Raymond Hom and Aelana Curran collaborate on Origins’ latest campaign. The skincare company offers products made from high-performance natural ingredients. Their new campaign focuses on Origins’ anti-aging and eye treatment products and promotes in-store specials. Hom photographed the ads while Curran styled the products.
Read more about the latest Origins campaign
Joachim Ladefoged photographs international soccer star Lionel Messi for the cover of this week’s Time Magazine. The Argentine-born Messi plays for FC Barcelona and was recently awarded FIFA’s Ballon d’Or. Notoriously shy and guarded, Messi sat down with the magazine to discuss his shining career, his rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo, and his relationship with his home country.
Read more about Joachim Ladefoged’s photo shoot with Lionel Messi
Uli Weber captures the women of Downton Abbey for Vogue Magazine. The hit PBS show follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants at the fictional Downton Abbey estate. Weber shot Jessica Findlay-Brown, Laura Carmichael, and Michelle Dockery, who portray the Crawley daughters, in a crumbling Georgian mansion in London’s West End. The Vogue article highlights the actresses’ natural beauties and the makeup that captures their Edwardian characters. Weber calls them “a wonderful bunch of ladies” and adds, “It was a very enjoyable shoot.”
Read about Weber’s upcoming gallery show
Stockton Johnson photographs metallic makeup and sparkling jewels for Vogue China. The beauty story, entitled “Jewellery Allure,” appears in the magazine’s February issue. Johnson shot models Xiao Wen and Grace Gao at Central Studios in Shanghai, China. Wen and Gao were styled in gems from Tasaki by Thakoon and glamorous clothing by Dolce & Gabbana by Yi Guo.
See more images from Stockton Johnson’s shoot for Vogue China
The Selby visits the Berlin apartment of fellow B&A artist Olaf Hajek. The illustrator currently divides his time between the apartment in the Mitte borough of Berlin and London and New York. The Selby photographed details in the apartment including a wall covered in chalkboard paint, statues and artifacts from Hajek’s travels, and framed artwork including a collection of twenty-three frames with sayings that include the word “Run” in them. Hajek also answered one of The Selby’s famous hand-written Q&As. He drew a map of his favorite spots in Mitte, illustrated his own version of the German flag, and offered up his favorite things about South Africa, Berlin, and New York City. Hajek comments he has long been a fan of The Selby’s blog and was thrilled to be included on it. He adds, “I love the way how he shows people in their homes and the way he portraits them.”
See more of The Selby’s photographs of Olaf Hajek’s apartment
Tom Corbett captures eight pages of retro fashion in the February issue of US Cosmo. The story, entitled “Cosmo Girls,” pays tribute to the 1960s and the time when the magazine was born. The spread was photographed over two days last October. When at the last minute one of the locations fell through, the team ended up shooting some of the shots in the Manhattan office of the magazine. Check out the original Cosmo cover from the 1960s on page 179!
See the full spread Tom Corbett shot for US Cosmo
Michael Schnabel photographs the natural beauty and everyday experience of Mexico for Mexico Today. The initiative promotes a positive image of the country as both an unrivaled tourist destination and a global business partner. In two ads, Schnabel captures stunning mountains and an innovative wind farm.
Read more about Michael Schnabel’s Mexico Today shoot
Douglas Friedman captures Vera Wang at home in Los Angeles for the February issue of Harper’s Bazaar. The designer and life-long Manhattanite recently purchased the four-bedroom home in Beverly Hills as her “zen escape” from her work life in New York City. Friedman photographed Wang as she showed off the modern and sleek interiors of the house. The house features floor-to-ceiling glass walls and overlooks the Los Angeles Basin and the Pacific Ocean. Wang decorated the space in her favorite moody palette of dark colors. In addition to photographing the interior spaces, Friedman captured Wang wearing similarly dark shades of clothing.
Click here to see a behind-the-scenes video of Douglas Friedman’s shoot for Harper’s Bazaar
Gillian Laub will participate on two panels on photography this week. The first is today at The International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City and is called “ICP Spotlights: Creating a Better World: Groundbreaking Women in Photography.” The second is an all-day seminar on photography at The National Geographic Society’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Read more about the panels Gillian Laub will be on this week
Sergio Kurhajec photographs the return of 70s style for Russian Glamour’s January issue. The seven-page spread features bohemian knit sweaters, floppy hats, vibrant colors, and thick furs by designers such as Marni, Jil Sander, Dior, Gucci, and Alexander McQueen.
Read more about Sergio Kurhajec’s shoot for Glamour
Mike Piscitelli photographs Emmy Rossum for a spread in the winter issue of Malibu Magazine. The actress and singer spoke to the magazine after completing work on the second season of her hit show Shameless. The Showtime series is a remake of a British show of the same name and Rossum stars as the eldest child in a family of six living in poverty with their alcoholic father in Chicago.
Read more about Mike Piscitelli’s shoot with Emmy Rossum
Tom Corbett kick starts the New Year with his six stylish New Years’ resolutions for Shape Magazine. The spread suggests trends to try out such as a sleek silhouette in floral, mixed patterns, and updated corporate wear. Corbett collaborated with B&A prop stylist Tara Marino on the set.
Read more about Tom Corbett’s shoot for Shape
Bobby Fisher photographs Jewel at home in Texas for the January 2012 issue of InStyle Magazine. The singer lives with her rodeo-champ husband Ty Murray and their new son on a 2,400-acre ranch. The sprawling, airy home reflects Murray’s cowboy practicality and Jewel’s feminine bohemian taste.
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Diver & Aguilar’s explosive campaign for Magnum Ice Cream has won gold at the 2011 Epica Awards. The annual awards show honors outstanding creativity in advertising and aims to develop the reputations of communication agencies, film production companies, media consultancies, photographers and design studios across Europe. Entrants are judged based on originality of the creative idea and the quality of its execution. Diver & Aguilar shares their gold award with Lola Madrid, the agency behind the campaign to launch the Magnum Temptation ice cream bar.
Read more about Diver & Aguilar’s photographs for Magnum
Stockton Johnson captures an active Ji Lili for the January 2012 issue of Vogue China. The fashion spread features the model in graphic sportswear and prints from brands like Celine, Alexander Wang, Ohne Titel, and Bottega Veneta, among others. Johnson shot the dynamic images in studio. The shoot was his sixth for Vogue China in the past year.
Read more about Stockton Johnson’s latest spread for Vogue China
