I am very pleased to announce that tomorrow will begin a new series of short interviews that I hope will be a regular feature here. These will be industry people that are of interest to me, and hopefully to you. The series will be begin with David Tausik, Hollywood features director/writer and producer. David is [...]
David LaChapelle on Michael Jackson
by David on 28. Jul, 2010 in blog, Business of Photography, Stills
The responsibilities of the photographer in a celebrity/magazine relationship is always a bit tricky. David LaChapelle makes these fascinating observations in Nowness, on the occasion of his upcoming Shafrazi show: What was the process like? Were you on set krumping or moonwalking? You know, I’m really not going to talk about the Michael Jackson pictures, [...]
About
David Harry Stewart is a photographer and director. He comes from a small town in western New York. He started taking pictures at the age of 8, first with a plastic Kodak 126, then a Polaroid Swinger. He did his first national ad campaign at age 23, then moved on to Paris to work for fashion magazines. Returning to New York he has a successful and award winning career, working for magazines like Interview, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, New York Magazine, Time and The New York Times Magazine. Agency work includes Saatchi, Deutsch, BBDO, Leo Burnett, and Ogilivy, for clients such as American Express, Nike, Coke, Corona and Bank of America. Awards include Communication Arts, The Art Directors Club, Photo District News, The Living Photograph Motion Awards, and American Photography. He splits his time between Los Angeles and New York.
