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New Work: Adidas

admin — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:38:08 +0000

For Adidas’ David Beckham FW10 line:

photo: for David Beckham’s Adidas FW10 from www.adidas.com, ©Graeme Mitchell / Adidas

photo: for David Beckham’s Adidas FW10 from www.adidas.com, ©Graeme Mitchell / Adidas
Stylist: Kemal and Karla w/ The Wall Group
Groomer: Cheri Keating w/ The Wall Group
Photo Assistants: Blake Williams, Charles Lee, Erika Shisler
Grip+Lighting Rental: Samys Camera Hollywood
Shot on location in LA

Adidas Essentials FW09 An Adidas job from this summer. Not retouched. photo: Adidas...
New Work, Paolla Rahmeier w/ IMG photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo:...
New Work, Fashion, Emily Senko w/ Ford photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2010 photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2010 photo: ©Graeme...

Portrait: Sloane Crosley for NY Mag

admin — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:48:08 +0000

Portrait of the author, Sloane Crosley for NY Mag:

photo: Sloane Crosley, NYC, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell.

Portrait: Heather Huey for Ponytail Magazine Portrait of couture milliner, Heather Huey for Ponytail magazine. photo:...
Portrait: Derek Cianfrance A portrait of the director, Derek Cianfrance, photo: Derek Cianfrance,...
Portrait: the designer, Tim Hamilton A portrait of the designer, Tim Hamilton for Ponytail Magazine:...

Walker Evan’s Still Lifes

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:26:06 +0000

Walker Evans is one of the cornerstones in the history of American photography, and while a few of his seminal images are in the popular canon, the heft of his oeuvre is, I believe, oft passed over for more accessible photographers like his contemporary H.C. Bresson. Yet, Evan’s work to me is nearly on a different plane – not above or below, more far to another side – unsentimental, demanding, lasting, and intensely intelligent. Indeed, Bresson wrote himself in a letter to a colleague in 2001, “[i]f it had not been for the challenge of the work of Walker Evans, I don’t think I would have remained a photographer.” Needless to say, if you haven’t, you should find a book on Evans. He did a lot. A lot. Or the Met has an immense Walker Evan’s archive online, and the MOMA also has a succinct collection of his work.

I’m mentioning Evans b/c recently I’ve begun to look at his still lives and interiors. They leave me enthralled and immersed and nearly stunned. No hyperbole. In these I see everything from Pop art to Roger Ballen. This isn’t exactly internet work, so to speak, not wow work I guess: it’s quieter than that, but still, do not underestimate it.

photo: Penny Picture Display, Savannah, Georgia.. 1936. By Walker Evans.

photo: Kitchen Corner, Tenant Farmhouse, Hale County, Alabama. 1936. By Walker Evans.

photo: Kitchen Wall, Alabama Farmstead. 1936. By Walker Evans.

photo: Negro Barber Shop Interior, Atlanta. 1936. By Walker Evans.

photo: The Cactus Plant, Interior Detail of a Portuguese House, Truro, Massachusetts, circa 1930. By Walker Evans.

photo: Dressing Stand with Oval Mirror in Bedroom, Hobe Sound, Florida. 1934. By Walker Evans.

Bresson and Weegee audio recordings A photographer (thanks, James!) sent me these great little finds...

A Cabbage

admin — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 14:33:32 +0000

photo: ©Graeme Mitchell

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Flowers from Spring 2

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:39:40 +0000

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Flowers from Spring photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell...
Flowers from the Fall, 2 “his very body was an empty hall echoing with sonorous...
Flowers from the Fall, 3 “that meagre and fragile thread… by which the little surface...

NYC Journal 84

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 21:18:45 +0000

photo: ©Graeme Mitchell

NYC Journal 74 photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2009 photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2009 photo: ©Graeme...
NYC Journal 78 photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo:...
NYC Journal 79 Been awhile. photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme...

NYC Journal 83

admin — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:28:41 +0000

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NYC Journal 74 photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2009 photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2009 photo: ©Graeme...
NYC Journal 78 photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo:...
NYC Journal 79 Been awhile. photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme...

