Video: CNN on the World Cup and “The Children of South Africa”

The entire globe is frothing with anticipation for the World Cup, which gets started tomorrow, but to the young fans in South Africa, this international event is much more than just a game. It’s a symbol of pride, community, and opportunity. Youth soccer and the confidence-building power of sports is one of the stories that [...]

Save the date: Children of South Africa benefit in NYC on June 16

. The photo book The Children of South Africa has just been published, after over a year of hard work by our own Luca Zordan and the stylist Alethea Gold, and there’s going to be a benefit auction in New York to honor this important project and the youths it is designed to help. Celebrity [...]

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 [...]

A week of personal work: Luca Zordan

Photo by Luca Zordan. . From “South Africa series highlights hardships but also joy.” . .

Spring 2010 E-Newsletter: Stockland Martel presents 26 new blog, advertising, and editorial highlights

We just sent out our spring e-newsletter, and it’s jam packed with new work that—when you look at it as a whole—represents a pretty large slice of popular culture at this moment. There’s super-chic fashion… . Matthew Rolston’s “Art of Fashion” for Neiman Marcus . …spirited, poppy fashion… . Liz Von Hoene’s Kate Spade campaign. [...]

Luca Zordan’s colorful Crayola campaign for McGarryBowen

. Last week, Ad Age named McGarryBowen the Agency of the Year, noting that in 2009, the shop had found the “perfect blend of old world and new world in the rapidly changing agency landscape.” Well done, McGarryBowen. In the accompanying story, the magazine also makes special mention of the agency’s work with Crayola, and [...]

More SMart Book 2010 party pics!

. At his Facebook page, Kwaku Alston has posted a bunch of photos he took at the SMart Book 2010 party/exhibition last Thursday, including these: . . . . . These next photos, meanwhile, are from the SMart party pics posted at the Society of Visual Creatives: . . . . Thank you to everyone [...]

22 motion, advertising, and editorial highlights

… You know how magazine covers always tout the number of good things contained inside? “85 Uses for Your Gardening Hose.” “Rock-Hard Abs in Only 3,427 Steps.” “0 Reasons to Like Sen. Joe Lieberman.” Well, we’ve taken a similar (but more serious) approach with our 2009 Winter E-Newsletter. If you’re on our mailing list, you [...]

Video: the making of “Children of South Africa”

… I’ve interviewed about Luca Zordan about his upcoming book Children of South Africa, which he is producing in collaboration with Alethea Gold, and Luca has described with great emotion the children and stories he’s photographed. But now there’s a video that makes it come to life better than my words ever could: … … [...]

Stockland Martel launches boutique stock site

…. We’re thrilled to announce that Stockland Martel Archives, a boutique stock site that we’ve been developing, is now live. As you know, we’re fortunate to represent some of the best-known commercial, advertising, documentary, and fine-art photographers in the world, and with Stockland Martel Archives, we’ll be able to offer you carefully curated selections that [...]