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Schoolly D - Photographed for Philadelphia Magazine at “The Gold Club” and Milkboy Studios in Philly.  Schoolly D is widely recognized as being the originator of “gangster rap”.   


Chamonix, France. By Moi -A 16x20 print; signed, mounted, matted and framed for silent auction at the “2012 Community-Word Project” taking place April 2nd, 2012 in Midtown NYC!! Swing by and swipe it up! 16x20!!!

Chamonix, France. By Moi -A 16x20 print; signed, mounted, matted and framed for silent auction at the “2012 Community-Word Project” taking place April 2nd, 2012 in Midtown NYC!! Swing by and swipe it up! 16x20!!!


Brian Finke, pt. 1 - Brian is one of my favorite story tellers out there. It was so difficult to cull through his work for my favorites, that I decided to split this post into two parts.

See more of Brian’s work here.

Brian Finke - pt. 2 See more of Brian’s work here.


Ang Lee - Photographed Feb 17th 2012 in NYC. 

Ang Lee - Photographed Feb 17th 2012 in NYC. 


Sasha - a frame from early 2010.

Sasha - a frame from early 2010.


Mitch Epstein American Power 2003-2009.


Yann Gross - Lavina, 2004. Valais, Switzerland. A series of planned avalanches in the Swiss region of the Alps. Appeared in issue 202 of Aperature Magazine.

See more of Yann Gross’s work here.


My Brother Evan Mann  Brigantine, NJ  January 25th, 2012.

My Brother Evan Mann  Brigantine, NJ  January 25th, 2012.


New Portrait work for Fortune Magazine - Recently I’ve been lucky to complete a series of assignments for Fortune which I’ve been very happy with. Typically, when I’m photographing people from the business world I’m working with individuals who really don’t enjoy having their picture taken. It’s been a fun practice for me trying to get them loosened up and coax something unusual out of them, other than the typical power poses they’re essentially trained to lock into.

If a person is unknown to me I’ll often try to pick an archetype for them and then try to build on that. For example the woman pictured, Frances Hasselbein, reminded me of an aging starlet. I kept draping her coat over her shoulders and encouraging her to feel glamorous…I think it came natural for her. At one point I had her wearing her own large-framed, darkened sunglasses! It’s like playing dress up, only your dolls are highly influential people.  Ta daaaaa!!!

Atticus Ross - Photographed December 8th, 2011 Los Angeles, Ca. By Moi.

Atticus Ross - Photographed December 8th, 2011 Los Angeles, Ca. By Moi.

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Keith Olbermann re-edit - With Mr. Olbermann making headlines all week, I decided to flip through my session with him and see if I could find something else to take away. This particular frame came from the final three mins on set with him, once the ice had been cracked (and perhaps thawed out a bit). He became very engaged in a discussion  with my friend Luke, whom I’d invited to the shoot hoping he could conjure something out of him. What I got was this and a whole series of very expressive faces from Mr. Olbermann, photographed in quick succession. -Wesley Keith Olbermann photographed June 3rd, 2011 by Moi, for The Hollywood Reporter.

Keith Olbermann re-edit - With Mr. Olbermann making headlines all week, I decided to flip through my session with him and see if I could find something else to take away.

This particular frame came from the final three mins on set with him, once the ice had been cracked (and perhaps thawed out a bit). He became very engaged in a discussion  with my friend Luke, whom I’d invited to the shoot hoping he could conjure something out of him. What I got was this and a whole series of very expressive faces from Mr. Olbermann, photographed in quick succession.

-Wesley

Keith Olbermann photographed June 3rd, 2011 by Moi, for The Hollywood Reporter.

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Trent Reznor - Photographed December 8th, 2011 Los Angeles, Ca. By Moi for The Hollywood Reporter.

Trent Reznor - Photographed December 8th, 2011 Los Angeles, Ca. By Moi for The Hollywood Reporter.

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Landscapes by Jenny Harmsen

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I think this is one of the most perfect images I’ve ever seen. Andrew Rowat, “Gold Ninja Miners of Mongolia” - This image appeared in the New York Times Magazine on Dec. 4th 2011. Reminds me of Pieter Brueghel, The Elder. From the artists’ blog: “To access the camp we needed to ride reindeer for three days from the nearest village and sleep outside – without tents mind you – in temperatures that plummeted below -50C. One more I awoke to find my water bottle frozen solid against my body inside the sleeping bag.” Click it to enlarge, then please take a moment to take it all in. Truly masterful!!

I think this is one of the most perfect images I’ve ever seen.

Andrew Rowat, “Gold Ninja Miners of Mongolia” - This image appeared in the New York Times Magazine on Dec. 4th 2011. Reminds me of Pieter Brueghel, The Elder.

From the artists’ blog:

“To access the camp we needed to ride reindeer for three days from the nearest village and sleep outside – without tents mind you – in temperatures that plummeted below -50C. One more I awoke to find my water bottle frozen solid against my body inside the sleeping bag.”

Click it to enlarge, then please take a moment to take it all in. Truly masterful!!