Do we see an upturn in automotive advertising, perhaps?

There’s no question that automotive advertising spending stalled with the recession, but recently there have been signs that this category is picking up speed. We’re not talking a full recovery, but progress is being made. “Ad spending for cars and credit cards has come roaring back, helping drive 8.8% growth in 2010 U.S. spending for [...]

Fulvio Bonavia on his “food dresses” for Garage mag

Are you familiar with Garage magazine? The creation of Dasha Zhukova, it features collaborations between major players in the worlds of fashion and art, such as Jeff Koons, Richard Prince, Damien Hirst, Marc Jacobs, and…Fulvio Bonavia. For Garage’s debut issue, Fulvio—whose ingenious A Matter of Taste book of conceptual still lifes of apparel and accessories [...]

SMart Book 2011, our latest photo annual, is now online!

Earlier this year, we threw a big party to celebrate the release of SMart Book 2011, our latest limited-edition collectible photo annual, which we printed with three different covers—by Lauren Greenfield, Roxanne Lowit, and Liz Von Hoene. And now, we’re happy to announce, the book is available to view online at issuu.com. . . The [...]

Fulvio Bonavia on how he got an “impossible” shot for a car client

What do you do when a client asks for a shot that’s impossible to get? You find a way to make it happen, of course. Fulvio Bonavia was recently commissioned by Publicis Italy to get a shot for a Renault Espace MPV ad that, he says, was a classic “mission impossible” situation because the location [...]

Spotlight: Fulvio Bonavia

. Fulvio Bonavia started out as a graphic designer and illustrator of film posters, and this artistic sensibility has no doubt contributed to his success as an advertising and editorial photographer both in his native Italy and worldwide. His work—which has been honored by Communication Arts, PDN, the Italian Art Directors Club, and the IPA, [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at Stockland Martel

. Happy Valentine’s Day! . We’d give you all a box of sweets if only it were possible. Alas… In lieu of chocolate, please enjoy this look at love through the lens of some of our photographers. .

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.

More International Photography Awards: the Honorable Mentions

Last week, I wrote about the Stockland Martel photographers who took 1st Place at this year’s IPAs. This week, let’s take a look at the photographers from our roster who received Honorable Mentions: Fulvio Bonavia, David Drebin, Jim Fiscus, Rolph Gobits, Lauren Greenfield, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Nadav Kander, John Midgley, Michael Muller, John Offenbach, Martin Sigal, [...]

18 new advertising and editorial highlights

We just sent out our Summer 2010 e-Newsletter. (If you’d like to be on our mailing list for next time, please click here.) It features highlights from our photographers’ recent work in advertising… . Jim Fiscus for Schick (See also: New work by Jim Fiscus: Schick and the Atlanta Ballet) .. . Roxanne Lowit for [...]

Five days in Hong Kong with Fulvio Bonavia

Stockland Martel photo rep Emily Leonardo just got back from “a whirlwind trip” to Hong Kong with Milan-based photographer Fulvio Bonavia and his wife, Kristina Radic, and has filed this report of their adventure… . . We spent the past week running around the steaming hot 100F city doing press interviews to promote an exhibition [...]

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