… something is happening where I work, and I hear it from people at other companies as well. People don’t want to get fired, so they’re keeping their heads down. They don’t want to be the squeaky wheel.
… now is the time to push it, to try new things, to take chances creatively. Not only to justify print’s existence but to justify the time and the effort we put into our work. Now is the time to shake it up. Now is the time to say, No way, man!
via SPD – Grids. Thanks John.
I don’t remember seeing this video when the Whitney retrospective was announced so I’m posting it now. Winston Eggleston talks about his father.
“He didn’t mean for any of his pictures to make any kind of statement. They just are what they are and how he’d like them to look I guess.” — Winston Eggleston
via, Thomas Hawk.
The Society of Publication Designers PUB 44 Medal Finalists were just announced. The awards will be given out at a Gala on Friday, May 8th.
When a list of finalists or award winners comes out from a group that I respect the first thing I do is go down the list and find all the photographers who’s names I don’t recognize and steal discover them. I made them all bold, so it’s easier for you. There are plenty to cherry pick between all the usual suspects. Enjoy.
PHOTO: COVER
Bon Appétit, Matthew Lenning, Design Director, Liz Mathews, Photo Editor, Kenji Toma, Photographer; August 2008, “Ice Cream Cone”
The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director of Photography, Ruven Afanador, Photographer; June 1, 2008, “Tyra Banks”
Rolling Stone, Joseph Hutchinson, Art Director, Jodi Peckman, Director of Photography, Peter Yang, Photographer; July 10, 2008, “Barack Obama”
T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Sr. Art Director, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Photographer; March 9, 2008, “Men’s Fashion Spring”
T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Sr. Art Director, Raymond Meier, Photographer; November 16, 2008, “Travel Winter”
PHOTO: ENTIRE ISSUE
Bon Appétit, Matthew Lenning, Design Director, Bailey Franklin, Photo Editor; October 2008, “Fall Feasts”
GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography; December 2008, “Men of the Year”
LOOK New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography; Fall 2008, “Spring 2009 Fashion”
New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography; October 6, 2008, “40th Anniversary Issue”
The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director of Photography; February 10, 2008, “Breakthrough Performances in Film”
PHOTO: SECTION (single/spread)
Bon Appétit, Matthew Lenning, Design Director, Liz Mathews, Photo Editor, James Wojcik, Photographer; June 2008, “At the Market: Cucumbers”
ESPN the Magazine, Siung Tjia, Creative Director, Catriona Ni Aolain, Director of Photography, Rob Tringali, Photographer; “Foam Over / Jessica Subido”
Fortune, Robert Perino, Design Director, Greg Pond, Director of Photography, Gregg Segal, Photographer; May 12, 2008, “Bag Revolution”
GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography, Martin Schoeller, Photographer; May 2008, “Marc Jacobs Doesn’t Give a F**k”
Spin, Devin Pedzwater, Design Director, Michelle Egiziano, Director of Photography, Rebecca Smeyne, Photographer; January 2008, “Soundcheck: PRE”
PHOTO: SECTION (story)
Blender, Dirk Barnett, Creative Director, David Carthas, Director of Photography; June 2008, “Collect Call: Mötley Crüe”
Dwell, Kyle Blue, Design Director, Kate Stone Foss, Director of Photography, Beate Gütschow, Photographer; June 2008, “Second Nature”
Dwell, Kyle Blue, Design Director, Kate Stone Foss, Director of Photography, Edward Burtynsky, Photographer; November 2008, “Edward Burtynsky Quarries”
MADRIZ, Louis-Charles Tiar, Creative Director, Fernando Maselli, Photographer; Fall 2008/Winter 2009, “Los Andamios”
W, Edward Leida, Design Director, Toby McFarland Pond, Photographer; May 2008, “Irresistible”
PHOTO: FEATURE, SERVICE (single/spread)
Best Life, Brandon Kavulla, Design Director, Ryan Cadiz, Director of Photography, Dan Forbes, Photographer; August 2008, “Your Brain at 40”
GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography, Horacio Salinas, Photographer; July 2008, “You Can’t Save the Planet”
Men’s Health, George Karabotsos, Design Director, Brenda Millis, Director of Photography, Mike Powell, Photographer; May 2008, “Yes, You Were Born to Run”
Popular Mechanics, Michael Lawton, Design Director, Allyson Torrisi, Director of Photography, Gregor Hatenda, Photographer; December 2008, “So You Want to Buy a Digital SLR”
Psychology Today, Edward Levine, Creative Director, Claudia Stefezius, Director of Photography, Fredrik Broden, Photographer; March/April 2008, “Magical Thinking”
PHOTO: FEATURE, SERVICE (story)
Dwell, Kyle Blue, Design Director, Kate Foss Stone, Director of Photography, Gregg Segal, Photographer; November 2008, “iT House: Joshua Tree”
