Monthly Archives: August 2011

Spotlight: Jeff Lipsky

Before he moved to Southern California in 1998 to pursue photography, Jeff Lipsky spent a decade in the mountains of Telluride, Colorado, snowboarding in the winter and working as a fly-fishing guide in the summer. It was his version of an alternative lifestyle, and he loved it. His life now couldn’t be more different: He [...]

Whose side are you on: 15 portraits shot in profile

. Portraits in which the subject meets the photographer’s gaze are justifiably the norm, but there’s plenty to be said for shooting a profile view. You feel somehow that the photographer is letting you in on something—something that subjects themselves may not be aware of at the time… .

German GQ cover features Daniel Craig portrait by Michael Muller

. I don’t speak German, but I do speak Daniel Craig. The ruggedly handsome actor, as photographed by Michael Muller, appears on the cover of the September issue of German GQ… . . Perhaps you also saw Michael’s photo of Daniel, with Harrison Ford, on the cover of Entertainment Weekly last month. Michael photographed the two [...]

Jorg Badura to document dramatic SEA Paddle NYC. Plus: Time-lapse video.

Early tomorrow morning, the 2011 SEA Paddle NYC—a 26.5-mile paddle around the island of Manhattan—will kick off at Pier 40 on the Hudson River, and Jorg Badura will be there to document the event, which raises money for autism awareness and for the Surfers’ Environmental Alliance. Jorg shot last year’s SEA Paddle as well—both action [...]

Luxury lifestyle company offers exclusive opportunity to work with David Drebin

Quintessentially, the world’s leading private members’ club with a global concierge providing access to the luxury lifestyle—VIP events, tickets, bespoke services, and more—is now offering an exclusive opportunity to work with David Drebin. Members can commission David to make a portrait of themselves, or they can collaborate with him on a photograph. . . “Quintessentially [...]

CC52, Week 19: “Space Launch”

. Week 19 of the new series CC52: A Year of Personal Work by Craig Cutler… Title: “Space Launch.” . . Format: RED ONE Mysterium-X Camera; 100mm-300mm Zoom Lens. Shot at 2K resolution, 100 fps. Prop styling: Timmy Hardman. Editing: Bernice Gonzalez, Industrial Color. Special thanks to Steve Kalalian. Additional content courtesy of NASA.gov. Follow CC52 [...]

Smashbox blog interviews Art Streiber

. The culture blog yello!, produced by our friends at Smashbox in L.A., has a monthly feature called ScreenSpace that spotlights “the most sought after photographers and directors in the world.” For the month of August, they chose Art Streiber. Art talked with yello! about his reputation for lighting and capturing on the fly: “I [...]

Recent work: Craig Cutler for Bloomberg Businessweek

. I’ve been focusing so much on CC52 that I haven’t posted new commissioned work by Craig Cutler in a while. Let’s remedy that right now. Here’s a rather explosive cover he did for a recent issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, plus the story’s opening spread. Craig worked with deputy photo editor Karen Frank. The pyrotechnics [...]

Star power: 14 great celebrity portraits

. Bill, Maureen, and the rest of the team at Stockland Martel hosted our annual Hollywood East Cocktail Party a couple of weeks ago, as a way to personally thank our clients in the entertainment industry here on the East Coast. The event, which was attended by photo editors, art buyers, and creatives, was held [...]

Corbis Silver Iris Competition honors John Midgley’s Brooklyn Circus project

. John Midgley and his Brooklyn Circus project were honored in the 2011 Silver Iris Competition, sponsored by Corbis and Creative Review. The brief for the contest was “Urbanization,” and the judges were looking for “imagery inspired by the common consciousness of urban dwellers” as well as “the personality of the city itself.” John was [...]

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