Monthly Archives: September 2011

National Portrait Gallery acquires Nadav Kander portrait

September 23, 2011 – 3:05 pm

The National Portrait Gallery in London made a number of new acquisitions recently, including this 2009 portrait of the British comedian Matt Lucas by Nadav Kander… . . The photograph is on view through January 8 at the National Portrait Gallery in an exhibition titled “Comedians: From the 1940s to Now,” which also features work [...]

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The New Yorker’s Photo Booth features Erik Madigan Heck

September 23, 2011 – 12:08 pm

We were thrilled to see Erik Madigan Heck‘s work featured at The New Yorker‘s Photo Booth blog this week. The magazine recently commissioned him to photograph style icon Daphne Guinness for its Style Issue, but the Photo Booth nod was an unexpected treat. I’ll post his Guinness photograph as soon as I can… . . [...]

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Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ “The Latino List” doc debuts

September 23, 2011 – 9:47 am

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders‘ new HBO documentary, The Latino List, doesn’t make its official debut until next Wednesday, September 28, but the movie is being previewed in by-invitation-only screenings, including one earlier this week in Miami. This photo of Timothy with Gloria and Emilio Estefan was one of Yahoo!‘s photos of the day this week. . . [...]

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Spotlight: Liz Von Hoene

September 22, 2011 – 11:51 am

Liz Von Hoene is a fashion, beauty, and lifestyle photographer known for creating stylish images that are both sophisticated and accessible. Her work is inspired by everything from her personal sense of fun, whimsy, and happiness to her love of vintage style magazines and classic films. Liz shoots for luxury brands like Kate Spade, Stuart [...]

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CC52, Week 25: “Shattered Flowers”

September 22, 2011 – 8:46 am

. Week 25 of the new series CC52: A Year of Personal Work by Craig Cutler… Title: “Shattered Flowers.” Concept: To shatter flowers by dipping them in liquid nitrogen. Format: 4×5 and 120 color negative. Prop styling: Stephen Caputo. All images © Craig Cutler. Follow CC52 here. .

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Grey announces new division dedicated to health-related advertising

September 21, 2011 – 4:25 pm

In a limping economy, when downsizing or going bust are the norm, it’s uplifting to hear that a company is expanding. Grey announced today that it is adding a new global division “that will specialize in advertising for health-related products and services — not only prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications, but also anything intended to [...]

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Highlights from other photo blogs

September 21, 2011 – 9:51 am

From street photography and Brassai to the masked boy, a New Yorker exhibition, and a new technology that offers even easier access to photos available for licensing… . . As part of the Louisville Photo Biennial, which will be going on all next month, photographer Richard Bram has curated an exhibition of contemporary street photography [...]

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Are you free this Thursday?

September 20, 2011 – 12:59 pm

Remember Liz Von Hoene‘s new personal project, “Le Blanc Noir”? Stockland Martel is hosting an exhibition of these enigmatic images at our gallery, and the reception is from 6 to 9 this Thursday, the 22nd. Also on view will be a short film featuring Piper Von Hoene, Liz’s daughter, that was created by Meghan McNeer, [...]

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Walter Iooss salutes Mariano Rivera

September 20, 2011 – 10:26 am

“Congratulations to Mariano Rivera, who established a new all-time save record: 602,” says Walter Iooss, who sent me this celebratory message to the Yankee pitcher last night, along with the following photo of Rivera that he shot in 2009. Go, Mariano! . . .

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Art Streiber on photographing Maria Shriver for Los Angeles mag’s “L.A. Woman” issue (updated)

September 19, 2011 – 3:38 pm

In its “L.A. Woman” issue, which just came out, Los Angeles magazine explores the many manifestations (womanifestations?) of the female L.A. archetype. “Icons, as a rule, get reduced over time to having a set of predictable characteristics,” the editors explain. “But we knew that the women in Los Angeles are more than the clichés that [...]

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