Friday August 21st, 2009
Van Ditthavong / Dallas
Portraiture / Celebrity / Fine Art
www.vanditthavong.com
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Had one of our favorite names for a blog: Hey?! That’s My Cab, which he recently turned
into a book to help artists facing self-doubt in their creative and personal development.
RUNVANRUN, another evocative title, is his new blog filled with thoughts and tearsheets. |
Michael Hall / Australia
Conceptual / Landscape / Kids / Travel / Portraiture
www.michaelhall.net
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Grew up in the northern reaches of New Zealand. Aside from "normal" commercial work, Michael
enjoys confronting the issues of the day through personal projects. Example: his ongoing series
of landscapes. See "Climate Change" for an idea of what our man in Sydney has on his mind. |
Jared McMillen / Las Vegas
Conceptual / Automotive / Sports & Fitness / Action & Adventure
www.jaredmcmillen.com
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Raised on fruit roll ups, Scooby Doo, and good old midwestern values. Spent early years fishing,
hunting and water skiing on Lake Lida in Minnesota. Was a professionally-sponsored rock
climber, which allows him to shoot in locations that many photographers cannot.
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Ryan Nicholson / Kansas City
Fashion / Lifestyle / Kids / Portraiture / Music / Sports & Fitness
www.ryan-nicholson.com
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With a father and older brother who were commercial photographers, Ryan probably received
more support for his passion than the average artist. He says that he "literally grew up over a
darkroom." Rebelled by playing college basketball, but couldn’t keep away from his love of light.
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Submitted By Wonderful Machine at 8:44 am
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Monday June 29th, 2009
Paul Barbera / Australia
Fashion / Home & Garden / Lifestyle / Still Life / Fine Art
www.paulbarbera.com
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Son of Maltese and Italian parents. Struggled with every aspect of school, but photography came
naturally. Enjoys current affairs, audio books, podcasts, and swimming. Recent book shoot for
Dutch interior designer, Eric Kuster, took Paul through private residences in Bali and Europe.
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Gary Matoso / Seattle
Portraiture / Institutional / Kids / Reportage
www.garymatoso.com
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Grew up in California. Started career in San Francisco studio. Worked for years in Paris as
a photojournalist, then magazine and commercial photographer. Has developed and produced a
series of online documentaries and continues to work on new media projects.
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Matthew Hanlon / Los Angeles
Sports & Fitness / Music / Youth Culture
www.matthewhanlon.com
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Grew up in the OC, born to a family of adventurers. Passion for bike racing began at 11, and
Matthew became a national champion before he could even drive. Also gravitated towards surfing,
skateboarding, and all things "extreme." Would love to profile the riders at the X-Games.
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Friday April 24th, 2009
Christopher Morris / Australia
Fashion / Portraiture / Celebrity / Music / Landscape
www.christophermorris.com.au
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Started taking photos when he was a kid. Big music fan who took his camera to shows.
Studied photography in Brisbane. Lived in London for a few years. Now resides in Sydney.
Photographed many names in pop culture (U2, Kelly Osbourne, etc.). Shoots plenty of fashion.
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Jeff Padrick / Denver
Food & Drink / Home & Garden
www.klugstudio.com
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Born in New Mexico. Attended art school in Texas. Not so fond of Texas (aside from clients).
Moved to Denver. Carried bags for photographers. Started shooting. Got married. Had two
great kids. Lost hair. Got a great daylight studio. Life’s good. Except for the hair part.
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Stephen Voss / Washington DC
Reportage / Travel
www.stephenvoss.com
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"…It seemed perfectly normal that this couple was letting a complete stranger into their lives for
the sole purpose of taking photos." Voss’ bio page says it better than we can. Photo essay on
Chinese pollution appeared in book introduced by Robert Redford. Good tearsheets on his blog. |
