Solve Sundsbo is a fashion-world icon, having shot for a who’s who of luxury designers – Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Gucci, Hermès, Bally and Armani. Gallery after the jump.

14 Apr 09  /  Features, Photographer Spotlight, Photography  /  No Comments  /  Zachary Hayes

Heltmut Newton was a fashion photographer known most famously for his nude studies of women. He’s one of my favorites and I consider him to be an icon of his era. However, I’m mostly featuring him here today because I was very surprised to learn that he isn’t as well known as I had thought. That just won’t do. NSFW gallery after the jump.

03 Mar 09  /  Features, Photographer Spotlight, Photography  /  2 Comments  /  Zachary Hayes

Jamie Nelson is rather interesting photographer. Her work is pretty similar to most fashion photographers, but I really appreciate her understanding of color and her rather eccentric visions. Not to mention her makeup artist is remarkable. Large gallery after the jump.

07 Feb 09  /  Fashion, Features, Photographer Spotlight, Photography  /  1 Comment  /  Zachary Hayes

Normally when I do one of these “photographer spotlights”, I try to provide a rough overview of the photographers work. This time however, I would like to specifically focus on Peter Lindbergh’s “Movie Stills” photoshoot, which is based off Martin Scorsese’s 1975 motion picture “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.”
Gallery after the jump.

27 Jan 09  /  Features, Photographer Spotlight, Photography  /  4 Comments  /  Zachary Hayes

Lothar Wolleh (1930 -1979) was one of Germany’s most successful commercial photographers. He has endured as one of my most favorite photographers ever since I picked up a camera. His work is minimalistic in nature yet poetic in vision. Once you find your way past the beautiful symmetry and composition in Lothar’s images, you’ll find yourself asking more about the photographer and less about the amazing people he’s photographing. There’s certainly something undefinable about Lothar; [...]

23 Jan 09  /  Features, Photographer Spotlight, Photography  /  4 Comments  /  Zachary Hayes

Branislav Kropilak is a photographer from Slovakia. Full gallery of his “Landings” series after the jump.

23 Jan 09  /  Features, Photographer Spotlight, Photography  /  No Comments  /  Zachary Hayes

Ah, Mr. Veltman. I wrote an essay in college on Olaf Veltman’s award winning  “Deal With the Devil/Reassuringly Expensive” campaign for Stella Artois (the idea being that Stella is worth it’s higher price of admission, even if that price is your soul). I guess that was back during the summer of 2005. He’s a very curious and rather reclusive photographer, having isolated himself on a remote farm near the small Netherlands town of Lieveren. He is primarily a commercial photographer working in advertising.

One of Veltman’s greatest attributes is that he possesses an almost uncanny appreciation for the minutest of details; [...]

17 Jan 09  /  Campaigns, Features, Photographer Spotlight, Photography  /  3 Comments  /  Zachary Hayes

Kalle Gustafsson is a photographer from Stockholm and is represented by the skarp agency.
Gallery after the jump.

09 Jan 09  /  Features, Photographer Spotlight, Photography  /  3 Comments  /  Zachary Hayes