New Artists at Workbook Captivate!

Brian Sorg’s work is rooted in documentary photography, combined with a love for the snapshot aesthetic. He delivers bold, relatable and honest photographs while shooting portraits, lifestyle libraries or observations from the street. His easy-going nature puts his sets at ease, where he gravitates toward creating off beat and unexpected moments. His personal work delves into what we see every day, unveiling bizarre and awkward juxtapositions and situations. Brian is based in Chicago, shoots nationwide.  

What interests Jim Hughes is our differences. It is our differences that make us human. It is our connection to each other that makes our humanity. Jim is fascinated with how our perspectives on life and each other are shaped and influenced by the different ways we live, experience, and relate to the world. We need to approach life through an exploratory lens of human connection and empathy, one void of judgment and misconceptions. The camera provides us a window into our differences and helps breakdown the barriers of misunderstanding that divide us. With each shot, Jim aims to provide an alternate viewpoint from the familiar. It is from here a new realization can take hold, our commonality is more prominent than our differences. It is from this new place of origin that we may share our life stories with bold and beautiful honesty. From San Francisco to Shanghai and everywhere in-between, Jim, an experienced advertising photographer and director along with his technically skilled team, travels the globe, for clients such as Hewlett Packard Enterprise, United Airlines, AT&T, GE Healthcare, Wells Fargo, and Visa International consistently creating powerful and award-winning images that connect us to the human experience and allow us to see a bit of ourselves in each other.  

Rob Gregory is a commercial advertising director/photographer. His studio is in Chicago, but he can easily crew up and operate anywhere in the world. He has extensive experience scaling his productions both up and down, depending on what is needed for a project, and enjoys working closely and collaboratively with creative teams. Rob is a Cowboys fan, avid fisherman and 4-time fantasy football champion. His work has won numerous international awards and has been commissioned by brands across the country.  

Like most of us in life, our true calling is never revealed in an instant. We need to test our skills, follow our instincts and nurture our talents…. Scott Thompson is an adventurer - Chicago is one of the greatest cities on earth and the one that he is happy to call home, but his desire for new experiences outside his comfort zone is central to who he is. He loves traveling and exploring new places and terrains and is consistently drawn to the people of these places, their lives, and the landmarks and environments that have shaped who they are. Scott's work strives to tell the stories of its subjects. He creates photography and motion that is a mix of narrative, life, and authentic imagery that brings to the surface the nuance and beauty of everyday adventures. His storytelling serves as the perfect embellishment to his work, enabling the viewer to be transported into the vision created.  

Judy Doherty is a San Francisco Bay Area-based food photographer whose career in food spans three decades. She is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, with a post-baccalaureate visual art certificate from UC Berkeley, and has a meticulous approach to food photography because of her knowledge and relationship with ingredients and flavor pairings. She is very inventive and creative with light, color, and graphic design style to create vivid, authentic imagery that engages the visual taste of the viewer. She has received numerous awards for her work as a chef, stylist, and photographer including APA Top 100, ACF Gold Medal, a juried exhibit at Art Basel Miami, and more.  

Ren Fuller is a food, travel, and lifestyle photographer, whose work is rooted in exploration and human connection. She is inspired by our planet, good light, and curiosity. Born in the former USSR (now Moldova), her family emigrated to the US and her upbringing lead her curiosity of other cultures and a desire to see as much of the world as possible. Her travel and food photography explore the community and the universal ritual of sharing meals, whether it be in a tiny kitchen, a gathering of friends, or on a mountainside. Her lifestyle work is body positive, optimistic, and captures the bonds between us. When she is not shooting, she is climbing, trekking, camping, building something for her home, or cooking with her husband. She loves cheeseburgers and hanging out with her dog and is first to fall asleep at a New Years' party.  

Callie Lipkin is an authentic photographer. A look through her lens reveals a simple organic moment between photographer and subject. 20 years of shooting has given her a truthful eye, her images unfolding like the story of her subject revealing themselves a little more shot by shot. Callie started her photography career in journalism, interning and working for several newspapers including the Beacon  News in Aurora and the prestigious Boston Globe where she worked side by side with POY and Pulitzer Prize winning photographers. In 2001, she found the newspaper business on shaky ground and decided to pursue a freelance career. Today, Callie has a long list of clients who benefit not only by the beautiful quality of her photos, but also from her passion and desire to get the best possible shot. Callie is known to set up a shot with a goal in mind then allow the process and interaction between the subjects to give it depth and character. “I like the problem solving aspect of photography, not knowing how we are going to execute something exactly, but giving it room to breathe and grow. The most interesting looking images I take are that way because they came about naturally, it’s a connection between who I’m shooting and their surroundings. I feel like there is the opportunity to learn something about the world, or about myself, almost every time I interact with someone new.” Callie’s been successful in her photographic style, winning several awards including 1st Place from AltPick in 2009 and having her 2014 Whirlpool campaign featured in Archive Magazine.  Callie lives in Chicago with her husband and their two sons, her greatest inspiration and favorite subjects. When Callie’s not shooting photographs she’s spending time with her family, playing piano (in which she is classically trained), running, and honing her cooking skills by creating healthy meals with her boys.  She is also available in her hometown of Minneapolis as a local and for travel worldwide.  

San Francisco based photography duo Ashley Thompson and Ana Homonnay share a natural aesthetic and a passion for visual storytelling. Their approachability and playful style produce unique 'in-the-moment' images for their clients, which have included, Glassdoor, Peek Kids, Pottery Barn Kids, Keen Shoes and Nescafe UK to the Golden State Warrior Foundation, Outside Magazine and MTV Brazil. They have been recognized by the International Photography Awards and were named Best of California by PDN magazine.