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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
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
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.
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
August Bradley’s portfolio website has climbed to the third place rating in the popular Alexa internet ranking “Fashion Photography” directory, joining the top three along with David LaChapelle and Jill Greenberg — two of the most well-known photographers in the country.
Leading design and commercial art publication Graphis has selected August’s work to be included in the Graphis Photography Annual 2008.
As described by the publication, “Graphis Photography Annual 2008 is a beautiful collection of the year’s best photographs, shot by some of the world’s most respected artists. Each photo has earned a new Graphis Gold Award for excellence.”
August Bradley’s work received the 2nd and 3rd place awards for the professional “Beauty Advertising” category. [View]
August’s work also received 12 “Honorable Mentions” across the professional Fashion, Portrait, Catalog, and Beauty categories. [View]
With nearly 20,000 entries from over 90 countries, IPA is the world’s largest photo competition. The winning pieces will be published in the 2007 Lucie Awards coffee table book [book link]. The Best of Show Exhibit will travel worldwide after its debut in New York.
The winning beauty images were created by an exceptional team - Hair Stylists: Marc Mapile (for Sexy Hair) & Norma Blaque, Makeup Artist: Kelsey Deenhan, Makeup Assistant: Janeena Merricks, Model: Teresa at Vision Models L.A.
At the request of the Management Committee, August is contributing images to Cool Green Fashion for Forests and it’s efforts to raise money for and awareness of environmental conservation. The organization will be producing an annual fund-raiser fashion show, as well as creating a number of media projects to celebrate and encourage eco-friendly business practices in the industry. See the introductory video on their website and stay tuned for more information on the organization’s efforts.
