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Raina+Wilson’s Best of 2024 Features a Taste of Holiday Luxury

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Raina+Wilson worked with M+P New York on this stunning holiday campaign for Mercedes Benz.

Ian Curcio’s Latest Personal Work

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Although Ian Curcio has had a busy schedule full of commissions and travel lately, he was able to get in a few personal shoots between campaigns. Whether he’s shooting digital, film, or …

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Cary Norton Captures A Bustling Restaurant Scene

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Cary Norton recently created an image library that captures the bustling world of upscale dining for the Stitt Restaurant Group including Highlands Bar and Grill, Chez Fonfon and Bottega. They’re …

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Hugh Kretchmer’s Waves of Plastic

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Hugh Kretchmer’s latest series titled Plastic Waves is a visual commentary on  the impact of human behavior on the world’s oceans and seas. Each “wave” is sculpted out of recycled materials, …

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August 19th is World Photography Day

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World Photography Day is an annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science, and history of photography. Keep scrolling to see the quality of work you’ll find at Workbook everyday. Above: …

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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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Dana Goldstein’s Drag Portrait Project

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Hudson Valley-based portrait photographer Dana Goldstein took advantage of the slower pace of 2020 to begin shooting a personal project that was in the planning stage prior to the pandemic. …

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Dennis Welsh and the Coal Miners of West Virginia

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Photographer Dennis Welsh always thought photographing individuals who mine coal for a living would make for an an interesting portrait series. But when he explained to the various communities he contacted …

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Greg Neumaier’s Assemblages in White

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Greg Neumaier‘s latest exploration called The Nonspatial Continuum is a beautiful exploration of scale and dimension that draws heavily on the Bauhaus aesthetic. Bathed in stark lighting, the all-white arrangements are composed …

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Paul Aresu’s Salute to Those on the Front Line

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As the depth of COVID-19 crisis became clear and life in New York ground to a halt, dedicated hospital and medical staff have risked their own health in order to save …

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#Life On Pause with Kevin Steele

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Life on Pause is Kevin Steele’s latest personal project documenting our new normal: life in quarantine. These images were shot with one camera and one lens through front doors at …

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Best Of 2019: Thompson and Homannay Share Personal Work

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“Our favorite personal project of the year was photographing teen skaters on Twin Peaks in San Francisco, where we used both digital and film. We loved photographing these kids and …

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Looking Back to The Best of 2019: Photographers and Directors

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Adding new work to a portfolio is vital for a sustained and successful career in photography. Creative buyers love looking at personal projects, and so do we. It’s a window into …

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Paul Aresu Captures Athletes in Motion

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There’s no better choice than the use of black-and-white/monotone when it comes to capturing the beauty of these athletes in motion. The contrast in these beautifully lit images by Paul …

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Patrick Molnar’s Latest Portfolio Addition

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The subjects of Patrick Molnar‘s latest series mean business; they have a tough job to do. The faces, the stances, the uniforms, and the tools they carry all project a gravity and soberness that’s …

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Sandro Baebler’s Work Exudes a Quiet Intensity

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Scroll through Sandro Baebler’s website and you immediately grasp his aesthetic and his ability to work across a variety of photo mediums. You’ll see a seamless flow of engaging portraiture in stills, …

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Working Out at the Austin Boxing Club

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Doug McGoldrick captured all the determination, courage, and pure grit of his subjects in this ongoing series. Doug’s use of high-contrast black-and-white photography serves to enhance everything about the Austin Boxing Club: its stark environment, the tension …

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iPhone Once a Day, Everyday: Part Two

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We’ve put together another edited gallery of images from Paul Elledge’s series iPhone Once a Day, Everyday. His solo exhibit will open Friday, May 12th at the Park Art Center, 9 …

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iPhone Once a Day, Everyday

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In 2008, and Paul Elledge was looking for the right digital platform on which to engage. His representative, Candace Gelman, impressed on him the growing importance of social media as a way …

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Tim Klein for Presence Health

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Tim Klein has just finished his work on a campaign for Presence Health through Downtown Partners. The result is a series of compelling  documentary style, black-and-white images that capture the …

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Two Hours and No Budget

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The annual awards show of the Art Directors Club of Philadelphia’s was occurring in two days. A panicked email went out to board members looking for a student or an assistant who would be able to photograph the “step and repeat.”
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Zave Smith at the Logan

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Zave Smith recently shot portraits for the Logan hotel in Philadelphia. Here’s what he had to say about the project: ‘There can be beauty in the simplicity of a black-and-white …

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Science Not Stigma

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In the early days of the AIDS crisis, all gay men were banned from donating blood. This policy is still in effect today despite advances in science and the fact …

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