Martha Stewart Living, Eric Pike, Creative Director, James Dunlinson, Design Director, Heloise Goodman, Director of Photography, Hans Gissinger, Photographer; April 2008, “Exemplary Eggs”
Minnesota Monthly, Brian Johnson, Art Director, David Boroman, Photographer; June 2008, “Liquid Assets”
New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography, Tom Schierlitz, Photographer; April 28, 2008, “You Walk Wrong”
PHOTO: FEATURE, PROFILE, NON-CELEBRITY (single/spread)
ESPN the Magazine, Siung Tjia, Creative Director, Catriona Ni Aolain, Director of Photography, Martin Schoeller, Photographer; “Strongman”
MADRIZ, Louis-Charles Tiar, Creative Director, Alberto García-Alix, Photographer; Fall 2007/Winter 2008, “Contra la Realidad”
The New Yorker, Elisabeth Biondi, Director of Photography, Martin Schoeller, Photographer; August 11-18, 2008, “Ryan Hall”
Sports Illustrated, Steve Hoffman, Creative Director, Gerard Rancinan, Photographer; July 28, 2008, “Faces of China”
T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Sr. Art Director, Nobuyoshi Araki, Photographer; February 24, 2008, “Kusama”
PHOTO: FEATURE, PROFILE, NON-CELEBRITY (story)
New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography, Dan Winters, Photographer; October 6, 2008, “Head-Liners”
The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director of Photography, Robbie Cooper, Photographer; November 23, 2008, “My Game Face”
Play, The New York Times Sports Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Rob Hewitt, Jeff Glendenning, Art Directors, Kira Pollack, Director of Photography, Paolo Pellegrin, Photographer; August 2008, “Swifter, Higher and All That”
Rolling Stone, Joseph Hutchinson, Art Director, Jodi Peckman, Director of Photography, Sebastião Salgado, Photographer; October 30, 2008, “Ethiopia’s Nomad Warriors”
Texas Monthly, T.J. Tucker, Art Director, Leslie Baldwin, Photo Editor, Peter Yang, Photographer; July 2008, “True Grit”
PHOTO: FEATURE, PROFILE, CELEBRITY/ENTERTAINMENT (single/spread)
GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography, Mark Seliger, Photographer; December 2008, “John Malkovich”
New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography, Brigitte Lacombe, Photographer; December 15, 2008, “Kate Winslet”
The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director of Photography, Robert Maxwell, Photographer; October 5, 2008, “Queen Latifah”
The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director of Photography, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Photographers; November 30, 2008, “Mickey Rourke”
WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director, Zana Woods, Photo Editor, James Day, Photographer; November 2008, “Radiohead”
PHOTO: FEATURE, PROFILE, CELEBRITY/ENTERTAINMENT (story)
GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography, Mark Seliger, Photographer; December 2008, “Men of the Year Portfolio”
The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director of Photography, Ryan McGinley, Photographer; February 10, 2008, “Breakthroughs in Film”
T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Sr. Art Director, Solve Sundsbo, Photographer; December 7, 2008, “Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise”
Vanity Fair, David Harris, Design Director, Susan White, Director of Photography; March 2008, “Hitchcock Hollywood Portfolio”
W, Edward Leida, Design Director, Brad Pitt, Photographer; November 2008, “Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt”
PHOTO: FEATURE, NEWS/REPORTAGE (single/spread)
GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography, Jill Greenberg, Photographer; February 2008, “Violence of the Lambs”
Newsweek, Amid Capeci, Design Director, Simon Barnett, Director of Photography, Alex Majoli — Magnum for Newsweek, Photographer; September 8, 2008, “New Model Army”
Sports Illustrated, Steve Hoffman, Creative Director, Heinz Kluetmeier, Photographer; August 25, 2008, “He Got Him”
TIME, Arthur Hochstein, Art Director, Alice Gabriner, Chief Picture Editor, Callie Shell — Aurora, Photographer; March 17, 2008, “The Long Way Home”
TIME, Arthur Hochstein, Art Director, Alice Gabriner, Chief Picture Editor, Danny Wilcox Frazier — Redux, Photographer; June 30, 2008, “Deep Down In Iowa”
PHOTO: FEATURE, NEWS/REPORTAGE (story)
National Geographic, David Whitmore, Design Director, David Griffin, Director of Photography, Eugene Richards, Photographer; January 2008, “The Emptied Prairie”
The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director of Photography, Stephanie Sinclair, Photographer; January 20, 2008, “Female Circumcision”
The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, Arem Duplessis, Art Director, Kathy Ryan, Director of Photography, Stephanie Sinclair, Photographer; July 21, 2008, “Children of God”
TIME, Arthur Hochstein, Art Director, Alice Gabriner, Chief Picture Editor, James Nachtwey — VII, Photographer; October 13, 2008, “The Forgotten Plague”
WIRED, Scott Dadich, Creative Director, Zana Woods, Photo Editor, Nick Waplington, Photographer; April 2008, “Eureka!”
