cocktail Party at The Gallery @ Stockland Martel last Thursday. It was a big success and a whole lot of fun, all set against the backdrop of an exclusive exhibition of celebrity and entertainment images by 14 of our photographers: Kwaku Alston, Matthias [...]

New work: Matthew Rolston reteams with Oprah for cover of redesigned “O” magazine

O, The Oprah Magazine has just undergone a yearlong redesign and editorial renovation (as reported in The New York Times yesterday), and the changes are now on view in the September issue, themed “The Makeover Issue.” On the cover, a glamorous Oprah shows off a sophisticated short coiff. The portrait is by Matthew Rolston, who [...]

New work: Jeff Lipsky shoots “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm for Parade

Jeff photographed Jon Hamm—a.k.a. the impeccably groomed, perpetually conflicted Don Draper of AMC’s Mad Men—for the August 1 Parade cover story. The magazine’s site features a 16-image gallery of Jeff’s photos, including these handsome highlights… . . Much has been made of Jon’s good looks, the article notes. But the actor shrugs it off. “That [...]

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