Recent pages from Walter Iooss’ diaries

May 14, 2012 – 8:33 am

As you may know, Walter Iooss keeps a diary. Diaries, actually. He fills them with newspaper clippings, cutout photos, his own images, handwritten text, and mixed-media embellishments of his own design. They’re part travel journal, part photo book, and totally Walter. Here’s a look at three spreads he recently sent me from November 2011, when [...]

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Walter Iooss photographs golfer Kyle Stanley in Miami Beach (with behind-the-scenes video)

May 4, 2012 – 11:43 am

Walter Iooss recently photographed golfer Kyle Stanley for the May issue of Golf Digest, a shoot set amidst the neon and palm trees of South Beach for a story titled “Think Young, Play Hard.” Kyle posed with Miss Tennessee USA 2011, Ashley Durham, and a sweet 1957 Thunderbird… . . There’s also a breezy behind-the-scenes video [...]

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Walter Iooss lands cover of Sports Illustrated’s new Swimsuit Issue

February 15, 2012 – 7:42 am

Sports Illustrated‘s 2012 Swimsuit Issue just hit stands yesterday—and we’re so excited that the cover photo, of 19-year-old model Kate Upton, is by Walter Iooss. Congratulations, Walter! . . Kate, who was photographed by the legendary Sports Illustrated contributor in Australia, told CBSNews.com that the image that made the magazine’s cover “was one of the [...]

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Happy birthday, Muhammad Ali

January 17, 2012 – 8:54 am

Today is the 70th birthday of Muhammad Ali, three-time world heavyweight champ and all-time legend and inspiration. Walter Iooss, who has photographed Ali numerous times over the years, sent me some photos from his archive to celebrate the Greatest… . . Several of these photos, incidentally, are available for purchase—in addition to iconic shots of [...]

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Walter Iooss’ Montauk: last dispatch of the season

January 3, 2012 – 8:09 am

. “Last dispatch from Montauk…12/27/11. The curtain closes until late April 2012. Cheers…” —Walter Iooss . .

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Sports Illustrated: “The Education of Walter Iooss Jr.”

December 12, 2011 – 12:30 pm

. In its recent Sportsman/Sportswoman issue, Sports Illustrated published a huge feature—something like 12 pages—that explores “The Education of Walter Iooss Jr.” The piece is chock full of candid recollections and observations from the famed SI photog. Below are some highlights. You can read the story in its entirety here. . I won’t do negative [...]

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Video: Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels learns from Walter Iooss’ photos

December 8, 2011 – 2:39 pm

Explaining that he’s “a very visual learner,” Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels enlisted Walter Iooss to photograph him during a bullpen session in Clearwater, Florida. Cole’s plan was to study Walter’s photos in order to improve his technique. Or, as Scott Palmer of Phillies.com, puts it in the video below: “With this ace photographer’s help, [...]

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Walter Iooss for Golf Digest

December 5, 2011 – 8:28 am

Walter Iooss has shot for the last three issues of Golf Digest: both the November and December covers (on Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson, respectively), as well as this feature in the January 2012 issue, for which he photographed Ryo Ishikawa, Martin Kaymer, Matteo Manassero, Edoardo Molinari and Francesco Molinari, Charl Schwartzel, Alvaro Quiros, and [...]

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Come celebrate Tim Mantoani’s “Behind Photographs” this Thursday

October 25, 2011 – 9:30 am

. Tim Mantoani has just published a book of his 20×24 Polaroid portraits of well-known photographers titled Behind Photographs, and he’s hosting a book-release party from 7 to 9 p.m. this Thursday, October 27, at Ogilvy& Mather’s New York City headquarters, 636 11th Ave, 1st Fl, between 46th and 47th streets. RSVP is required: rsvp@mantoani.com. [...]

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Walter Iooss’ Montauk: moonrise over Cavett’s Cove

October 10, 2011 – 9:38 am

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