editorial photography

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Dana Lixenberg lives and works in New York and Amsterdam. She studied photography at the London College of Printing and at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. In 1993 she was awarded a project grant by the Fonds BKVB (The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture) for a series of portraits at the Imperial Courts Housing Project in Watts, Los Angeles. She soon received commissions from a wide variety of magazines such as the New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vrij Nederland and Vibe, among many others. Many of these collaborations continue to this date. All the while, Lixenberg continues working on long-term personal projects, mostly focused on individuals and communities on the margins of society. This a selection of her portraits of hip hop artists.

Tupac

Eminem

Jay-Z

Diddy

A Tribe Called Quest

Stanley Kubrick was a writer and director famous for movies such as: Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange and The Shining.  Before he began directing he was a photographer for LOOK Magazine from 1945-1950.  The Museum of the City of New York and VandM have recently chosen 25 of Kubrick’s photographs out of 10,000 negatives to sell with the majority of the proceeds going to the Museum of the City of New York.

Nikita Gale is a self-taught conceptual artist and photographer based in Atlanta, Georgia. Nikita has a BA in Anthropology from Yale University and has exhibited in numerous group shows throughout Atlanta. In 2010, she presented her debut solo show, ‘BOOLESH1T’ at Atlanta’s Mint Gallery. Gale primarily shoots 35mm film. Her work has appeared in a number of international magazines and online publications including Waxpoetics, Paste Magazine, 944 Magazine, Okay Player, SashaFrereJones.com (blog of The New Yorker’s pop-music critic), Creative Loafing, URB Magazine, and many others.

Of this work she writes: ‘Earlier this year, I was contacted by Allie Bashuk of Young, Foxy, Free Magazine to shoot local Atlanta artist and musician, Jack Preston for their summer music issue. Young, Foxy, Free is a free quarterly magazine featuring art, photography, music, fashion & designs by local creatives from Athens and Atlanta.

‘For the project, I wanted to collaborate with Jack, who also happens to be a very talented graphic designer. I took Jack’s portrait and had him send me a selection of digital ‘textures’ that he had available, and I then used those textures to create the final compositions. With most of my collage work, I actually cut the different elements out and assemble them by hand, but with this project, I wanted to try to do everything digitally to see what I could get out of it’.

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.

Twenty-seven-year-old photographer Kyle Johnson loves shooting people, no matter whether its portraiture, fashion, or working with a band, which he does quite often in his current town of Seattle, Washington. Kyle strives to create images that are classically executed, often with a hint of humor. His photos have been featured in VICE, DAZED & Confused, Wallpaper*, and most recently Popular Mechanics Magazine. He drinks far too much coffee & is always blasting music.

Jessica Sample (formerly Jessica Schwartzberg) grew up in Los Angeles, where she is currently based. Before coming home to California, she was previously the Deputy Photo Editor of Travel + Leisure in New York and a frequent photographer for the magazine. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Brown University and has studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and the International Center of Photography. Jessica finds inspiration in new environments, cultures and people and has traveled to 36 countries.

Originally trained as an architect, Erik Wahlstrom worked two years at one of the most progressive and contemporary practices in Sweden, Tham & Videgård Hansson before becoming a full time photographer. Of this experience he writes; ‘They taught me everything I know. Well, almost – but most importantly – that a holistic working method often leads to great results. The drive to be involved throughout the whole process, from developing the first ideas to production to post-production. And don’t forget the celebration when everything’s done’. Some of his clients include Absolut Vodka, Björn Borg, SJ, Alkoholkommittén, Rodeo, Bon Magazine, Gourmet and BUTT Magazine. Wahlstrom is represented by Agent Bauer.

With recent credits that include LUERZER’S ARCHIVE, 200 Best Advertising Photographers Worldwide, and an honourable mention at the 2009 International Photography Awards, the work of Sydney-based photographer Adam Taylor is driven by ‘creative innovation and storytelling’. This work is from his series, ‘New Frontiers’.

Annie Collinge was born 1980 in London, England. She studied at Central Saint Martins and Brighton University, and is currently based in Brooklyn, New York. Some of her clients include Creative Review, Elle Decoration, Flaunt Magazine, Lee Jeans, Neon Magazine and Random House.

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