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Andy Selsberg
I photographed humor writer Andy Selsberg in advance of the release of his new book, You Are Good At Things. We wandered around the High Line on a Sunday afternoon, and we recruited a few locals to be in the photos, like Aly Salem here on the right.
Andy's book is a list of things you could be good at. A few examples:
Noticing new haircuts.
Sensing how many sheets the stapler can handle.
Knowing the right Bible verses to share at sporting events.
Am I good at shooting portraits of humor writers? I'll have to ask Andy.
Shot for The Chicago Tribune.
Noticing new haircuts.
Sensing how many sheets the stapler can handle.
Knowing the right Bible verses to share at sporting events.
Am I good at shooting portraits of humor writers? I'll have to ask Andy.
Shot for The Chicago Tribune.
Nancy Bilyeau
Thriller author Nancy Bilyeau recently published her first book, The Crown. It's billed as a "Tudor-era religious thriller," so photographing at The Cloisters was an obvious choice. Shot for The Chicago Tribune.
Salty Cats
Two weekends back I ran up to Providence, RI for the Salty Cats cat show. I wanted to add to the essay I shot last year of a cat show in New Jersey, and since I didn't need to flesh out an entirely new essay I concentrated on adding a bit of dimension to what I already had. I again shot all verticals and paired for diptychs. Here are a few new ones from the weekend. The essay from both shows is here.
The Roots for Relevant magazine
My final shoot of 2011 was of Black Thought and Questlove of The Roots. We built a simple studio in a space in Flatiron (Brooklyn was out—too far away from their gig at Late Night) for Relevant magazine's March/April issue.
The photos have a second home in Relevant's iPad version. (Click above to go Relevant's page for the issue.)
A few others from the shoot:
A few others from the shoot:
charity: water for Relevant magazine
Last year Relevant hired me to photograph charity: water founder Scott Harrison, and I'm stoked to have the cover of the magazine's Jan/Feb issue. Here are two other set-ups from the shoot:
Tiny Clips
Cutouts: Oct. 31, 2011 New York mag Approval Matrix (from a NYT story about bus segregation) & Jan./Feb. 2012 Mother Jones (of Dallas real estate magnate Harlan Crow).
A sub-one-column photo space I've always kept an eye on is The New Yorker's Tables For Two review, but they've only run illustrations lately.
Recent work for the WSJ
Leah Nelson, a senior at the University of Connecticut, is an advocate for open and accessible mental health accommodations on college campuses. Using her own experience with depression as a guide, she fights against the stigma that can keep students from seeking out help. (story)
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The nefarious mutations of the influenza virus are a now concern for the dogs of the world, too. Appearing first in 2006 as a mutation of the equine flu, the canine flu has many vets administering flu shots to dogs for the first time ever. Below, veterinarian Michael Goldmann of the Nanuet Animal Hospital gives the vaccine to Marta, a teenage mixed-breed. (story)
Arne Zimmerman and Kathrin Eirich (with daughter Lois, 1) liked their outdoor furniture so much they put it in their living room. (story)*
The B110
Just a few blocks from my house, a bus run by the Hasidic Jewish community segregates riders based on gender. It's attracted some attention lately, and I went to check it out for this story in The New York Times. At one point I moved to the back of the bus to photograph the posted rules, and I was told by the driver and other riders to come to the front. The back is for women and the front is for men.
OWS for USA Today
USA Today hired me to photograph Douglas and Kate for a story about middle class Occupy Wall Street supporters. They are a nice couple who are feeling pinched by the status quo.
Long Lost No Longer
Photo book box 2 of 4 finally showed up. Who knows where it's been for the last seven months, but it's good to have the collection intact again.
Ret
Ret Taylor is an enthusiast of the "paleo-workout" (note the barefoot shoes). I followed his routine one afternoon in Central Park for the WSJ and if you're not sure what a paleo-workout is it's like arboreal parkour (edit: I'll have to work on that description). He shot the following photo of me after I handed him the camera so that I could concentrate on getting down safely.
Lowell
Ten years ago this summer I was fresh out of high school and working my first internship, at The Lowell Sun in Lowell, MA. I really loved it and was disappointed when I had to leave for college in August. Here are a few from that summer.
Fauna
Although I could never bring home any of the pets (my cat would devour them all), I enjoyed a recent Sunday afternoon at the exotic pet store Fauna for the NYT's Metropolitan section. (story and slide show)
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