Category Archives: Manhattan

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Michael Bastian for GANT

“You have 30 minutes.” That’s what I usually get. Although in this case, the interview went over and I only had 20. After 8 minutes the PR rep started leaning over my shoulder to make sure I wouldn’t run over. I told her I would only … Read More

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Nick Denton and Gaby Darbyshire – Gawker.com

This is the story of how I shot the brains behind Gawker for Tatler magazine. To put it another way, I shot two Brits for a British magazine exactly the way a Brit photographer would shoot. What do I mean by ‘shoot like a Brit’? It … Read More

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Life Café Gallery Show

Life café – coolest thing is that I actually figured out how to put the accent on the é!  No, not really. I was asked to do an exhibition of my early work at this East Village landmark bar/restaurant. Pretty thrilled people keep asking me … Read More

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Marcus Samuelsson

45 minutes.  That’s about all I had.  I walked in and the restaurant was between shifts. I was lucky to have my good friend Jason there, an experienced assistant, working as my photo assistant. My retoucher Edwin was also there to make sure the images … Read More