Whose side are you on: 15 portraits shot in profile

August 12, 2011 – 2:34 pm

. Portraits in which the subject meets the photographer’s gaze are justifiably the norm, but there’s plenty to be said for shooting a profile view. You feel somehow that the photographer is letting you in on something—something that subjects themselves may not be aware of at the time… .

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Star power: 14 great celebrity portraits

August 9, 2011 – 2:01 pm

. Bill, Maureen, and the rest of the team at Stockland Martel hosted our annual Hollywood East Cocktail Party a couple of weeks ago, as a way to personally thank our clients in the entertainment industry here on the East Coast. The event, which was attended by photo editors, art buyers, and creatives, was held [...]

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Corbis Silver Iris Competition honors John Midgley’s Brooklyn Circus project

August 8, 2011 – 1:46 pm

. John Midgley and his Brooklyn Circus project were honored in the 2011 Silver Iris Competition, sponsored by Corbis and Creative Review. The brief for the contest was “Urbanization,” and the judges were looking for “imagery inspired by the common consciousness of urban dwellers” as well as “the personality of the city itself.” John was [...]

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Brooklyn Circus…the movie?

July 20, 2011 – 1:26 pm

. John Midgley has teamed up with Ouigi “The Bearded Man” Theodore and The Brooklyn Circus once again, this time for a short film directed by Eva Midgley, John’s wife. The cast of the movie, for which John is serving as director of photography, includes jugglers and burlesque performers, and the wardrobe is by the [...]

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John Midgley reflects on photographing theoretical physicist Brian Greene

June 29, 2011 – 7:29 am

When Men’s Journal commissioned John Midgley to photograph Brian Greene—theoretical physicist and author of The Elegant Universe—for its July issue, John used the opportunity to try an idea that he’d been kicking around for a long time. I’ll let John, who worked with Men’s Journal director of photography Michelle Wolf and creative director Benjamin Purvis, [...]

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John Midgley and AMV BBDO team up for startling ad campaign (updated)

May 6, 2011 – 8:46 am

AMV BBDO in London recently commissioned John Midgley to shoot a campaign for CyberSentinel, a U.K. company whose software allows parents to block pornographic websites and supervise their children’s Internet use. To illustrate the tagline—”How close are your children to seeing pornography?”—the concept was for the photos to show kids in a relatable and safe [...]

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SMart Book 2011, our latest photo annual, is now online!

May 3, 2011 – 7:34 am

Earlier this year, we threw a big party to celebrate the release of SMart Book 2011, our latest limited-edition collectible photo annual, which we printed with three different covers—by Lauren Greenfield, Roxanne Lowit, and Liz Von Hoene. And now, we’re happy to announce, the book is available to view online at issuu.com. . . The [...]

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Gallery: Naked Friday

April 29, 2011 – 10:06 am

The world may be fixated on the wedding of William and Kate, but I would argue that there are other things worthy of your attention. Like naked people. Herewith, a selection of photos from the “Nudes” portfolio at the new Stockland Martel website. Four images each by, in order, Nadav Kander, John Midgley, Liz Von [...]

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New work: Rutger Hauer has a smashing time with John Midgley

April 18, 2011 – 8:14 am

You know Rutger Hauer, right? He has starred in loads of movies, including cult faves Blade Runner and Ladyhawke, as well as a new film that sounds destined to become an underground classic: Hobo With a Shotgun. John Midgley recently photographed the actor for the May issue of Men’s Journal, for photo editor Debbie Samuelson. [...]

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What creatives want in a stills-and-motion photog. Plus: John Midgley on shooting motion for Wired.

April 8, 2011 – 8:10 am

If you’re a photographer interested in marketing your motion work, check out the May issue of PDN. For the feature “How Creatives Hire Photographers for Video Assignments,” PDN editor Holly Hughes and executive editor David Walker interviewed art directors and photo editors about what they look for when considering someone for a stills-and-motion gig. Among [...]

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