Publisher: Bloomsbury
Cover Photograph: Me
Miami // South Florida Advertising, Editorial, Lifestyle, and Portrait Photographer.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
The Hidden: a novel of suspense (and my first book cover)
Author: Bill Pronzini
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Cover Photograph: Me
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Cover Photograph: Me
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Lions, Tigers, Performance Artists, OH MY!
So I've been slacking (more than a little) on this whole blog thing. Therefore I'll be playing catch up over the next couple of days.
Below is my tear sheet from Issue #21 of JPEG Magazine, which came out a few months ago.
I made this image back when I lived in Miami and get asked about it often. No, that is not a statue. It is, indeed, a monster of a performance artist.
The story of how this image came to be is quite simple really. I've always loved costumes, characters, circus performers, etc. - So much so, that I often joke that my dream job would be to tour with Cirque Du Soleil, as their staff photographer (which isn't really a joke at all).
I saw this character one evening outside of a club on Miami Beach. I was immediately awe struck and asked if he might be interested in a collaboration. As it would turn out, he was. We discussed concepts... I found the perfect white house, with the perfect little white picket fence, and the perfect little model, (who watched him 'get into character', so as not to be scared). Funny enough, the owner of the home was so excited by the whole production (and the fact that I had asked to photograph his house) that he actually came out and took pictures of me taking these pictures.
Below is my tear sheet from Issue #21 of JPEG Magazine, which came out a few months ago.
I made this image back when I lived in Miami and get asked about it often. No, that is not a statue. It is, indeed, a monster of a performance artist.
The story of how this image came to be is quite simple really. I've always loved costumes, characters, circus performers, etc. - So much so, that I often joke that my dream job would be to tour with Cirque Du Soleil, as their staff photographer (which isn't really a joke at all).
I saw this character one evening outside of a club on Miami Beach. I was immediately awe struck and asked if he might be interested in a collaboration. As it would turn out, he was. We discussed concepts... I found the perfect white house, with the perfect little white picket fence, and the perfect little model, (who watched him 'get into character', so as not to be scared). Funny enough, the owner of the home was so excited by the whole production (and the fact that I had asked to photograph his house) that he actually came out and took pictures of me taking these pictures.
Who will be the next Mayor of Oakland?
I hadn't been paying very close attention to the local election campaigns until a couple of weeks ago, when I had the opportunity to photograph Oakland Mayoral candidates for the cover of the East Bay Express. The issue is on news stands now and the cover features front runners, Rebecca Kaplan, Joe Tuman, Jean Quan, and Don Perata.
I photographed city councilwoman and fellow Virgo, Rebecca Kaplan, at her 40th birthday party down in Jack London Square. It was definitely an evening full of energy and optimism.
The images of Joe Tuman were shot at his more intimate fund raising dinner at the Brown Sugar Kitchen in West Oakland. Joe has major charisma and his campaign staff were super warm and friendly as well.
Jean Quan and Don Perata were both photographed at the big mayoral debate held at the Kaiser Center near Lake Merritt. And while his photo didn't run in the article, Lionel “Larry” Young Jr., certainly caught my attention at the debate, with his charming, charismatic, and enthusiastic disposition.
I photographed city councilwoman and fellow Virgo, Rebecca Kaplan, at her 40th birthday party down in Jack London Square. It was definitely an evening full of energy and optimism.
The images of Joe Tuman were shot at his more intimate fund raising dinner at the Brown Sugar Kitchen in West Oakland. Joe has major charisma and his campaign staff were super warm and friendly as well.
Jean Quan and Don Perata were both photographed at the big mayoral debate held at the Kaiser Center near Lake Merritt. And while his photo didn't run in the article, Lionel “Larry” Young Jr., certainly caught my attention at the debate, with his charming, charismatic, and enthusiastic disposition.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)