PHOTO: FEATURE, TRAVEL/FOOD/STILL LIFE (single/spread)
Bon Appétit, Matthew Lenning, Design Director, Liz Mathews, Photo Editor, Mitchell Feinberg, Photographer; June 2008, “Pasta In a New Light”
Garden & Gun, Marshall McKinney, Art Director, Maggie Brett Kennedy, Photo Editor, Peter Frank Edwards, Photographer; September/October 2008, “The Pork Is In the Mail”
New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography, James Wojcik, Photographer; May 5, 2008, “To Die For”
New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography, Tom Schierlitz, Photographer; June 23, 2008, “Strategist: Herbal Armor”
Newsweek, Amid Capeci, Design Director, Simon Barnett, Director of Photography, Ambroise Tezenas for Newsweek, Photographer; April 21-28, 2008, “Beyond the Glitz”
PHOTO: FEATURE, TRAVEL/FOOD/STILL LIFE (story)
GQ, Fred Woodward, Design Director, Dora Somosi, Director of Photography, Mitchell Feinberg, Photographer; July 2008, “My Sweet Life”
T, The New York Times Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Sr. Art Director, Olaf Otto Becker, Photographer; September 21, 2008, “Day of Ascension”
Texas Monthly, T.J. Tucker, Art Director, Leslie Baldwin, Photo Editor, Dan Winters, Photographer; October 2008, “Flying Away”
(t)here, Christopher Wieliczko, Creative Director, Jason Makowski, Design Director, Marcus Brooks, Photographer; Spring 2008, “Eat This”
W, Edward Leida, Design Director, Philip-Lorca DiCorca, Photographer; May 2008, “Cairo”
PHOTO: FEATURE, FASHION/BEAUTY (single/spread)
Atlanta, Hector Sanchez, Creative Director, Alex Martinez, Photographer; June 2008, “Pool Fashion”
People, Sara Williams, Design Director, Chris Dougherty, Director of Photography, Robert Trachtenberg, Photographer; May 12, 2008, “World’s Most Beautiful: Sarah Silverman”
Shufti, Sean Kennedy Santos, Art Director and Photographer; October 2008, “Void #2”
Shufti, Sean Kennedy Santos, Art Director and Photographer; October 2008, “Void #4”
PHOTO: FEATURE, FASHION/BEAUTY (story)
Barcelona, Louis-Charles Tiar, Creative Director, Kenji Toma, Photographer; Fall 2008/Winter 2009, “Océano de Bolsillo”
LOOK New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography, Christopher Anderson, Photographer; Spring 2008, “Sideshows”
LOOK New York, Chris Dixon, Design Director, Jody Quon, Director of Photography, Benjamin Lowy, Photographer; Fall 2008, “Sideshows”
T, The New York Times Style Magazine, Janet Froelich, Creative Director, David Sebbah, Sr. Art Director, Coppi Barbieri, Photographer; August 17, 2008, “Dream States”
W, Edward Leida, Design Director, Mert Alas, Marcus Piggott, Photographers; August 2008, “Kiss the Sky”
PHOTO: FEATURE, TRADE/CORPORATE (single/spread/story)
Earnshaw’s, Nancy Campbell, Creative Director, Michael Brian, Photographer; April 2008, “Pinewood Academy”
Golf Digest Index, Ken DeLago, Design Director, Christian Iooss, Kerry Brady, Photo Editors, Art Streiber, Photographer; Spring 2008, “Legends”
Golf Digest Index, Ken DeLago, Design Director, Ryan Cline, Photo Editors, Massimo Gammacurta, Photographer; Fall 2008, “Genuine Articles”
Interior Design Magazine, Cindy Allen, Creative Director, Helene Oberman, Photo Editor, Eric Laignel, Photographer; May 2008, “First-Aid Kit”
PHOTO: FEATURE, EDUCATIONAL/INSTITUTIONAL (single/spread/story)
Intelligence Report, Russell Estes, Creative Director; Fall 2008, “Ready for War”
Proto, Charlene Benson, Creative Director, Ann deSaussure, Director of Photography, Nigel Cox, Photographer; Winter 2008, “Claire’s Knee”
Stanford Magazine, Amy Shroads, Art Director, Michael Sugrue, Photographer; January/February 2008, “I Died 40 Years Ago”
Stanford Magazine, Amy Shroads, Art Director, Manuello Paganelli & Glenn Matsumura, Photographers; July/August 2008, “Stanford Olympians”
I think media is just going to have to suck it up and leave print for online, and charge for it. Publish special editions, or luxury titles. At prices that pay. If the content is good, people will buy… This has to happen. There is no other way.
