Monthly Archives: January 2011

New work: Art Streiber photographs Willow Smith

. We’re feeling very TGIF today, a feeling that looks a lot like Art Streiber’s portrait of precocious pop star and champion hair whipper Willow Smith for Vanity Fair… . . .

New work: Nino Munoz’s black-and-white (and naked) Daffy’s ads

. These Daffy’s ads, shot by Nino Munoz, are all over New York right now… . . .

When a simple portrait is not so simple

  . You might be tempted to look at this national “So Kodak” campaign, shot by Michael Muller, and think to yourself, “Okay, so it’s a handful of portraits shot on seamless. Easy.” But you’d be wrong. As Michael recently explained to me, the four hip-hop and R&B stars featured in the campaign—Rihanna, Pitbull, Drake, [...]

Meet Kwaku Alston at “Flight and Fable” artist reception January 20

Kana Manglapus, a former director of Milk Gallery here in New York, is hosting an exhibition at Kana Manglapus Projects in Venice, California, featuring work by Kwaku Alston, among others. From the press release: . “Flight and Fable” examines conflicted fairy tale worlds offering the viewer hope and transformation. From displaced angels, caged songbirds, ravaged [...]

Milton Rogovin, 1909–2011

I just read at The Online Photographer that Milton Rogovin died today at the age of 101. A humanist to the core, Rogovin made his name photographing the residents of the hardscrabble Lower West Side area in his native Buffalo, New York. Returning to visit and rephotograph his subjects over the years with his beloved [...]

New work: Waiting for her “Lucky Break”

. Virginia girl moves to New York to be an actress. Day jobs, rehearsals, meetings, and big-city fun ensue. That’s the story behind “Lucky Break,” a new series of photos by Doug Menuez. Click on the image to view the gallery at Menuez Archive Projects. . . .

Matthias Clamer’s “Beauties”

Matthias recently spent a day photographing a beauty pageant in Texas. Here’s a look: .

A copyright “rant”

Doug Menuez posted a “rant” on copyright at his blog and Facebook pages yesterday that’s drawn comments from quite a few people in the industry, so I’m posting the text here. If you’d like to read the comments, check out Doug’s Facebook page. . NO COPYRIGHT = THE BORG. The photography universe is facing a [...]

Gallery: Car Photography, Nine Ways

Nine very different takes on the automotive genre. Featuring Stockland Martel photographers Jorg Badura, Fulvio Bonavia, David Drebin, Uwe Duettmann, Kai Uwe Gundlach, Jason Hindley, John Midgley, Martin Sigal, and Jan Steinhilber. . Click on any of the images to view the complete gallery.

Art Streiber shoots Ashton Kutcher for Men’s Fitness

Ashton Kutcher tells Men’s Fitness that he practices bikram yoga and Krav Maga (the official self-defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces) so that he can protect his family when “the end of days” comes (via a post at the HuffPo). Sounds a little loopy, but you can’t argue with the results of his workout [...]

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