spring!

but can she bake?

A month or so ago I received this text from my cousin.  It totally cracked me up and I wanted to blog it immediately but it has taken me this long to get permission from him because he felt very embarrassed that he mistook Annie Leibowitz for someone else named Annie who apparently makes amazing cookies.  I told him that it must run in the family and recounted one of my first jobs for Fortune Magazine where I was sent with no information (and this was way far back in the days before google) to photograph John Bogle who, as I now know, is the founder of the Vanguard Group - an incredibly well-known investment management company.  When I arrived, one of the first questions I asked Mr. Bogle was if he had worked there long.  Oops.  He was very sweet about it and, I like to imagine, refreshed to spend the afternoon with someone who knew so little about the financial world. I haven't met too many celebs in my life but from the few that I have encountered, it seems like they put their pants on one leg at a time, just like us.  

Here's Mr. Bogle:

vassar

I was asked up to Vassar this week, to speak to budding photographers about my work and give them  a critique of  theirs.  It was great talking with students, trying to give them some sense of my process and seeing some of the really great work that they are producing.  Afterword, I wandered around the campus - here is a pic from the evening.

jello, installed

Recently, I visited some of my jello photos installed in a friend's super modern home.  The building is U-shaped and this is a picture of the hallway that connects the 2 sides.  It is full of muted tones but you catch glimpses of the hallway from almost every room in the house so color is always popping out at you (joyfully, I hope!).  

it was only a matter of time

Congratulations, David Rees.  It's a runaway hit.

edible recipe cover

Cover for the most recent Edible.  This was great fun.  I put out a call to friends to see if any one had their mom's box of old recipes and Erin Guinta came up with her grandmother's.  It was perfect for this shoot and an incredible walk back through time.  Each card is perfectly yellowed and filled with handwriting that just doesn't exist anymore.  It reminded me of my own grandmother who, for every dinner party she hosted, kept a card containing a guest list, what she served and any comments about how the food turned out. 

the roundhouse

Great shoot with Liz Strianese last week at the Roundhouse.  This was such an all-star Beacon cast!  Here are some of the folks represented below:  Atlas Industries, Jessica Wickham, Modcraft, Niche Modern,  Rexhill Furniture and Ten Willow Studios (of the Malfatti Glass).  Nice work!