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Friday September 25th, 2009

Michael Murphree / New York
Celebrity / Portraiture / Fashion / Beauty / Music
www.michaelmurphree.com

Inspired by the stories from his photographer-grandpa, Creekmore Mack Murphree, to follow
in his footsteps. Other influences: W. Eugene Smith, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Richard Avedon and
Irving Penn. When he first moved to New York, had dream job working with Annie Leibovitz.

Beto Adame / Mexico
Beauty / Landscape / Fashion / Photojournalism / Travel
www.betoadame.com

Love for the outdoors began during his year as an exchange student on Vancouver Island,
British Columbia. Back in Mexico City, he studied both industrial design and photography
at university. Father of two boys. Teaches photography workshops in his spare time.

Jason Wallis / Birmingham
Corporate / Music / Portraiture / Kids
www.jasonwallis.com

Full-time traveling musician for ten years. His daughter’s birth convinced him to plant roots in AL.
Proud of his city as a solid advertising town. Studio manager is breast cancer survivor. She and
Jason founded charitable foundation for treatment. His non-profit work was just featured in PDN.

John Sibilski / Chicago
Lifestyle / Corporate / Kids / Institutional
www.johnsibilski.com

From his bio: "I am not the guy that will show up for your shoot in leather pants and a tank top.
I am not the guy that will ‘blow a gasket’ if I don’t get my half-caf, soy latte with ice… I’m the guy
that will get people comfortable in front of my camera, and have fun doing it." Well played, sir.

 

C-3PO and Danica Patrick Make the Same Blog Post

Friday August 21st, 2009

Van Ditthavong / Dallas
Portraiture / Celebrity / Fine Art
www.vanditthavong.com

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

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

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.

Ryan Nicholson / Kansas City
Fashion / Lifestyle / Kids / Portraiture / Music / Sports & Fitness
www.ryan-nicholson.com

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.

 

A Taste from our China, Santa Fe, Los Angeles, and New York Photographers

Tuesday July 21st, 2009

Franco Vogt / New York
Lifestyle / Fine art / Travel / Kids / Landscape
www.francovogt.com

Native of Naples, Italy. Son of career Navy man, which means he did lots of traveling as a kid.
As a result, his viewpoint reflects a European sensibility. Enjoys the challenges of location
shooting, and solving problems on the fly. Influenced by Rothko, Pink Floyd, Alfred Hitchcock.

Peter Ogilvie / Santa Fe
Architecture / Home & Garden / Fashion / Landscape / Fine Art
www.ogilviephoto.com

Studied Art and Architecture at University of California at Berkeley. Moved to Cambridge,
Massachusetts to make documentary films. This led to still photography and new abodes
in San Francisco, Milan, Paris, New York, and finally, New Mexico.

Caesar Lima / Los Angeles
Fashion / Conceptual / Sports & Fitness / Still Life / Beauty
www.caesarlima.com

In his words: "Like a good Brazilian, I like to bbq every weekend after the sunday match."
Hails from Sao Paulo. Goes through 4-5 movies each week, with independents and
comedies on the top of the list. Loves to exercise, and he’s a spinning maniac.

M. Scott Brauer / China
Reportage / Youth Culture / Kids / Industrial / Landscape
www.mscottbrauer.com

Interested in documenting the tea industry in Yunnan province: specifically, the American
companies trying to bring fancy tea to US consumers, like Starbucks did with coffee.
Dual degrees in philosophy and Russian literature and language from U. of Washington.

 

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