Florence Welch by Nadav Kander (updated with more portraits)

Kristina Feliciano — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:11:08 +0000

Florence Welch. Photo by Nadav Kander for Rolling Stone, November 24, 2011, issue.

In addition to fronting the chart-topping group Florence and the Machine, the towering, flame-haired Florence Welch has become a muse for the fashion world. And no wonder—she cuts quite a compelling figure. Any photographer would be thrilled to shoot her, but for a feature in the new issue of Rolling Stone, creative director Jodi Peckman chose Nadav Kander. “I was tired of seeing ‘fashion’ photos of her and wanted to do the opposite,” Jodi explained to me in an email. “I couldn’t think of anything that could possibly top a Nadav Kander portrait of her!”

The portrait above, which Nadav shot in London, accompanied a feature by Vanessa Grigoriadis titled “Florence and the Witch: How the arty, ethereal Florence Welch became the Stevie Nicks of the ‘Twilight’ generation.”

While we’re on the subject of portraiture, here’s a look back at eleven of Nadav’s other photos of notable names: Robert Plant, Larry King, Michael Fassbender, Mike Tyson, the Arctic Monkeys, Nick Cave, Matt Lucas, Werner Herzog, Lily Allen, Jonah Hill and Brad Pitt, and Ricky Gervais.

Robert Plant. Photo by Nadav Kander.

Larry King. Photo by Nadav Kander.

Michael Fassbender. Photo by Nadav Kander.

Mike Tyson. Photo by Nadav Kander.

The Arctic Monkeys. Photo by Nadav Kander.

Nick Cave. Photo by Nadav Kander.

Matt Lucas. Photo by Nadav Kander.

Werner Herzog. Photo by Nadav Kander.

Lily Allen. Photo by Nadav Kander.

Jonah Hill and Brad Pitt. Photo by Nadav Kander.

Ricky Gervais. Photo by Nadav Kander.

Nadav Kander photographs Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill for New York mag

Kristina Feliciano — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:41:38 +0000

The fall movie season is nearly upon us, and with it will come a new Brad Pitt film. In Moneyball, he plays Billy Beane, general manager for the Oakland A’s, who’ve fallen on hard times financially. Brad’s costar is Jonah Hill, who plays Peter Brand, an energetic upstart who’s convinced he can help Beane transform the team into World Series material. The drama, hitting theaters September 23, is based on a true story. For more on Moneyball, check out the “Fall Preview” issue of New York, on newsstands now. The cover features Brad and Jonah and was photographed by Nadav Kander, and there are additional portraits of the actors inside. Here’s a look:

Jonah Hill and Brad Pitt on the cover of the August 29 issue of New York magazine, as photographed by Nadav Kander.

Jonah Hill. Photo by Nadav Kander for New York magazine.

Brad Pitt. Photo by Nadav Kander for New York magazine.

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Florence Welch by Nadav Kander (updated with more portraits)

Nadav Kander photographs Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill for New York mag