Photographer Profiles

April 5, 2012

Michael Dweck: Forever Young

Pulling together spontaneous shoots and making the most of the unique look of film, Michael Dweck captures fleeting glimpses of youth

By William A. Sawalich, Photography By Michael Dweck
Michael Dweck is a photographer with a vision. But if you call him that, he’ll protest. Not about the vision, but the label; he prefers the term "visual artist." The other carries too much baggage. "We’re entering a time when people think downloading Instagram on your iPhone makes you a photographer," he says, "and... Read more
February 14, 2012

Scott Markewitz: Go Large Or Go Home!

Scott Markewitz is one of the top outdoor sports photographers in the world. He takes a studio photographer’s approach to shaping light and applies it to action sports.

By William Sawalich, Photography By Scott Markewitz
It’s not everyone who can mount successful back-to-back careers in separate, highly technical, highly competitive industries, but that’s exactly what Scott Markewitz has done. His first career was professional snowskier, but these days he photographs skiers—as well as runners, bikers and just about anyone else involved in action sports... Read more
December 20, 2011

August Bradley: 99 Faces Of Occupy Wall Street

August Bradley goes viral with a personal project that was simple to execute and brought immediate media attention

By David Willis, Photography By August Bradley
As the Arab Spring showed us just this last year, communication has become, for all practical purposes, instantaneous. Sharing images, thoughts and words with a global population has become as simple as running a Twitter account, and because of it the world of photography is meeting a new class of citizen photojournalist. Still, despite a middling... Read more
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December 20, 2011

Gerd Ludwig: Living With Chernobyl

Gerd Ludwig has studied this Russian nuclear meltdown for 25 years, photographing the place and the people whose lives it has affected

By William Sawalich, Photography By Gerd Ludwig
I’m scrolling through a powerful collection of photos on my iPad. The pictures depict a strange place, clearly abandoned in an instant. Some scenes are familiar, even archetypal: a tree growing inside a schoolroom, an orphanage populated only by gas masks and abandoned teddy bears, workers donning science-fiction-style hazmat gear. The pictures... Read more
December 20, 2011

Sanjay Kothari: Shanghai Transformations

Sanjay Kothari traded the frustration of NYC’s photography market for China’s cosmopolitan, vibrant commercial center. The move has given him a level of creative freedom that wasn’t possible in the U.S.

By Chhaya Bhanti, Photography By Sanjay Kothari
The scene is set against the spectacular backdrop of Guilin’s karst mountains along the Li River in China. A traditional bamboo raft floats above water in the foreground with a rowing fisherman on one edge and a cormorant bird on another. Perched on the raft as if in their most natural setting are a Kohler vanity and bathtub in which a model is... Read more
December 19, 2011

Howard Schatz: With Child

Howard Schatz’s 20-year study of the pregnant female form in black-and-white

By William Sawalich, Photography By Howard Schatz
Howard Schatz has children to thank for some of his best work. A physician, Schatz converted his dining room into a photo studio in 1987 when his second child, Jessica, went off to college. "From the time I was in medical school, I’ve had a camera," Schatz says, "and I have made pictures. So this gave me the opportunity to really... Read more
November 29, 2011

Douglas Dubler: Master Of Balletic Motion

Douglas Dubler’s work with dance and ballet began almost 40 years ago. His latest images capture the beauty of the art through meticulous timing, lighting and artistic vision.

By Howard Millard, Photography By Douglas Dubler
Motion and stillness—two elements of the dance that must be carefully balanced and interwoven to create compelling choreography, and that must somehow be captured and expressed in compelling dance photography. While readers of this magazine know Douglas Dubler for his striking fashion and beauty work, he also has been experimenting with new ways to... Read more
November 29, 2011

An Interview with Platon, Master of The Portrait of Power

Artistic, charming and apolitical, Platon has captured intense and revealing photographs of world leaders. The photographer refrains from passing judgment on these subjects—he invites the viewer to do it.

By Mark Edward Harris, Photography By Platon
In his latest book, Power: Portraits of World Leaders (Chronicle Books), New York-based British photographer Platon gets up close and personal with more than 100 famous and infamous past and present heads of state. The resulting portraits are respectful, insightful and presented without judgment. He leaves that to the viewer and to history. Rather than... Read more
November 17, 2011

Ellen von Unwerth: Master Of Not The Girl Next Door

Ellen von Unwerth blends art, fantasy and fashion in her striking imagery

By Mark Edward Harris, Photography By Ellen von Unwerth
Ellen von Unwerth knows her way around both sides of a camera. The German-born fashion and beauty photographer spent 10 years in front of a lens as a fashion model before moving behind it. The insight gained from this experience permeates the pictures she produces. Her most recent book, Ellen von Unwerth, Fräulein (Taschen), is a collection of female... Read more
November 17, 2011

An Interview with White House Photographer, Pete Souza

Pete Souza has been official photographer to two U.S. presidents. His access and an ability to catch intimate moments enable him to create images that illustrate history.

By Mark Edward Harris, Photography By Pete Souza
In 1846, James Polk became the first president to be photographed, but it wasn’t until the Kennedy administration that the first official White House photographer was appointed. Pete Souza has one of the most unique jobs in the world. He’s Chief Official White House Photographer and Director of the White House Photography Office for President... Read more
November 16, 2011

Diane Cook And Len Jenshel: Master Of Doubling Up

Diane Cook and Len Jenshel merge their photographic talents into a singular vision that serves both art and commerce

By Russell Hart, Photography By Diane Cook & Len Jenshel
Photography has its share of artistic tag teams, from the Starn Twins to McDermott & McGough to Kahn & Selesnick. While these duos create distinctive images, it’s impossible to parse each individual’s contribution—to draw a dividing line through their work. Not so with Diane Cook and Len Jenshel. For 20 years, they’ve had... Read more
November 15, 2011

Michael Clark: Master Of Adventure

From his New Mexico base of operations, Michael Clark is a global photographer whose clients have him chasing swells, climbing mountains and braving the elements. In a down economy, Clark is having a banner year.

By William Sawalich, Photography By Michael Clark
Michael Clark wanted to climb mountains and ride bikes and take pictures, so just a year out of college, he left the physics lab and followed his passion. Fifteen years later, here he is, one of the best adventure-sports photographers working today—a master of that passion. "Pretty much everything I do is driven by my passion," he says.... Read more
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