The celebrated Digitális Fotó Magazine has a cover story and in-depth article on August Bradley’s work in the new issue, now on European newsstands. View the full page spreads here.
Subscribe to the “August Bradley Channel” on YouTube for new motion work and August’s curated “favorites” list of interesting videos: www.youtube.com/user/augustbradley
August Bradley will be doing two speaking engagements in New York this Thursday and Friday at events coinciding with PhotoPlus.
Hasselblad Masters Presentations at MILK Studios, Oct. 22 at 2:00pm
As a part of the Hasselblad’s Masters Presentations in New York, August will discuss workflow, various stages of production, and shooting in the studio. This presentation will also feature Broncolor lighting equipment.
Broncolor at Skyline Studios, Oct. 23 at 2:00pm
As a part of Broncolor’s events at Skyline studios in New York, right next to PhotoPlus at the Javits Center, August will give a presentation on lighting simultaneously for still and motion shoots. He will evaluate scenarios with various production constraints and how to produce a successful shoot. If time permits, August may also discuss and play with some of his favorite Broncolor lighting tools.
We have just released a “Fashion Editorial in Motion” companion to the collection of images showing at Downtown LA Fashion Week at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Oct. 13-15. You can now view the video in our new Screening Room: www.auguststudio.com/ScreeningRoom/dante
August Bradley will be presenting a collection of new work at Downtown LA Fashion Week at MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary on Oct. 13-15. This year DLAFW features several days of runway shows revealing new collections from LA designers, as well as the MOCA fund-raiser event featuring a “Valentino, The Last Emperor” retrospective runway show. Details and tickets at: www.downtownlafashionweek.com
Presented as 6-foot by 4-foot mounted fine art prints, the new collection of images was shot at The Edison in collaboration with fashion stylist Alejandro Peraza and an all-star creative team, featuring exceptional L.A. designers.
The presentation of this collection at Fashion Week is sponsored by Digital Fusion, a cutting-edge resource for high-end digital photography productions.
Additional support for the project was generously provided by leading photo lighting gear manufacturer Broncolor, and leading camera company Hasselblad.
For the third consecutive year, August Bradley has received the “Graphis Gold Award” and has been selected to be included in the 2010 Graphis Photo Annual “honoring the year’s best photographs”. For the 2010 book, two different series of images created by August were selected, for a total of seven images. The book will be on sale in 2010. www.Graphis.com
Zoom, the Italian fine-art magazine, features a cover story on August Bradley’s work in their July issue on newsstands now. Zoom website link here and article PDF link here.
Datacolor, maker of the Spyder3 professional monitor and printer calibration tools, selects August Bradley for its “Friends With Vision” campaign. Tearsheet below from leading European photography magazine PROFIFOTO.
An interview with August Bradley and behind the scenes photo shoot video is featured on Hasselblad’s home page as part of the new interactive demonstration of the H3DII medium format camera system. See the “H3DII Virtual Experience” at www.Hasselblad.com
August Bradley’s work is featured as the lead page in the 2009 PDN Photo Annual’s “Corporate Design/Photo Products” category. Every year PDN magazine presents its selection of the year’s best photography across seven categories in the Photo Annual. View full page here
Desktop Magazine, focused on the graphic design and creative communities, features a cover story on the work of August Bradley in the current issue on newsstands now. Read the on-line version of the article here.
The new issue of the large-format, beautifully printed magazine “Victor by Hasselblad” has a profile on August Bradley. Available in print and online at www.VictorByHasselblad.com
The Show at MOCA with August Bradley’s Photography alongside the new Louver Collection by Louis Verdad and the “fashion cinema” video installation by Robertino Fonseca was a fun evening with a lot of people and a lot of energy. High profile guests included Marisa Tomei, Rose McGowan, Nicky Hilton, Nicole Richie, and Lisa Rinna. We also enjoyed meeting a wide variety of media and industry people.
There are discussions of this exhibit traveling to other cities after a few museums, galleries, and fashion industry producers saw the presentation DLAFW put on at MOCA.
Photographer August Bradley, Fashion Designer Louis Verdad, and Film Director Robertino Fonseca reveal an inspired artistic fashion vision during the Downtown LA Fashion Week event at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
A collection of images by August Bradley depicting dramatic conceptual interpretations of the “Louver Collection” by Louis Verdad and “Vintage Verdad” designs will be on display during the Downtown LA Fashion Week event at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. This will be the first-ever presentation of large-format prints from August Bradley and Louis Verdad’s work for the “Hasselblad Masters Book”, plus new images never before seen. A video installation by the acclaimed “Fashion Cinema” film director Robertino Fonseca will reveal an imaginative narrative behind the creation of the images, along with the broader story and inspiration behind Louis Verdad’s work.
The evening will also feature a spectacular vintage runway show by Cameron Silver, owner of the legendary ”modern vintage” store Decades, and a rockin’ after party until midnight.
