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Andy Anderson’s Letter to His Son Zach

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    Throughout his long career, Andy Anderson has learned some important life lessons: give back, stay grounded, stay curious, be grateful, have fun. And for a good part of that …

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Creative Update from Salzman International

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The illustrators and animators from Salzman International  bring their visual interpretations to a varied array of projects for clients worldwide. Above: Ivan Canu  L’Espresso Art Usage in Public  Museums.

The Latest from ETC Creative

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Lifestyle shoots, animal portraiture, and product are just some of the projects the photographers at ETC have worked on recently.

Illustration Latest Additions

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Be sure to click through to the site to see how many of these artists have worked to animate their imagery. Above: Jane Saunders

Photography Latest Additions

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Illustration Latest Additions

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Above: Avalon Nuovo                                                      Represented …

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Chris Crisman Explores the Limits of the Virtual Shoot

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Once the pandemic forced the world to shelter-in-place, Chris Crisman, like many professional photographers and directors, began to develop his own protocols for contactless shooting. But he and his crew also spent a considerable …

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What’s New in Workbook Illustration

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Workbook Illustrators added lots of new assignment imagery and personal work. Take a Look! Above:  Ivan Canu

Jason Lindsey’s Solar Heroes

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The inspiration for Jason Lindsey‘s latest project is the young, strong, and diverse workforce helping to create our solar grid. These authentic-feeling portraits of real people humanize an industry some would …

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Walter Smith’s Year in Review, Sort of

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As 2020 unfolded, New York photographer-director Walter Smith captured New York and the surrounding region and the impact of COVID-19 on himself, his family, and the people and places he …

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Denise Gallagher’s Colorful and Bejeweled Animals

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  As an artist, Denise Gallagher is inspired by unique and unusual animals. In the process of embellishing them and rendering them in bold colors and patterns, she shows us …

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Cocktails with Leslie Grow

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As we head into spring and the weather warms, Leslie Grow’s images for The Girlfriend for AARP capture spring in a glass. These cocktails contain the  essences of the season, which include ingredients like …

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Kate T. Parker’s Little Women

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On the soccer field, the basketball court, the hockey rink, and the football field, girls are excelling in sports once thought to be for boys only. Photographer Kate T. Parker …

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Saverio Truglia Writes, Directs, and Produces Memories

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What do memories look like? That is the question artist George Klauba attempts to answer in this mini documentary written, produced, and directed by his friend Saverio Truglia earlier this …

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Agency Rush Artists Ponder the Future with New Portfolio Imagery

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The artists of U.K.-based Agency Rush updated their portfolios with images that convey, for the first time in over a year, it could be time to start thinking about going back to the office, …

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Latest Projects from Salzman International

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Illustrators add depth to the biggest stories of day and pursue personal imagery to add to their portfolios. Above: Guilio Bonasera New York magazine + Visible,             …

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Davide Bonazzi and Daria Kirpach Are Front and Back on the Latest Three By Three 2021

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The subject matter for the covers of this year’s Three by Three Directory features images that remind us the pandemic is still the biggest story of the year and may be …

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Avalon Nuovo Shares Her Latest Work

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Originally from Los Angeles, and now living in Amsterdam, Avalon Nuovo creates imagery for clients internationally. Among her editorial clients are the New York Times, NPR, We Present, and TED, as …

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Ilanna Barkusky Captures Athletes from Above

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In her latest personal series, photographer Ilanna Barkusky makes effective use of the graphic, colorful racing tracks and basketball courts in her aerial still shots and video capture of athletes in action. Ilanna’s efforts …

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Illustration Latest Additions

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Take a look at these terrific new additions to the site!

Markku’s Quarrymen

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Even in this strangest of summers, photographer Markku Lahdesmaki was drawn home to Orivesi, Finland where, one afternoon, he found himself guided by the sound of steady clanging as he searched for …

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Workbook’s Latest Additions: Photographers Aand Directors

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Elizabeth Rosen’s Assembled Illustrations

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Illustrator Elizabeth Rosen works in a variety of mediums, but with her assemblages she arranges, glues, carves, and paints a selection of mostly found objects that come together to form a complete iconic whole.

Workbook Radio Episode 49: Amy Scott, Part 1

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In this episode, farm-to-table commercial and editorial photographer Amy Scott talks about going from farming to photo, her 2019 personal project, The Hands that Feed Houston, and adjusting her professional life …

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Photopolitic Names Their Top Ten

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Photopolitic named the their top photographers in 2020 based solely on the traffic each received to their profiles at the site. Four of them were Workbook contributors: Pedro Oliveira, Kremer Johnson, Inti St. …

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Greg Betza Shows Us How He Does It

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Studying from life is at the core of what Greg Betza and the illustrators at Studio 1482 do. It keeps them fresh and is an outlet for continued experimentation. During …

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Saverio Truglia on What’s Worth Remembering

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Be present. Stay connected. Surprise someone. Stay open. These are the things Saverio Truglia resolved to do in 2021, all hard lessons re-learned in the chaotic year that was 2020. In his year-end communication with …

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Chris DeFord Hits the Road

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It was April 2020, at the height of the pandemic and photographer/director Chris DeFord hit the road to photograph what he might find. It’s mix of vast, endless landscape, small details, …

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The Honky Tonk World of Nashville

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The subjects of William DeShazer’s ongoing series are the Honky Tonk musicians of Nashville who are trying to keep alive the traditional musical stylings of the genre. It’s a notable documentation of …

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Photographer John Haynes and Illustrator Paul Fittipaldi Collaborate

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Like almost everyone, photographer John Haynes was stuck at home this past spring and early summer and looking for ways to to stay engaged with the world. He and his …

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