Nadav Kander photographs “Titans of the Stage” for The New York Times Magazine

For a feature in a special London-centric issue of The New York Times Magazine, director of photography Kathy Ryan commissioned Nadav Kander to make portraits of esteemed British actors—Judi Dench, Patrick Stewart, Eileen Atkins, and Mark Rylance among them. Nadav worked both in studio and on location in London, and the shoots were produced by [...]

Salma Hayek by Matthew Rolston

. With the holidays upon us, The New York Times has been highlighting books of note that would be a pleasure to give or receive. This past weekend, the newspaper’s Book Review featured The New York Times Magazine Photographs, edited by director of photography Kathy Ryan. The hefty 447-page tome collects “three decades of virtuosic [...]

25 vintage tennis shots by Walter Iooss

The U.S. Open started yesterday, inspiring Walter Iooss to pull together a selection of his tennis photos from the 1970s and ’80s. It’s especially fun to look at these images knowing that Andy Samberg impersonated some of these athletes for the New York Times Magazine cover story that Walter shot for Kathy Ryan, the magazine’s [...]

New York Times Magazine revisits 9 classic images from its archive

For a new online feature titled “Time Lapse,” the editors of The New York Times Magazine selected nine photos from the upcoming book The New York Times Magazine Photographs and had the subjects rephotographed, as well as interviewed. It’s fascinating to see how these people changed in the years since their photos were taken for [...]

This week’s highlights from other photo blogs

. Verve Photo, which is devoted to documentary photography, highlighted the image by young Belgian photographer Bieke Depoorter, along with a story about it written by Depoorter. Here’s an excerpt: “I took this picture during my second trip through Russia in the winter of 2008/2009. I met the woman a few days before, in the [...]

Lauren Greenfield wins Art Directors Club award. Plus: Kathy Ryan on photographing for the NYT Magazine.

We’re thrilled to announce that Lauren Greenfield has won a Gold award for photography in this year’s Art Directors Club Awards. Lauren was honored for her “Fashion Show” work for New York magazine. (See “Lauren Greenfield on shooting spring fashion for New York magazine.”) Congratulations, Lauren! . . The ADC Awards gala is coming soon—May [...]

What creatives want in a stills-and-motion photog. Plus: John Midgley on shooting motion for Wired.

If you’re a photographer interested in marketing your motion work, check out the May issue of PDN. For the feature “How Creatives Hire Photographers for Video Assignments,” PDN editor Holly Hughes and executive editor David Walker interviewed art directors and photo editors about what they look for when considering someone for a stills-and-motion gig. Among [...]

Nadav Kander honored by Germany’s prestigious Lead Awards

. Nadav’s portrait portfolio “Obama’s People,” commissioned by Kathy Ryan for The New York Times Magazine and later published in Stern, has been awarded a commendation in the Portrait of the Year category in Germany’s Lead Awards. He is one of nine photographers to be selected for the Portrait shortlist; at a ceremony on March [...]

Congratulations, Nadav (updated)

… Last night at the Lucies, Nadav Kander was presented with the International Photography Award for Photographer of the Year in the editorial category. Well done, Nadav! … UPDATE: I just received some great photos of that glittery night… … … …. …. … … ……                   [...]

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 2,004 other followers