via Robert Wright Photo.
Bono confessed that he loved Sugimoto’s seascape photographs and began quizzing the artist about the work.
“He started taking notes as I talked,” Sugimoto recalled. Those notes became the foundation for the new album’s title track. Last year, during a visit to Dublin, Sugimoto heard the first demo tape, and a few months later was told by Bono that U2 wanted to use the Boden Sea image on the album jacket.
“I said, ‘Are you sure? If you use it you won’t be able to put anything on top of it, not even the U2 name,” the artist remembered.
He was surprised when Bono strongly agreed. Rolling Stone is now calling the text-free jacket “an early front runner for album cover of the year.” (The cover also features an equal sign, but it is attached to the plastic wrapper, so it disappears once opened it.) Then came talk of money.
“I gave myself just a second to think about it,” Sugimoto recalled, “and I said ‘How about a Stone Age deal — no cash?’ ”
Bono agreed on an “artist-to-artist” barter whereby Sugimoto could use the “No Line on the Horizon” song in any project he wanted in the future. Sugimoto says he still hasn’t made up his mind about how to use the song — which he says he likes, but liked even better in its “more hard rock” demo stage.
— From a story over on The Japan Times Online sent to me by Ellis Vener.
This Name Your Dream Assignment contest is pretty interesting and has been written about quite a bit. The biggest problem with the concept is that you can’t see the portfolio of the photographer to decide if you want to vote on their idea. As we all know a good idea is one thing pulling it off with pictures is a whole different ballgame. I was thinking we could fix that and if some of you have ideas posted over there you could drop a link in the comments and then a link to your portfolio as well. I will move them up here to make a list, so we can all go vote to try to get some of our fellow photographers into the final consideration (top 20 vote earners will be judged).
I will start off with my friend Ace Kvale who has this project submitted:
http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/acekvale/shattered-dreams-the-world-of-child-labor/
His portfolio can be seen here:
http://acekvale.com/
I know he can pull off something great. I sent him once to shoot the cataract eye clinic in the Himalaya and he did an amazing job. I also like the part about him touring with the work to teach kids about child labor. This is a really good assignment for Ace.
The contest ends at midnight tonight EST so lets get voting if we want to send people to the finals.
http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/imaclellan/simple-innovation-as-the-power-to-change-the-developing-world/
And portfolios: http://maclellanimages.com/blog1/galleries/
http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/chadmcclarnon/
And a link to my web portfolio – http://www.cwmphoto.com
http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/stevenlaxton/effects-of-war-in-cambodia/
And my website: http://www.stevenlaxton.com
http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/stevesimon1/the-grandmother-spirit/
You can see some preliminary work on my website under Projects @
http://www.stevesimonphoto.com
sergegiachetti.com
look under ‘young blackfoot’ in the projects section to see the work I’ve done thus far.
http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/andrewsullivan/the-forgotten-plague/
And here’s my book: http://www.andrew-sullivan.com
http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/jamjon/bouldering-taking-climbing-to-a-new-place/
And if you scroll down in the blog you can see some recent shots in the same line:
http://www.photographyri.com/index.php
http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/careykirkella/americas-visionary-changemakers/
One Goat at a Time: Showing the Heifer Project Change Lives & Better the World
http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/dpm888/the-labor-of-children/
http://www.davidpaulmorris.com –> Stories –> Payatas Dumpsite – child labor
Mine is a dream about empowering real people, facing the realities of climate change to document their own stories and share with the world.
http://www.nameyourdreamassignment.com/the-ideas/Nickhallphoto/i-see-climate-change/
My website:
The VIIMENTOR PROGRAM (here), a new initiative conceived by VII Members, seeks to provide professional development for emerging photographers whom the Members consider to be the brightest new talents in the industry. After being nominated by a VII Member, each selected photographer will work with a senior member of VII for two years to build and polish necessary skills and to expand his or her own professional practice.
