The art of the political portrait

January 4, 2010 – 12:56 pm

… The Culture section of yesterday’s Guardian featured an interesting story by Blake Morrison on political portraiture. “Political leaders have always understood the power of portraiture,” writes Morrison. “Holbein’s 1537 Whitehall mural of Henry VIII – richly dressed, broad-shouldered, legs spread wide – exudes authority and virility (even if the king no longer possessed them [...]

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Our (highly subjective and by no means complete) look back at 2009

January 4, 2010 – 11:30 am

… PDNPulse featured James Worrell’s slideshow on a typical day in his life, which Dan Havlik sardonically introduces thusly: “Yes, it all begins at 6:30 am on a dreary morning in New Jersey but gets brighter as it goes along. He is, after all, working, which these days is an accomplishment in itself.” … RESOLVE [...]

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“Obama’s People” opens at London’s Flowers gallery

September 15, 2009 – 10:22 am

…   An exhibition of “Obama’s People,” Nadav Kander’s New York Times Magazine series of portraits, has just opened at London’s Flowers gallery. The show, which the London Evening Standard wrote about yesterday, will be on view through Oct. 10. As you’ve surely heard by now, Kira Pollack, who worked with Nadav on “Obama’s People” [...]

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Hot new issue of HotShoe magazine

July 3, 2009 – 8:35 am

I’m a big fan of the European photo magazine HotShoe. I like everything from its astutely curated mix of new and emerging photographers to its physicality—HotShoe is smallish in stature but printed on sturdy paper so that each issue feels like a collectible. The current edition, June–July 2009, has a cover story on the making [...]

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The British Journal of Photography interviews Nadav Kander about his “epic commission”

May 19, 2009 – 12:32 pm

The May 13 issue of The British Journal of Photography devotes nine pages to an interview with Nadav Kander and features a diverse selection of his portraits from over the years. In “Nadav on Obama,” writer Diane Smyth speaks with Kander about his experience shooting the New York Times Magazine feature “Obama’s People.” That series [...]

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Nadav Kander photographs President Obama for the Sunday cover of the New York Times Magazine

May 4, 2009 – 11:59 am

Nadav Kander, who photographed the groundbreaking 51-portrait “Obama’s People” feature published in The New York Times Magazine earlier this year, made another appearance this Sunday. Kander photographed President Barack Obama for the cover of the magazine. It’s an intense portrait that captures both the gravity of the challenges the U.S. is facing, as well as [...]

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Nadav Kander talks about the making of “Obama’s People”

April 27, 2009 – 2:17 pm

In January of this year, The New York Times Magazine published “Obama’s People,” Nadav Kander’s unforgettable 52-image series of portraits of the new administration’s top support staff. Kander talks about the making of these historic photos in a candid interview with lensulcuture.com, touching on everything from his influences in conceiving the project (Bernd and Hilla [...]

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