David Drebin on view Art Chicago and, next week, in a solo show

David has really been a roll with his limited-edition photographs. His work was on exhibit in in December at Art Basel Miami Beach; in January at Art Palm Beach in Florida; and in March at the Armory Show in New York. And it’s been on view at Art Chicago, which wraps today. Here are a few snaps from Chicago:

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Next week, a solo exhibition of his work, “David Drebin: Dramatic, Epic, Cinematic,” opens at the Contessa Gallery, with a pair of opening receptions scheduled for Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15. Click on the invite below for more details.

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New work: John Midgley takes it to the streets for Bike Month NYC

You might remember the open casting call John held a while back for a series of ads promoting Bike Month NYC. Well, Bike Month officially kicked off on May 1, and John’s images are now everywhere in the city—bus shelters, phone kiosks, the subway, and Bike Month NYC’s website. There’s even a free calendar of bike-related events featuring his photos. Let’s take a look…

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In some cases, John shot from the back of a flat-bed pedicab. This photo was taken near his home in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.

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If you click on the image below—Bike Month NYC’s homepage—you can see a lot more of John’s breezy, spontaneous-feeling images. There’s a whole string of photos across the top of the page that extends far beyond what you see in this screenshot.

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It happened last week…featuring Nino Munoz, Nadav Kander, Kwaku Alston, Roxanne Lowit, Vincent Laforet, and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

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Last week was a vacation week for me but a bustling time for Stockland Martel’s photographers. Herewith, some highlights:

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The Huffington Post created a gallery of the entire military-themed Gisele Bundchen fashion story that Nino Munoz shot for Vogue and invited readers to “let us know which is Gisele’s fiercest moment.”

Gisele Bundchen, photographed by Nino Munoz.

 

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The New York Times featured Nadav Kander‘s portraits of Jon Favreau, President Obama’s speechwriter, and Reggie Love, the president’s personal aide, in the article “All the Obama 20-Somethings.”

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The Smiley Faces Foundation exhibition opened, featuring portraits by well-known photographers of children who underwent surgery to repair a cleft lip and palate, and The Daily News was there to cover it. The paper ran this portrait by Roxanne Lowit, who is just one of the Stockland Martel photographers who donated their talents to the cause.

Emily Lanzarotta, photographed by Roxanne Lowit.

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Kwaku Alston‘s portrait of First Lady Michelle Obama was on the cover of USA Weekend. The story was called “America’s Mom-in-Chief, Michelle Obama.”

Michelle Obama, photographed by Kwaku Alston. Hair: Johnny Wright. Makeup: Derrick Rutledge.

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And Kwaku’s portraits of groundbreaking jazz artist Herbie Hancock were featured in the Ventura County Star, in a story that explores the “essence of an icon.”

Herbie Hancock, photographed by Kwaku Alston.

Herbie Hancock, photographed by Kwaku Alston.

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Vincent Laforet taught a three-day workshop on HDDSLR cinema—online, via creativeLIVE—aimed at first-time filmmakers and photographers making the transition into video. (The class can be purchased as a download for $79. Details here.)

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And Artnet.com used a portrait by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders of legendary New York art dealer Leo Castelli to illustrate its review of the new book Leo & His Circle: The Life of Leo Castelli, written by Annie Cohan-Solal and published by Knopf.

Leo Castelli in 1988. Photo by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.

 

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A week of personal work: Kwaku Alston

Photo by Kwaku Alston.

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From “Kwaku Alston’s Venice.”

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A week of personal work: John Midgley

Photo by John Midgley.

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From “Sneak Preview: John Midgley’s Brooklyn Circus portrait project.”

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A week of personal work: Luca Zordan

Photo by Luca Zordan.

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From “South Africa series highlights hardships but also joy.”

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A week of personal work: Matthias Clamer

Photo by Matthias Clamer.

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Sarah Palin (kinda sorta)

From “Oprah, is that you?”

A week of personal work: John Offenbach

So I’m taking this week off, and in celebration of doing something different for a while, I’ve lined up a week’s worth of posts highlighting personal work by our photographers. It’s inspiring to see the projects they’ve been exploring in their free time—personal work is a sign of a photographer’s passion for their art.

Over the past 12 months, I’ve written about the projects you’ll be seeing here this week, but since blog posts are up for just a day and then get tucked away into the archive, I’m betting these photos will be new to some of you. With that in mind, I’ve included the link to the original post so you can read and see more.

Okay, first up: John Offenbach.

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From John Offenbach’s South Florida.

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“Copyright: Know It or Blow It” panel discussion tomorrow in L.A.

Creative consultant Debra Weiss is moderating a panel discussion on copyright issues tomorrow in Santa Monica as part of Month of Photography—Los Angeles (MOPLA).

The program, presented by APA National, will cover “what you need to know to effectively exercise your rights and protect your work. Topics to be discussed with panel members Jessica Darraby and Ed Greenberg (IP attorneys), Jeff Sedlik (PLUS CEO and Expert Witness) and photographer Karen Knauer will include Registration, Fair Use, Appropriation, Retaining an Attorney, the Anti-Copyright Movement and more.” (That’s according to the event info at Debra’s Facebook page.)

Admission is free, but a $5 donation to the Lucie Foundation is gently requested.

Specifics:

Saturday, April 24
4:00 – 7:00pm
Pier 59 Studios West
2415 Michigan Avenue (off Cloverfield Blvd), Santa Monica

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New work: Nino Muñoz directs Gisele Bundchen in a video for Korean Vogue

Nino and Gisele have been collaborating for years now, and every time they get together, the creative sparks fly. The latest example? This video that Nino directed exclusively for the May issue of the Korean edition of Vogue, to go with the cover story he shot titled “Call of Duty.”

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