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Written by T.K. Dalton Edited by Jesi Khadivi Diagram by Brandon Jones “Photography is like a marriage,” says F. Scott Schafer. “To stay excited and in love, you need to keep pushing yourself.” Following his own advice, he has pushed himself for years, through junior college and art school, landing a job after graduation and […]

Written by T.K. Dalton Edited by Jesi Khadivi Diagram by Linda Arredondo Zachary Scott has always been interested in blurring the lines between photography and its older cousins, drawing and painting. He was one of the pioneers of the now-ubiquitous illustrative effect. But before art director’s desks were flooded with that style, Scott’s innovations buoyed […]

Written by JoAnne Tobias Edited by Jesi Khadivi Diagrams by Gil Andrei Fontimayor If today is Tuesday, this must be Bangkok. Not that photographer Jonathan Tay wants to tour the world in 21 days or less, but when the demand for your work is global, borders tend to blur. Based in Singapore, Tay gets pulled […]

Written by JoAnne Tobias Edited by Jesi Khadivi Diagrams by Gil Andrei Fontimayor Although she eats and sleeps on solid ground, you won’t find Zena Holloway working anywhere but underwater. “Working topside is very distracting,” explains UK based photographer, describing the drawbacks of shooting on land. “There’s always a buzz about working underwater, creative’s are […]

Written by T.K. Dalton Edited by Jesi Khadivi Diagrams by Gil Andrei Fontimayor Success came early for Chad Ress. He moved to New York in his twenties, with the intention of applying his photojournalism background. Editorial success led to advertising assignments, quickly leading to more work than he anticipated. “I ultimately burned myself out a […]

Written by JoAnne Tobias Edited by Jesi Khadivi Diagrams by Gil Andrei Fontimayor Not everyone gets a second chance with a team of Navy Seals. But, for photographer Morgan Silk, inspiration is hard to shake. It wasn’t enough that he’d shot the special forces as they reenacted a hostage rescue scene. Silk wanted to get […]

Written by T.K. Dalton Edited by Jesi Khadivi Diagrams by Gil Andrei Fontimayor Andric applies his rigorous aesthetic to everything he shoots. “Everything in the shot is a choice. If there’s a lamppost on location and I do not remove it, it’s almost as if I put it there on purpose,” he says. A master […]

Written by JoAnne Tobias Edited by Jesi Khadivi Diagrams by Gil Andrei Fontimayor Don’t call Sacha Waldman a traditionalist. This South African photographer never took a photography class. He never shot film. Jumping straight into digital, Waldman just tinkered with his images until he found inspiration. “Experimentation is the main thing,” said Waldman. “You create […]

Since the start of his career, Dmitri Daniloff has proven his ability to get a reaction. But don’t think all he can do is shock. “One of the very first pictures I shot was a girl rolled up in barbed wire,” he says. “So I was already kind of weird.” The surreal image he concocted […]

Written by T.K. Dalton Edited by Jesi Khadivi Diagrams by Gil Andrei Fontimayor Garry Simpson has earned a reputation in United Kingdom photography as a diplomatic problem solver who manages complicated logistics. “I kind of like the battle of the big production,” he says.“There is something quite satisfying about it when it all works, even […]