Category Archives: Our Photographers in the News

Lauren Greenfield’s “Girl Culture” in the Guardian and, this summer, at the Getty

April 2, 2010 – 9:04 am

U.K. newspaper the Guardian has interviewed Lauren about her “best shot”—a photo of four “popular girls” from a school in Edina, Minnesota. The 1998 image is part of Lauren’s Girl Culture book. . . “This picture was taken in 1998, at a time when people were just beginning to realise what ‘mean girls’ were, and how brutal [...]

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Vincent Laforet: “People gravitate toward quality. They gravitate toward good ideas and good execution, not glitz.”

April 2, 2010 – 8:29 am

Zack Seckler over at The F STOP has posted a long interview he did with Vincent Laforet that covers everything from the story behind these two aerial photos… . . …to his beginnings as a photographer—how he went from shooting weddings and bat mitzvahs to covering sports for a wire service to landing a staff [...]

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Nadav Kander shoots “provocative” domestic violence campaign

March 30, 2010 – 8:55 am

Nadav shot a campaign for JWT London about male victims of domestic violence that has just been released—and is already getting people talking. . . “The campaign…focuses on the embarrassment experienced by men who often feel too ashamed to report the abuse they have suffered,” writes Matt Williams in an article in Campaign magazine. “This [...]

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Michael Muller: “Shoot every day, listen to your gut, and have fun”

March 29, 2010 – 10:36 am

In the current issue of American Photo, Michael talks to writer Lindsay Sakraida about the making of the Wolverine movie posters and press photos—specifically, about understanding and capturing the “dark side” of the title character, played by Hugh Jackman. . . A couple of excerpts: . “I always read the script beforehand, because I want [...]

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Lauren Greenfield’s Cougar Convention and Eli Broad images selected for American Photography 26 annual

March 24, 2010 – 1:14 pm

We’re thrilled to report that American Photography has selected two of Lauren’s photos for AP26, its upcoming photo annual representing the best images from 2009. More than 1,200 photographers submitted their work for this year’s annual—a total of 8,000-plus images. And only 304 photos made the cut. Congratulations, Lauren! So which two of Lauren’s images [...]

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Doug Menuez: “Ignore your creative needs at your peril”

March 18, 2010 – 9:59 am

The new issue of PDNedu features an interview with Doug Menuez in which the award-winning photographer talks about his 30-plus-year career, from his photojournalistic beginnings as an intern at The Washington Post (he describes, for example, how he managed to get a shot of Mother Teresa that was different from what his press-corps peers were [...]

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Jeff Lipsky’s Malia Jones portrait one of Outside mag’s top-13 photos ever

March 15, 2010 – 3:35 pm

In a post on the magazine’s blog this past Saturday, Outside creative director Hannah McCaughey lists Jeff Lipsky’s portrait of Malia Jones (below, from the June 2008 issue) as one of the top-13 photos ever to appear in the magazine. .   . “This shot wasn’t going to happen at all at first,” McCaughey writes. [...]

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Kili climbers “Summit” up at Tribeca Grand

March 12, 2010 – 8:46 am

Michael Muller came out to the Tribeca Grand Wednesday night for a private screening of Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro, which premieres this Sunday on MTV. Most of his fellow climbers, whose mission was to raise awareness of the global clean-water crisis, were present too, including Kenna, who was inspired to organize the climb by [...]

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U.S. Dept. of State exhibits Michael Muller’s Kilimanjaro photos; MTV to air documentary

March 10, 2010 – 9:05 am

Back in January, Michael and a team of climbers—including actors Jessica Biel and Emile Hirsch—ascended Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of the global clean-water crisis, an endeavor I’ve documented on this blog here, here, and here. We’re proud to report that on Monday, a selection of Michael’s photos from the Summit on the Summit trip [...]

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Jim Marshall to USA Today: “Match Prints” showcases “spooky” similarities

March 8, 2010 – 12:38 pm

USA Today has published an interview with Timothy White and Jim Marshall about their new book, Match Prints, which pairs a selection of their celebrity portraits from over the years. Writer Marco R. della Cava describes the collection as a photo book that makes you think—”…about composition. About style. About friendship.” And based on the [...]

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