Tom Rafalovich and the stoic boatman

Tom was on location for L.L. Bean, waiting to do some kayaking shots, when he spotted a familiar face. “I saw this same man one year ago to the day, rowing into the fog at 6 a.m. He does it EVERY day,” says Tom, who persuaded the stoic boatman to let him take some portraits. [...]

On fly fishing, sportswear ads, and why landscape photos are sometimes just not enough

Are beautiful photos of nature enough to market a sportswear brand? Neil Fiske, president and CEO of Eddie Bauer, doesn’t think so. A few years ago, not long after he joined the company, Fiske spoke with a reporter about his plans to return Eddie Bauer to its core values—and changing the company’s choice of photography [...]

18 new advertising and editorial highlights

We just sent out our Summer 2010 e-Newsletter. (If you’d like to be on our mailing list for next time, please click here.) It features highlights from our photographers’ recent work in advertising… . Jim Fiscus for Schick (See also: New work by Jim Fiscus: Schick and the Atlanta Ballet) .. . Roxanne Lowit for [...]

Photo gallery: Legs!

Like people, legs come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and levels of furriness… . . and flexibility… . . Herewith, a gallery, assembled purely for your amusement and bemusement, of leg shots (or shots that are just plain leggy) by these Stockland Martel photographers: Jorg Badura, Matthias Clamer, David Drebin, Hans Gissinger, Rolph Gobits, Lauren [...]

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 [...]

New work: Tom Rafalovich shoots beach-volleyball stars Misty May, Angie Akers, and Tyra Turner

Tom recently did an editorial shoot with professional beach-volleyball players Misty May, Angie Akers, and Tyra Turner that inspired him to collaborate with them on a personal project. “I was intrigued by the combination of strength, grace, and beauty that these women possess,” he explains. “Physically, they are warriors, but in between spikes and digs, [...]

Tom Rafalovich’s great outdoors

.. Tom Rafalovich is always going on some sort of outdoor adventure—biking, fishing, surfing, and the like—and he often builds personal photo projects around those activities. So I asked him to send me some of his recent work. Here’s what he emailed me: “For the surf story [photos 1 and 2 below] we wanted to [...]

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 [...]

Featured Personal Project: Tom Rafalovich’s Boy Scouts portraits

Tom Rafalovich recently accompanied a Scoutmaster and his troop on a backpacking trip in California’s Joshua Tree State Park, and the images he took there have become the basis for a new personal project for the lifestyle and fashion photographer. “I’ve always been fascinated with subcultures. I find it interesting to see and photograph what [...]

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