Ever wonder why Lindsey Lohan is in a Miu Miu ad, or how a certain celebrity landed on the cover of your favourite indie fashion magazine?
Well, there’s a very good chance Starworks was involved (their blog here).
The latest issue of W Magazine has a great profile on this company.

The work of Jill Freedman, reminiscent of the work of Weegee…capturing the grit of 70’s New York.

An audiovisual tour through Yosemite National Park, Ansel Adams’ biggest muse.

Behind George Lois’ Esquire covers.

Cultural observations by Virginia Heffernan on the Flickr phenomenon…how photography made purely for the web has taken on its own life and aesthetic, […]

Interested in seeing some student work?  ICP’s Slidefest is coming up… 

May 2 | Friday | 7:00 pm | $3/Free for ICP Members
School at ICP, 1114 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street
The ICP-Bard Master of Fine Arts Program presents the fifth annual Slidefest, an artist talk and slideshow by the class of 2009. Slidefest is open […]

Avisualsociety is pleased to announce what one hopes will be a regular new voice on the blog…The Contributing Agent.
They will have complete freedom to talk about whatever they like each week!
So without further ado…
First, let me say that I am very excited to be a new contributing voice to Avisualsociety. I have been a fan for […]

Since the Morgan Library unfortunately did not have reproduction rights to the amazing Irving Penn portraiture exhibition they hosted the last few months, I had to ’settle’ for a book by Penn called A Notebook At Random, which I found to be fascinating…a method to this man’s amazing artistry.  Worth picking up for sure.

Design Observer has a great post on music in the design studio…and I’m sure we’ve all been on set where the dueling ipods and playlists are blasting.

I’ve also heard of a trend for DJ’s to be hired on set…that is both astounding and amazing to me. 
So, what playlists have you lot been treated to on […]

That’s right a Word on the Street with links!
I’ve managed to catch up to most of my reading and here are some that you just might have missed in the last few weeks…
There’s no rhyme or reason to these, especially regarding timing, but enjoy.

The Cindy Sherman Documentary, Guest of Cindy Sherman, debuts at the Tribeca Film […]

It is possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world…

(exhibition PDF catalogue here.)

and Remain in Light, curated by Shane Lavalette and Karly Wildenhaus, a contemporary print publication dedicated to promoting emerging and established photographers, releases it’s Volume One (head over to donate towards printing and distribution!).

Got this in the ol’ AVS inbox…
Friday April 25th
6-8 pm
Dashwood Books
33 Bond Street
between Bowery and Lafayette
Leigh Ledare’s astonishing first book is a searingly intimate investigation of the artist’s relationship with his mother, a once-promising prodigy ballerina.
Mapping his mother’s efforts to turn herself into a viable commodity, to find companionship, attention and a benefactor before her […]

I know that most of this is old news and has already been mentioned elsewhere, but here it is again anyways.
Some agent news… 
Stephanie Baptist left Bransch and is now with ARTMIX.
Michael Ash has opened up Michael Ash Partners with most of his roster, parting ways Radical Media.
Constanza Camargo has joined Vaughan Hannigan.
and some talent news…
Art […]

Received an email not too long ago that went a little something like this:
I want to show you to my work.
212-222-2222
bob bobson.
That is not going to get you in the door of many places, just so you know.  And I am being kind with the grammar.

Hello everyone, sorry for the lack of posting, sort of had a brief hiatus.  But with Jackanory, APE, Conscientious, Shoot the Blog and Heather Morton amongst many others I know you’re well covered on the photography news and opinions department.
Went to the ICP Icon Auction last Thursday…as always some amazing pieces for ICP’s fundraiser…even got a […]