6:00 pm, May 19, 2009
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Tickets available at www.downtownlafashionweek.com **All proceeds go to MOCA**
Fine-art printing of August Bradley’s large-format work for the show has been done by DigitalFusion, the sponsor of the photography presentation.
A short documentary about photographer August Bradley and his work on the Hasselblad Masters Book. Film by the acclaimed “fashion cinema” director Robertino Fonseca.
Popular art & design tastemaker NotCot.org and Fotoritim Magzine, a European art and photography authority, are both featuring the work of August Bradley.
Feature Shoot has just published a new interview with August Bradley focusing on recent work. Feature Shoot is a well edited resource for photo editors, art directors, and other industry professionals to discover new photographic talent.
August Bradley has joined the roster at Artist Representation Inc. under the leadership of 25-year veteran photography rep Tricia Burlingham. Ms. Burlingham and her agency have launched and built the careers of such renowned photography talents as Peggy Sirota, Greg Gorman, William Abranowicz, Lorenzo Aguis, and Sam Jones among others, as well as having worked for virtually every top magazine, ad agency, and movie studio in the country.
As announced by the agency: “We are very excited to introduce our newest discovery, photographer August Bradley, to our friends and colleagues in the industry. August’s work reflects a refined style combined with a thoughtful, metaphorical sense of storytelling that we believe will provide a unique opportunity for commercial and editorial clients looking for a new way to communicate with their audiences.”
Bookings and portfolio requests for August Bradley can now be arranged through:
The inaugural Hasselblad Masters Book is now hitting bookstores throughout North America, after it’s European release last month. The book features a chapter of original work by August Bradley and the nine other 2008 Hasselblad Masters, and an article about the artist. Cover image by August Bradley. (Published by teNeues)
$95 - Purchase at Publisher’s Website or Amazon
August Bradley will be giving two presentations at PhotoPlus Expo in New York City. The topic will be the evolution of his photography style, with some additional thoughts on style trends in the industry. The presentations will be part of the Livebooks Speaker Series. August’s presentations are at 12:30 on Thursday and 12:30 on Saturday. More info here.
August will also be on the panel hosted by Suzanne Sease and Amanda Sosa Stone. This panel discussion will begin at 11:30 on Friday — it’s sponsored by Lost Luggage and will take place in the seminar area near Lost Luggage at the Javits Center.
All are welcome to any of these events, there is no charge to attend once inside PhotoPlus Expo at the Javits Center. More info on Photo Plus Expo here.
For the second consecutive year, leading design and commercial art publication Graphis has selected August Bradley’s work to be included in the “Graphis Photography Annual 2009,” honoring the year’s best photographs. Along with inclusion in the book, August Bradley’s work has received the Graphis Gold award.
Cover story of “Digital Photo Pro” magazine examines August Bradley’s approach to creating conceptual, fashion, and beauty images. Full Article Online here
HASSELBLAD MASTERS BOOK (2008)
August Bradley’s chapter features a special collection of his work, and an article about the artist. (Published by fine art book publisher teNeues)
$95 - Purchase at Publisher’s Website or Amazon
GRAPHIS PHOTO ANNUAL (2008)
Graphis’ annual collection of “the year’s best photography shot by the world’s most respected artists” with work by August Bradley, Norman Jean Roy, Dan Winters and others.
$60 - Purchase Here
IPA LUCIE AWARDS BOOK
Features August Bradley’s top place selections in the “Beauty Advertising” category. Plus 12 Honorable Mentions cross the Fashion, Portrait, and Beauty categories. The book also includes Patrick Demarchelier, Erwin Olaf, Nadav Kander, Klinko & Indrani, Jim Fiscus, Lauren Greenfield, and others.
$80 - Purchase Here
CAMERAWORKS EXHIBITION BOOK
Book accompanying the Cameraworks Exhibition by the Advertising Photographers of America. Features work by August Bradley, Melvin Sokolsky, Glen Wexler, Michael Grecco, and others. Limited Edition Run Sold Out
The alternative online indie-art community Riottt has invited August Bradley, Patrick Hoelck, Mike Ruiz, and other stylistically innovative pro photographers to curate their “Shoot From the Hip” photo competition where aspiring photographers compete for the opportunity to have their photographs plastered as a giant mural on the side of a building in the city of their choice.
August Bradley has been selected as a “Hasselblad Master” for 2008.
“Given in recognition of a photographer’s contribution to the art of photography, the Master Award is judged on photographic ability, encompassing creativity, composition, conceptual strength and technical skill.”
“The Hasselblad Masters for 2008 will each be provided with a Hasselblad H3DII DSLR camera system to use the equipment as they wish, and to create images for the 2008 Masters Book.”
August Bradley has joined the board of “Cool Green Fashion for Forests“, an organization leveraging it’s relationships with the fashion and entertainment industries to help reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere through direct action, community education, and social motivation. August will be producing the Cool Green Portrait Series to promote the organization and it’s mission. For more info: www.CoolGreenFashionForForests.com