Photo gallery: The Joys of Summer

. Technically, summer doesn’t begin here in the Northern Hemisphere until June 21, but with Memorial Day behind us and the heat all around us, it sure feels like summer right now. And what better way to celebrate the season that most represents fun—and to procrastinate the first day back at work after a long [...]

Kwaku Alston on keeping it fresh

Have you heard about the See Change conference that will be at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis later this month? Here’s a little about it, direct from the website: . “The See Change conference is intended for curious creatives to refresh their talents with innovative ideas and imagery. This exchange is important as visualists [...]

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

. Last week was a vacation week for me but a bustling time for Stockland Martel’s photographers. Herewith, some highlights: . . The Huffington Post created a gallery of the entire military-themed Gisele Bundchen fashion story that Nino Muñoz shot for Vogue and invited readers to “let us know which is Gisele’s fiercest moment.” . [...]

A week of personal work: Kwaku Alston

Photo by Kwaku Alston. . From “Kwaku Alston’s Venice.” . .

A-list photographers lend their talents to Smiley Faces Foundation exhibition

The nonprofit Smiley Faces Foundation works to help children throughout the U.S. who were born with a cleft lip or palate, an impairment that can cause speech and dental problems, among other difficulties. It takes numerous surgeries and a great deal of follow-up care to get these kids to where they need to be, and [...]

Tonight: Christie’s Green Auction celebrates 40th anniversary of Earth Day

Tonight at 8, Christie’s will be holding a special auction in New York to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Proceeds from the first-ever “Christie’s Green Auction: A Bid to Save the Earth” will benefit Conservation International, Oceana, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Central Park Conservatory. The event will feature a two-part photography [...]

New work: Kwaku Alston shoots Jake and Vienna for People magazine

As Kwaku notes at his blog, Art of Studio, both People and Us Weekly are featuring Bachelor stars Jake and Vienna as their cover stories this week. Kwaku shot the People cover story in Malibu, California, a few weeks ago, on February 26. . “Not just a difference in lighting… two magazines covering the same [...]

Academy Awards portraits gallery!

In honor of this year’s Academy Awards, which gets started at Sunday at 8 PM EST on ABC, I thought I’d show off some of the portraits our photographers have taken of  the 2010 nominees over the years. And then, out of curiosity, I started researching which previous nominees and winners our photographers have shot. [...]

Jim Fiscus: “Outwork your competitors.”

. Over at the Stockland Martel offices this past fall, Bill and Maureen and the reps were talking about ways that the agency could reach out to students of photography. They were keen to expand their current efforts: Stockland Martel already makes a conscious effort to stay in touch with the various colleges where either [...]

PDN interviews Kwaku Alston about his iPhone site

. . Over at PDNonline.com, there’s an interview with Kwaku about the iPhone version of his site he created to make his work more accessible. Kwaku, who worked with designer Giorgio Baravalle, talks about the cost, look, and how he’s coordinating the iPhone version with his regular website. “The iPhone completely changed the digital landscape,” [...]