Photographer Profiles

March 21, 2017

Day In The Life Of A Family Photographer
Life isn’t all hugs and kisses when you’re capturing hugs and kisses
Text & Photography By Ariana Falerni
Ariana Falerni
Child and family portrait photographer Ariana Falerni often photographs her children as part of her stock photography business. Subscribe today to Digital Photo Pro magazine for video & camera resources for professional filmmakers!  I’ve been a professional child and family portrait photographer for six years now, five of those years doing... Read more
March 14, 2017

Master Storyteller: Photographer Joe McNally
The photographer balances creativity with lighting and technical prowess to tell compelling stories with his images
By Mark Edward Harris / Photography By Joe McNally
Joe McNally
TONY BENNETT: AN ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY. LIFE   ’s book on Tony Bennett features some of McNally’s photos of the legendary singer. Here, Bennett sits in a coffee shop in his old Queens neighborhood. McNally worked at Time Inc. as a young photographer with the likes of Alfred Eisenstaedt, Gordon Parks, John Loengard, Gjon Mili and Carl Mydans. Joe... Read more
March 7, 2017

“Off Camera” With Photographer/Director Sam Jones
In the HDVideoPro interview, Jones talks about his TV show for DirecTV and shooting with the RED EPIC-M DRAGON monochromatic camera
Digital Photo Pro / Photography By Sam Jones
Sam Jones
Kristen Bell The March/April issue of Digital Photo Pro is our annual Black & White issue, and in it we feature the HDVideoPro interview with Sam Jones. The photographer/director uses the RED EPIC-M DRAGON monochromatic camera to photograph the many celebrities he interviews for his popular “Off Camera” TV show for DirecTV. You can read the... Read more
February 28, 2017

Talk With The Animals: Photographer Vincent J. Musi
Vincent J. Musi has a way with animals, a fine-artist’s eye and infinite patience
By William Sawalich / Photography By Vincent J. Musi
Vincent J. Musi
LION IN PROFILE: This was heart-pounding for a couple of reasons. One is I really wanted to make a great picture, because he’s gorgeous. And I just know that in order to get that, I’ve got to calm him down. I’ve got to say something to him, I’ve got to talk to him, I’ve got to have body language so that he knows he’s in charge—which is... Read more
February 21, 2017

Jodi Cobb: Illuminating Secret Worlds
An interpreter of existences, National Geographic photographer Jodi Cobb has traveled the world for three decades, returning with compelling stories that need to be told
By William Sawalich / Photography By Jodi Cobb
Jodi Cobb
PAINTED MEN: It’s one of those that, when you’re taking it, you’re just going, “Oh, yeah, oh, yeah.” After a career that spans three decades, 65 countries and 30 pieces published in National Geographic, there comes a time when even the most inquisitive, energetic photojournalist wants to take a break. That’s what Jodi Cobb is doing now,... Read more
February 14, 2017

Elegance In Action: Photographer Dave Black
Longtime photographer Dave Black combines love of previsualization with a penchant for dramatic lighting to capture iconic sports images
By William Sawalich / Photography By Dave Black
Dave Black
2005 Indoor Track and Field Championships. I first met Dave Black when I attended a Sports Illustrated-sponsored photography workshop 25 years ago. Black’s work stood out even then. As an editorial sports photographer, his striking images were notable even among his S.I. colleagues for their elegant simplicity. They were then, as they are now, minimal,... Read more
February 2, 2017

Fine Art Meets Fantasy: Nadia Lee Cohen
The photographer finds inspiration from the art, cinema and social upheavals of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s
By Mark Edward Harris / Photography By Nadia Lee Cohen
Nadia Lee Cohen
Photographer Nadia Lee Cohen’s style is both modern and retro, familiar and yet somehow shockingly new. Fine-art photographer and filmmaker Nadia Lee Cohen’s still and video images are heavily inspired by the art, cinema and social upheavals of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s in America and her native Great Britain. In particular, this recent Los Angeles... Read more
January 27, 2017

Ron Haviv
Reflections on a career as one of the world’s foremost photojournalists
By Mark Edward Harris
Ron Haviv
A displaced Muslim girl takes up shelter at a destroyed mosque after fleeing a government offensive against the Tamil Tigers in Nanathan Sri Lanka. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the photo agency VII, with New York-based Ron Haviv among its esteemed original seven founding members. While the agency has expanded and some of its stable of photographers... Read more
January 17, 2017

Day In The Life Of Photographer Marta Iwanek
A freelance photojournalist creates new stories by staying rooted in her family’s past
Text & Photography By Marta Iwanek
Marta Iwanek
PRZEMYSL, POLAND. My friend Anita Tuz sets the table for Roman Catholic Easter breakfast in Przemysl, Poland. Her grandfather is Polish, while her grandmother is Ukrainian. Tuz was born in Poland and immigrated to Canada when she was a young child. She met her husband when she returned to visit her hometown in Poland. Working as a freelance photojournalist... Read more
January 9, 2017

Photographer And Multimedia Artist Jonathan Shoer
A journey of a thousand miles begins with but a single click
By Mark Edward Harris / Photography By Jonathan Shoer
Jonathan Shoer
Daily life in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. It’s fascinating to trace the serpentine routes legendary photographers have taken to eventually reach the pinnacles of their careers. Alfred Eisenstaedt was selling belts and buttons on the streets of post-World War I Germany; Herb Ritts’ first job was working at his parents’ rattan furniture store in Los Angeles. In... Read more
December 23, 2016

Eye For Action, Head For Business
How Lucas Gilman made the tough choices that led from a job in photojournalism to a career as an outdoor adventure photographer shooting everything he loves
By William Sawalich / Photography By Lucas Gilman
Lucas Gilman
AERIAL SHOT OF LARGEST PADDLED-INTO WAVE AT “JAWS” IN HAWAII. I’ve been going all over—Hawaii, Tahiti… I shot the largest wave ever ridden, ever paddled into. I was in Hawaii for a job for Red Bull shooting kayaking, and it looked like the swell of the century was on the horizon, and I called ESPN and said, “Hey, guys, if you’re ever... Read more
December 14, 2016

First Takes: Emerging Pro
Digital Photo Pro tracked down our 2014 Emerging Pro contest entrants to see how they’re doing, and if they have finally emerged
Digital Photo Pro
Braxton Wilhelmsen, Digital Photo Pro Emerging Pro
This is a photo that makes you smile. Or at least it makes me smile. I shot it as personal work, but it has been licensed for use in 500 stores on the East Coast for an in-store ad and was recently on the cover of Popular Photography. Getting that cover was a first for me. Braxton Wilhelmsen In 2014, Braxton Wilhelmsen was the winner of our annual “Emerging... Read more
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