The photos that caught your eye

The Stockland Martel Blog turned 4 this spring, so we thought it would be fun to look back at the posts that attracted the most views over the years. But instead of a list of links, our retrospective takes the form of the gallery below. Click on any image to view the whole thing as […]

Party photos: Book-launch soiree hosted by Diane Keaton draws a full house for Matthew Rolston’s “Talking Heads”

. Luminaries of all stripes—from the worlds of entertainment, fine-art, and design to stars of the social register—turned out en masse in Los Angeles last Friday to celebrate Matthew Rolston’s new book, Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits. The party was hosted by actress, art collector, and author Diane Keaton, who had received Talking Heads […]

Diane Keaton to host exclusive book party tonight in L.A. for Matthew Rolston’s “Talking Heads”

Matthew Rolston’s Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits will be feted tonight in Los Angeles at an exclusive event hosted by the inimitable Diane Keaton, whose enthusiasm for the project inspired her involvement in the party. The actress, art collector, and author had received Talking Heads from a friend, was instantly smitten with Matthew’s intimate […]

Matthew Rolston at Los Angeles bookstore Book Soup

. Thank you to everyone who joined Matthew Rolston at Book Soup in Los Angeles last Thursday. Matthew signed copies of his new monograph, Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits, presented a short documentary on the book, and gave a talk on Talking Heads, which is his first-ever fine-art project. It was a big night […]

Meet celebrity photographer Matthew Rolston at Book Soup in Los Angeles on Thursday

. Book Soup, Los Angeles’ landmark bookstore, is hosting a book signing on Thursday, April 25, for Matthew Rolston‘s Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits. In addition to signing copies of the monograph—his first-ever fine-art book—Matthew will be screening a making-of documentary, produced by his R-ROLL Productions, and will give a brief talk about the […]

Matthew Rolston talks to Slate’s photo blog about his book “Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits,” being a “connoisseur of faces,” and the creative freedom in working on a fine-art project

Slate’s Behold Photo Blog published an interview yesterday with Matthew Rolston about his first-ever fine-art book, Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits, which features his series on vintage ventriloquist dummies from the Vent Haven Museum in Kentucky. In the piece, Matthew talks about what inspired him to pursue the project and how he chose from […]

Self-portrait by Matthew Rolston

Self-portrait by Matthew Rolston, created exclusively for SMart Book 2013… . . . .

CNN.com interviews Matthew Rolston about “Talking Heads” and features a gallery of photos from the book

. CNN Photos, whose mission is to provide “powerful, inspiring stories through photography and offer a behind-the-scenes look at emerging and established photographers,” has published a significant online feature that includes an interview and gallery presentation  about Matthew Rolston and his new book, Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits. Talking Heads showcases Matthew’s portraits of […]

Matthew Rolston and SLS Hotels debut Kubrick-inspired short film “Group Hug”

Photographer and director Matthew Rolston this month premiered Group Hug, a short film he created for award-winning luxury hotel brand SLS Hotels. Shot on location at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills—whose rooms and suites were designed by Philippe Starck—Group Hug is Matthew’s sexy homage to the record-store pickup scene in Stanley Kubrick‘s classic film A Clockwork Orange. […]

Matthew Rolston and Jennifer Love Hewitt join forces for “I’m a Woman,” the sexy new promotional music video for Lifetime’s hit series “The Client List”

Iconic photographer and director Matthew Rolston this month debuted the sexy music video “I’m a Woman,” his latest collaboration with actress Jennifer Love Hewitt and A&E/Lifetime Networks for the hit series The Client List. The multitalented Hewitt seduces, sings, and dances in this tongue-in-cheek adaptation of the famous female-power anthem, originally a hit for American […]

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 2,738 other followers