©Agnes Dherbeys VII Mentor Program
The winners of the Hearst 8×10 Photography Biennial were recently announced (here). I was struck by how novel it seemed for a company like Hearst who publishes magazines like; Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Harper’s BAZAAR, Marie Claire, O, Popular Mechanics and Town & Country to hold a contest that “is an international competition to identify and promote new and emerging photographers” where they think the winners are “rising stars who will play an important role in the future of magazines, media, the Web and the worlds of design and photography.”
It used to be an open secret that one of the most profitable names in the television industry, HBO, went to great lengths to discover, develop and take chances on unknown talent. Many of their biggest hits came from unknown writers they took chances on (here) or discovered through one of their contests.
So, why don’t magazines do the same? Besides the obvious lack of vision at the top of most publication it’s likely because they don’t realize their future depends on finding talented people and attracting them to magazines over other mediums. The history of magazines is littered with ultra talented writers, photographers, designers and editors and somehow I think in the last 10 or more years many of these people may have gone into advertising instead and now with all the potential on the web who knows if they will find their way into the magazine industry.
I once worked at a magazine that built their reputation with a handful of extremely talented writers who all eventually moved on. I often wondered how they planned to find the next group of talented writers who would define the next phase of the magazine. Now that I think about it, talent scouting might have done the job. This Hearst Biennial seems like a good step in that direction for photography.
The winning photographers are:
Andy Freeberg
Louie Palu
Benedikt Partenheimer
Brad Carlile
Edith Maybin
Nicholas Prior
Mark Kessell
This personal project shot by Tadd Myers seems pitch perfect for the economy right now. Photographs of people who make things one at a time by hand (visit here).
Jacek Utko is an extraordinary Polish newspaper designer whose redesigns for papers in Eastern Europe not only win awards, but increase circulation by up to 100%. Can good design save the newspaper? It just might.
The new Life.com just launched and it’s worth a visit to go peruse some great old photography. I think they’re planning on simply using it as a portal to sell Getty images, but it’s nice that they put a decent user interface on it and created edited material to check out.
This is from the press release:
“More than 7 million photos from the Life and Getty Images photo collections are now available to consumers in the largest online photography site. The curated site features both rarely seen and iconic photos from the 1850s through today. More than 3,000 new photos from Getty Images award-winning photographers will be added to the site daily.”
To be truly great, we have to understand the motivation of our clients, maintain constant two-way communication with shockingly uncreative people, get a firm handle on copywriting and how that craft exists symbiotically with the visual element, and foresee how the finished whole will be greater than the sum of the bits and pieces we spent hours obsessing over. All of these factors cascade into the final product. — Kevin Potts
via Quotes on Design.
At some point we will arrive at the place where magazines have something to prove again. Maybe they will be owned again by brash men and women who want to electrify their readers or maybe the owners will need to pad their ego before their pocketbook or maybe they will need to prove the power of type, pictures and design on the printed page.
When I saw these old Rolling Stone pages (here) I thought how exciting it must have felt to ship that issue to the printer; a cover with one coverline, pages with no text and a photographer in his prime.
UPDATE: I just heard from Elizabeth Avedon who was working for Richard at the time as the resident Designer, Art Director, Photo Editor and she designed that issue of Rolling Stone including the cover. She says, “It was designed in-house at Richard Avedon Studio, as was everything of Richard Avedon’s as he always retained control of what went out. ”
Magazine pages via, Things To Look At
Story over on The Online Photographer about those fantastic Stephen Mallon photos of the plane recovery out of the river where he’s been delivered a cease and desist from a law firm working for AIG to prevent him from publishing the images on his website.
thanks Tricia
“Personal work is really, really important… because we want to see how the photographer sees”
Kat Dalager, Head of Print Production, Campbell Mithun.
Found it on, Humble Monkey Productions.
John Harrington has done the leg work to check out c-registry.us and discovers some nefarious marketing and language that would potentially make them an agent for your work.
“According to c-registry, photographers who fail to “claim” their copyright at c-registry do so at their own peril. While you should register your copyright, this is alarmist marketing, but it gets worse.”
