CON TEN TS
VOLUME XXXII
ISSUE 5
MAY 2012
ON OUR COVER: An image by Max Wanger, shot for the fashion accessories company ban.do. Wanger is
one of three wedding photographers who explain how their work for wedding clients has helped them
land commercial and editorial assignments in “Crossover Hits,” page 22.
THIS PAGE: Craig Cutler photographed a classic electron tube using Tri-X and a 4 x 5 camera in week 43
of his year-long project, titled CC52. Cutler talks about the project, in which he committed himself to
producing new personal work each week for a year, in “Craig Cutler Just Keeps Shooting,” page 38.
10 PDNews
Alejandro Chaskielberg describes creating
moonlit portraits on an assignment in Kenya
for Oxfam; John Novis, head of photography
at Greenpeace International, explains how the
NGO hires photographers; the outcome of Cariou
v. Prince, now in federal appeals court, has
implications for photographers and the re-mix
esthetic of digital culture.
B Y DAVID WALKER
The Wedding and evenTs issue
22 CROSSOVER HITS
Three wedding photographers discuss how they
were able to land commercial assignments.
B Y DAVID WALKER, MEGHAN AHEARN
AND CONOR RISCH
30 APPEALING TO THE TASTEMAKERS
How five of the leading wedding blogs choose the
photographers they feature, and how to decide
where to submit your best work.
BY HOLLY STUART HUGHES
34
13 PRODUCTS YOU NEED TO ADD
HD VIDEO TO YOUR BUSINESS
Video educator Eduardo Angel helps us rank
the essential gear for shooting high def.
B Y DAN HAVLIK
feaTure
38 Craig Cutler Just Keeps
Shooting
The commercial photographer committed to
making one new personal work a week for a
year. As the CC52 project wraps up, he talks
about bringing his concepts to reality, and why
it’s important not to get bogged down by your
own ideas.
BY MEGHAN AHEARN
The winners’ gallery for the Top Knots
wedding photography competition
begins on page 43.
Crea Te
74 Brazil’s Advertising Comes of Age
Spurred on by Brazil’s booming economy and growing
middle class, ad agencies are turning out award-winning
print campaigns that offer plenty of opportunities for
photographers.
BY LUCIANA OBNISKI
78 Spotlight: Photographer
as Art Buyer
Chris Peters, senior art producer at Colle+McVoy,
explains how his own photography informs his
collaborations with clients and photographers.
INTERVIEW BY HOLLY STUART HUGHES
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