Cape Cod

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:21:02 +0000

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New Work, Fashion, Emily Senko w/ Ford

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:10:36 +0000

photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2010

Model: Emily Senko w/ Ford
Stylist: Molly Williams
MU: Daniel Martin w/ The Wall Group
Hair: Seiji w/ The Wall Group
Photo Assistant: Blake Williams
Shot in Queens

New Work, Paolla Rahmeier w/ IMG photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo:...
New work: beauty photography photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo:...
New Work: Adidas For Adidas’ David Beckham FW10 line: photo: for David Beckham’s...

Paul Strand’s White Fence

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:15:44 +0000

I was in Cape Cod this past weekend, and the entire time I couldn’t shake this old, brilliant Paul Strand photograph out of my head…

photo: White Fence, 1916, by Paul Strand.

Agnes Martin and Cy Twombly and Alex Steckly The work of Agnes Martin and Cy Twombly had, or...

Channing

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:53:37 +0000

I don’t watch sports, at all, but I was cheering go go go when last night, on the bar’s TV, I caught Channing Frye w/ the Suns. Solid gaming. Well done, and very well deserved success too.

photo: Channing Frye, Portland OR, 2007. ©Graeme Mitchell

Portrait: My Brothers Part 2 I took a portrait of each of my brothers while...
Portrait: painter, Alex Steckly, again again. I’ve posted a number portraits of the painter, Alex Steckly...

Flowers from Spring

admin — Sun, 23 May 2010 21:01:27 +0000

photo: ©Graeme Mitchell

Flowers from Spring 2 photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell...
Flowers from the Fall, 2 “his very body was an empty hall echoing with sonorous...
Flowers from the Fall, 3 “that meagre and fragile thread… by which the little surface...

The Mojave Desert

admin — Sat, 22 May 2010 12:53:57 +0000

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Valley of Fire, Nevada

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 23:00:15 +0000

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Happy Valley, Oregon ‘You gave me hyacinths first a year ago; ‘They called...
Lake Mead, Nevada photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo:...

Salton Sea, California

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:59:53 +0000

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Amboy, California photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell...
Twenty Nine Palms, California photo: Twenty Nine Palms, California, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell Speaking of...

Lake Mead, Nevada

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:44:07 +0000

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Valley of Fire, Nevada photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell...

Amboy, California

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:41:53 +0000

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Salton Sea, California photo: ©Graeme Mitchell...
Twenty Nine Palms, California photo: Twenty Nine Palms, California, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell Speaking of...

Twenty Nine Palms, California

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:16:19 +0000

photo: Twenty Nine Palms, California, 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell

Speaking of Twenty Nine Palms. A really great great great photograph by An-My Lê was taken at the marine base there. It’s in the MOMA collection.

Amboy, California photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell...
Salton Sea, California photo: ©Graeme Mitchell...
Walker Evan’s Still Lifes Walker Evans is one of the cornerstones in the history...

Joshua Tree National Park

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:33:27 +0000

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Happy Valley, Oregon

admin — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:50:14 +0000

‘You gave me hyacinths first a year ago;
‘They called me the hyacinth girl.’
—Yet when we came back, late, from the Hyacinth garden,
Your arms full, and your hair wet, I could not
Speak, and my eyes failed, I was neither
Living nor dead, and I knew nothing,
Looking into the heart of light, the silence.
Od’ und leer das Meer.

-from T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land

photo: Happy Valley, OR. 2010. ©Graeme Mitchell

Valley of Fire, Nevada photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell...
A Series Studying Reflected Light, Part 2 This is a continuation of the series I began, here....
A Series Studying Reflected Light, Part 3 More of these, photo: from light study, 2010, ©Graeme Mitchell....

New Work, Paolla Rahmeier w/ IMG

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 23:35:03 +0000

photo: ©Graeme Mitchell

Model: Paolla Rahmeier w/ IMG
Stylist: Sarah Ellison Lewis w/ Bryan Bantry
MU: Katey Denno w/ The Wall Group
Hair: Seiji w/ The Wall Group
Photo Assistant: Blake Williams
Shot in the basement, Astoria, Queens

New Work, Fashion, Emily Senko w/ Ford photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2010 photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2010 photo: ©Graeme...
New work: beauty photography photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo:...
New Work: Adidas For Adidas’ David Beckham FW10 line: photo: for David Beckham’s...

