Category Archives: Interviews

Stained-glass inspiration: Another look at Nadav Kander’s Monte Carlo campaign

July 15, 2010 – 9:59 am

Yesterday at her blog, Heather Morton posted an excellent follow-up to my June 10 post Crispin Porter + Bogusky’s John Kieselhorst on Nadav Kander and the making of their cheeky Monte Carlo campaign. Focusing on how to facilitate collaboration on a creative project, Heather interviewed Andrea Mariash, the David & Goliath senior art buyer on the campaign. [...]

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Video: Interview with Luca Zordan at “Children of Africa” auction in New York

July 14, 2010 – 8:50 am

The benefit auction inspired by the new book Children of Africa: South African Edition was last month, and it drew a big crowd despite the sweltering temperatures and the surfeit of photo-related events (such as Le Book Connections) in New York that day. The book, which is raising money for children with HIV/AIDS in South [...]

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Interview: Fulvio Bonavia on mixing food and fashion, and the influence of illustration in his conceptual work

July 6, 2010 – 9:41 am

If you happen to find yourself in Hong Kong this month, stop by the shopping and dining mecca Central Hongkong Land, which is hosting a mouth-watering, mind-bending exhibition of photos from Fulvio’s book A Matter of Taste. CENTRAL Art of Dining, an in-house magazine produced by Central Hongkong Land, recently interviewed Fulvio about the book, [...]

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New work: Jeff Lipsky shoots “Twilight” stars for July/Aug covers of Men’s Health and Women’s Health

June 30, 2010 – 9:09 am

Eclipse, the latest movie in the Twilight saga of vein drainers who love chastely, opens today, but even if you aren’t planning to join the tween throngs at the theater, you can still get an eyeful of Eclipse‘s stars. Jeff photographed Ashley Greene and Kellan Lutz for the July/August issues of Women’s Health and Men’s [...]

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Vincent Laforet and Grey EVP Nick Childs on “Beyond the Still” and winning twice at the Cannes advertising festival

June 29, 2010 – 6:50 am

“Beyond the Still,” the unique HD video contest created by Grey New York and Vincent Laforet to promote the Canon EOS 7D, won two big awards at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival last week: a Silver in the Promo & Activation category for Best Use of Games, including Sweepstakes, Contests & Prize Draws and [...]

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An interview with the curator of the Getty’s “Engaged Observers” exhibition

June 25, 2010 – 10:45 am

A major exhibition featuring work by some of America’s most important photojournalists is opening on June 29 at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. “Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography Since the Sixties” explores projects “that delve deeply into humanistic topics and present distinct personal visions of the world,” according to the press release, and [...]

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A rum with a view: creative director Dave Damman on Nadav Kander and the making of their Cruzan campaign

June 22, 2010 – 8:37 am

Here in New York, the thermometer is flirting with 90, so it seems like the perfect time to talk about this Cruzan Rum campaign featuring people enjoying a breezy tropical island and good rum. Nadav Kander shot the images for Fallon in Minneapolis, working with Dave Damman, who at the time was group creative director. [...]

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Roxanne Lowit in Shanghai

June 11, 2010 – 4:01 pm

Roxanne just got back from Shanghai, where she was shooting an assignment (it’s top secret for the time being). And given how much she’s traveled—and how many worldly people she’s photographed—I was surprised to learn it was her first visit there. But from what she told me today, it won’t be her last. Here are [...]

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Crispin Porter + Bogusky’s John Kieselhorst on Nadav Kander and the making of their cheeky Monte Carlo campaign

June 10, 2010 – 2:35 pm

When PDN selected this image shot by Nadav Kander… . . for its Photo Annual 2010, I thought it’d be interesting to get the story behind (no pun intended!) the campaign. So I sent John Kieselhorst—he’s now associate creative director at Crispin Porter + Bogusky in Boulder but worked on these ads when he was [...]

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An interview with Le Book’s Michael Kazam

June 9, 2010 – 10:31 am

With Le Book Connections—a trade show for “all professionals who commission talent”—coming up in New York next week, it seemed like a good time to check in with Michael Kazam, the international development director of Le Book (which he cofounded with Veronique Kolasa). Does he see signs of hope after a couple of lean years [...]

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