July 2011

Gareth Iwan Jones is a freelance editorial and commercial photographer based in Bistol in the UK. He began his freelance career in June 2010 having previously worked for a news and features agency for four years. Gareth was a finalist in the Times Young Photographer of the Year 2007 and last year his editorial work was recognized at the 2010 British ‘Press Photographers Year’ awards.

Of this series, Dismount, he writes, ‘I photographed child gymnasts training at a local gymnastics club, The Bristol Hawks, which has a long standing reputation of training champions at both club and international level, and has produced some of Great Britains top ranked gymnasts and Olympic hopefulls. Although the children are young, and range in age from 9-14, they are already capable of some very impressive gymnastic displays’.

In Players, Tina Barney expands her subject matter to include fashion, performers, and actors, as well as her own circle of friends. Emboldened by the cacophony when photographing on stage, Barney has embraced a more casual aesthetic that is visually exhilarating. Editor and designer Chip Kidd has translated this excitement to the pages of this new book. And Michael Stipe has contributed his poetic vertigo.

In her two previous books, Barney chose to look at families in America and their milieu and then carried on this examination of families in Europe. Now she combines commercial assignments dating back as far as 1988, with editorial, fashion, and portraiture. Selections from her personal work complete the mix. Barney has always been fascinated by the circumstances in which her subjects operate. Whether performing publicly or privately, they are all “players”.

All photographs from Players by Tina Barney, published by Steidl.

Photo by Jim Mangan

The tenth annual Vice Photo Issue is out and the theme this year is ‘Scratch and Sniff’. Meaning all of the naked people on the cover of the issue smell, quite strongly, when scratched. There are 39 photographers included in the issue and each contributed a photo essay along with their work. Here are a few of our favorites. To see the rest of the issue, get thee to an American Apparel fast.

Key:
Yellow = Banana
Black= Black coffee
White=Coconut
Red=Cherry
Green= Marijuana
Blue= Ocean Mist

Photo by Terry Richardson

Photo by Jennifer Osborne

Photo by Danielle Levitt

Photo by Jason Fulford

Photo by Martin Parr

Photo by Ken Miller

Photo by Mike de Leon

Space: Meet at the Apartment, two-story, 2,500 square-foot, modern open loft

Location: Soho, New York

Details: The first floor has an open plan with couches and chairs that can be reconfigured and an open loft kitchen. Downstairs you will find a conference room and another smaller room. Perks include: a library stocked with art, design and photography books; concierge; a server/busser; a coatcheck area; wi-fi; Mac computers; surround sound; fresh flowers; a fully-stocked beverage refrigerator and snack pantry; coffee, tea and espresso drinks. Guests are served fruit smoothie shots in the morning and wine and cheese in the late afternoon.

Rate: Rates start at $3,000/day during regular business hours although discounts may be available for evenings, weekends, and last minute bookings (depending on availability).

Photos by Nathan Kraxberger/Courtesy of Meet at the Apartment.

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For over two decades (1977-2000), Stephen Shames photographed a group of boys coming of age in the Bronx in a neighborhood ravaged by drugs, violence and gangs. These young men allowed Shames extraordinary access into their lives on the street and in their homes. Shames met the “Bronx boys” as children, and tracked them growing up, falling in love, and having children of their own. The work explores the interplay between good and evil, violence and love, chaos and family. He captures the brutality of the times — the fights, the shootings, the arrests, the drug deals – but also revelatory moments of love and tenderness.

Most of the young men Shames photographed died young or went to jail. A few, including Shames’s two godsons, Martin Dones and Jose “Poncho” Munoz, managed to overcome the challenges of their youth. They are now successful businessmen in their forties who both still call Shames “Dad,” and attribute his mentoring to making a difference in their lives.

FotoEvidence Press published Bronx Boys as a first of its kind photo ebook on July 13, 2011. Bronx Boys resides on the viewer’s computer and has the look and feel of a physical book with high-resolution images that can be viewed full screen. Aspecial feature allows the viewer to zoom into details without loss of image quality. Designed by Jack Lovell of Schwam Lovell, it is a unique art object that will revolutionize the way photographs are distributed and viewed digitally. Most of the work in Bronx Boys has never been seen or published.

Bronx Boys, comprised of 265 pages and 122 photographs, can be downloaded for $20 through the FotoEvidence Bookstore. It is written in Flash and will run on any operating system that supports Flash.

All images copyright Stephen Shames, from the book Bronx Boys, published by FotoEvidence Press.

Tatum Shaw is a photographer living in the sun-challenged city of Portland, Or. Originally from Cartersville, Ga, he spends much of his time shooting in the south, as well as his travels to various cities through his job. He works as an advertising copywriter at the agency Wieden + Kennedy for clients such as Coca-Cola, Target, Proctor and Gamble, and Nike. He is currently working on his first proper book of photographs about his hometown entitled Etowah.