Monthly Archives: October 2010

What’s a Giblin?

. For years, he was one half of the award-winning photographic duo Giblin & James. Specifically, the Giblin half. . .

Photos: Roxanne Lowit’s glittery “Backstage Dior” opening at Milk Gallery (updated with more photos)

The exhibition “Roxanne Lowit: Backstage Dior” opened on Thursday at Milk Gallery in Manhattan, and the reception was glamorous, glittery, and gorgeous. “Though the weather outside was frightful, revelers packed into the gallery space for a peek into the magical experiences and creations of John Galliano, as captured by the photography master,” reported Modelinia. “And [...]

David Drebin’s “Girl in the Orange Dress” featured in Standard Hotel Gallery

Besides being a home away from home for chic travelers, André Balazs’ Standard hotels also house an impressive collection of photographs. All of the images are luscious in their own way and are almost exclusively drawn from the pages of glossy magazines, but they share some important qualities—namely, glamour, style, sexiness, and intrigue. And thanks [...]

Water polo team bares all for Art Streiber and ESPN The Magazine (updated)

Who says you need a wardrobe person on every big shoot? For the cover of ESPN The Magazine’s second annual Body Issue, Art Streiber photographed the USA Women’s Water Polo team, and these gifted athletes were wearing not a stitch of clothing. (Hey, it’s the Body Issue, not the Caftan Issue.) . .. “Catriona Ni [...]

Stars of “Glee,” “Running Wilde,” “Raising Hope,” and more in Jeff Lipsky photo gallery for FOX

FOX recently commissioned Jeff to shoot the stars of its fall TV lineup for its FOX Image Campaign—a massive portrait project featuring everyone from Keri Russell of Running Wilde and Martha Plimpton of Raising Hope to Glee‘s Jane Lynch, Amber Riley, and Kevin McHale. The network has posted a selection of Jeff’s photos from the [...]

Doug Menuez on photographing hands

Doug Menuez and the team at his stock site, Menuez Archive Projects, recently combed through his catalog and put together an entire collection of hands-related photos, including these… . .I asked Doug for the backstory on this collection. Here’s what he said: . Why photograph people’s hands? For me, photographing hands is another form of [...]

John Midgley shoots provocative Breast Cancer Awareness campaign for Estee Lauder

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Estee Lauder has launched a campaign inviting people to pledge their support by getting a mammogram if they’re over the age of 40 and encouraging others to do the same. The BCA Pledge, as it’s called, centers on portraits of well-known bloggers posing with a hand across their [...]

You’re invited: Reception for “Roxanne Lowit: Backstage Dior” at Milk Gallery

. Roxanne Lowit has been photographing the brightest, most fascinating personalities in fashion, art, and Hollywood for three decades, taking us all behind the velvet rope at the most exclusive of events. Yet she herself has always remained something of a mystery. All that has changed with Roxanne Lowit: Backstage Dior, though. The bestselling book has [...]

Kwaku Alston and TOMS Shoes in Argentina

Last October, Kwaku went to Ethiopia to document a shoe drop by TOMS Shoes and came back with beautiful photos (like the one below) that celebrate this unique philanthropic effort… .   . Last month, he joined the TOMS team once again, this time to document a shoe drop in Argentina that had special significance: [...]

“True Blood” actor on getting naked for that infamous Matthew Rolston Rolling Stone cover

Alexander Skarsgard, who plays the vampire Eric Northman on HBO’s True Blood, recently revealed the truth behind the infamous naked cover that Matthew Rolston shot for the September 2, 2010, issue of Rolling Stone… .   . In an interview with British GQ, when asked about being naked onscreen, Alexander said, “It’s about being comfortable and [...]

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