Category Archives: Altpick

Carolyn Ross :: Intense and Powerful

Photographer Carolyn Ross chose this image as one of her personal favorites because she had a specific vision in mind of what she wanted to capture.  “I feel like all the elements came together to make it a breath-taking photo. … Continue reading

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Food Photographer William Swank :: In His Own Words

William Swank and his wife, photographer Lennette Newell,  went to a book signing at the Fraenkel Gallery many years ago for Richard Avedon’s Sixties book. Lennette asked him what his favorite image was. He replied “the one I took yesterday”. … Continue reading

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Jon Blacker’s Musical Ink

Musical Ink is a portrait project from Toronto based photographer Jon Blacker that spotlights 62 musicians and their tattoos. This exciting volume of imagery not only has something for every musical taste – featured artists range in genre from heavy metal to hip hop … Continue reading

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by Zave Smith In today’s crowded multi-channel media market, it has become more important  than ever for companies to create communications that are on brand.  We live in the era of very short attention spans.  We live in an era … Continue reading

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James Adamé and Crew Work with Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Art Director James Adamé and some talented folks cooked up this cool video with Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who in 2009 anounced that he was suffering from a form of leukemia, Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood and … Continue reading

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Illustrator Janice Fried :: In Her Own Words

Illustrator and fine artist, Janice Fried never knew a time when she wasn’t drawing or doing some kind of artwork.  “My mother is also an artist so I grew up learning to find beauty in all kinds of things like … Continue reading

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“Urban Surfers” by Chris Sembrot

There’s nothing quite like the motivation of a beautiful woman to get you to try a sport that you’ve always wished you could do but never thought you could pick it up past your 10th birthday. This is the motivation that … Continue reading

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Friday Illustration Picks :: Conceptual

definition :: conceptual art :: noun ::symbolic in nature often using metaphors or allegory to create an emotional or intellectual response.

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Migration Home by Photographer Bill Frakes

I grew up in Nebraska loving the land, the people, the wildlife. It wasn’t until I went away to college that I realized most Americans think my home state is, well, homely. When our family finally got a television set … Continue reading

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Illustrator Rob Wilson :: In His Own Words

Blurring the lines between design, illustration and typography, Rob Wilson’s work offers bold, creative concepts with understated thoughtfulness and wit. His experience as a creative director, designer and illustrator has given him a depth of understanding, and the ability to … Continue reading

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