“Nude, 1925 40N” by Edward Weston

admin — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:19:37 +0000

photo: Nude, 1925 40N, by Edward Weston (©Cole Weston)

On the personal project, an ode JeanLoup Sieff lamented the moniker of “personal” when used in...

NYC Journal 82

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:36:54 +0000

photo: ©Graeme Mitchell

NYC Journal 74 photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2009 photo: ©Graeme Mitchell 2009 photo: ©Graeme...
NYC Journal 78 photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo:...
NYC Journal 79 Been awhile. photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme Mitchell photo: ©Graeme...

Portrait: the designer, Tim Hamilton

admin — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:12:09 +0000

A portrait of the designer, Tim Hamilton for Ponytail Magazine:

Portrait: Heather Huey for Ponytail Magazine Portrait of couture milliner, Heather Huey for Ponytail magazine. photo:...
Portrait: Derek Cianfrance A portrait of the director, Derek Cianfrance, photo: Derek Cianfrance,...
Portrait: musician, Chris Maher A portrait of the musician, Chris Maher, taken for his...

New work: beauty photography

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:49:05 +0000

Model: Sonny w/ IMG
Stylist: Molly Williams
Make-Up: Jordy Poon (w/ Liz Bell)
Hair: Robert Lyon (w/ Atelier)
Manicurist: Kim Chiu (w/ Mark Edward Inc)
Photo Assistant: Blake Williams
Location: Fast Ashley’s Studios

New Work: Adidas For Adidas’ David Beckham FW10 line: photo: for David Beckham’s...

Portrait: Derek Cianfrance

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:46:32 +0000

A portrait of the director, Derek Cianfrance,

Portrait: Cary Fukunaga This is actually from an older portrait sitting I did...
Portrait: Heather Huey for Ponytail Magazine Portrait of couture milliner, Heather Huey for Ponytail magazine. photo:...
Portrait: the designer, Tim Hamilton A portrait of the designer, Tim Hamilton for Ponytail Magazine:...

Notes from the weekend

admin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:03:34 +0000

Harold Edgerton (the fellow you can thank for all that strobe gear you have laying around):

photo: by Harold Edgerton

And the portraits of Julia Margaret Cameron (who did this stuff way way before any of us were even a consideration of existence’s):

photo: Come Alice by Julia Margaret Cameron

photo: Whisper of the Muse by Julia Margaret Cameron

Random notes from this weekend, The William Kentridge exhibit at the MOMA (see this!), notably...

Random notes from this weekend,

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:12:29 +0000

The William Kentridge exhibit at the MOMA (see this!), notably the stop motion movies,

Valerie Belin’s work, incredible black and white prints,

David Godblatt’s work, notably this portrait,

Karl Blossfeldt‘s work, so German, so exquisite, doing what much later the Becher‘s would do for industrial buildings,

photo: a picture of Monkshood by Karl Blossfeldt.

and also Blossfeldt’s uncanny resemblance to Dash Snow…

photo: a portrait of Karl Blossfeldt, 1895.

Finally, Nicholas Nixon‘s new book, Live, Love, Look, Last, which shows a 4 decade dedicated vision and Nixon’s adherence to something akin to a poetic form, showing how the singular becomes expansive, and furthermore how in the specific resides the universal,

Notes from the weekend Harold Edgerton (the fellow you can thank for all that...

Portrait: Heather Huey for Ponytail Magazine

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:29:12 +0000

Portrait of couture milliner, Heather Huey for Ponytail magazine.

Portrait: the designer, Tim Hamilton A portrait of the designer, Tim Hamilton for Ponytail Magazine:...
Portrait: Derek Cianfrance A portrait of the director, Derek Cianfrance, photo: Derek Cianfrance,...
Portrait: musician, Chris Maher A portrait of the musician, Chris Maher, taken for his...

NYC Journal 81

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:37:29 +0000

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