Identities Now |
About the author (2012)
David Harris has been Design Director of Vanity Fair magazine since 1995. During this time he has had the privilege of working with many of the leading photographers of the past two decades, including Harry Benson, Brigitte Lacombe, Annie Leibovitz, James Nachtwey, Helmut Newton, Nick Knight, Mary Ellen Mark, Steven Meisel, Herb Ritts, Snowdon, Bruce Weber, and many others. Prior to Vanity Fair Harris was Art Director of D magazine in Dallas, Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas and his work has been recognized by the American Society of Magazine Editors, the Society of Publication Design, the Society of Illustrators, American Photography, American Illustration, Print Magazine and Graphis.
Laurie Kratochvil is a legendary photo editor. She began her career at the LA Times and went on to join Rolling Stone in 1982. In 1994, Kratochvil became the founding photo editor for In Style Magazine and worked there until 2005, before starting her own visual consulting business, working with magazines such as Self, Men's Health and Essence. Her book projects include Africa by Herb Ritts, and Cyclops by Albert Watson, as well as Watson's two-volume book on Las Vegas to be published this fall. Kratochvil is a board member of The Society of Publication Design, a jury member of World Press, and on faculty at The International Center for Photography.
Sam Shahid worked with Calvin Klein in the 1980's, and since he has been constructing images for top fashion designers in the world. In 1993 he founded Shahid & Company, his own creative design firm and advertising agency. He has helped reform the images of national retailers such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Banana Republic, while creating original and starkly contrasting images for designers ranging from Versace to Valentino, Gucci to Perry Ellis. He has also designed numerous fine art and photography books for the likes of Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts, Kelly Klein, Ellen Von Un Werth, and many others.
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' portraits are in the collections of numerous museums. In 2004, seven hundred of his art world portraits were accepted into the permanent collection of The Museum of Modern Art and The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. He is a contributing photographer at Vanity Fair, and has published several books, including: The Black List (2008), Movie Stars (2007), and Face to Face (2006). He also produces and directs films: Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart premiered at Sundance and won a Grammy, Thinking XXX aired on HBO in 2004, and The Black List: Volumes 1-3, which also aired on HBO.
David Schonauer was editor-in-chief of American Photo Magazine for twenty years. He has worked with and published many of the world's most famous photographers, including Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, James Nachtwey, Annie Leibovitz, Mary Ellen Mark, Herb Ritts, Ansel Adams, and Harry Benson. David has written for publications as diverse as Atlantic Monthly, Outside, Worth, and The New York Times. He is currently working on a book project about the history of sports photography and writes a weekly blog called "I Like to Watch".
Peter Hay Halpert is an art dealer, professor, author, lecturer, curator and collector. He has authored numerous books, including several monographs on Hiroshi Sugimoto, as well as over 600 articles on photography. He has been a Contributing Editor of The Art Newspaper, Photograph Magazine and American Photo. Peter has taught at colleges and universities throughout the world. He served on the Guggenheim Museum Photography Committee when it was first started, and work from his collection has been exhibited at numerous institutions in the U.S.
Tim Blanks has been covering fashion around the world since 1985, formerly for the globally syndicated television show Fashion File, now as editor-at-large for Style.com. He writes regularly for a number of international magazines and newspapers including Vogue and GQ, The New York Times, The Independent, The Financial Times, Another, Fantastic Man and Interview. Blanks was one of the guest curators on 'Sample', Phaidon's global overview of new fashion. He also contributed to a monograph on Michael Roberts; the book marking the 20th anniversary of Dolce&Gabbana's menswear; the catalogue for Alexander McQueen's exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum; and Walter van Beirendonck's new monograph. Blanks lives in London with his Jack Russells, Annie and Stella.
Mark is the Design Director for Point C Studios, a boutique branding and advertising agency in New York City. Originally from Singapore, Mark has over 12 years of experience in the publishing industry as the Art Director for many national publications focusing on fashion, entertainment, the arts and business. That experience led to his appointment as Creative Director for a new men's magazine titled 'NewMan' in 2001. He moved to New York City in 2003 and since then has been involved in branding for companies as well as national campaigns for Aerie by American Eagle, Plugg Jeans Co. and more.
Bibliographic information
| Title | Identities Now |
| Authors | Peter Hay Halpert, Mark Rangel |
| Editors | David Harris, Laurie Kratochvil, Sam Shahid, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, David Schonauer, Peter Hay Halpert |
| Contributors | Peter Hay Halpert, Tim Blanks |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, 2012 |
| ISBN | 0983969817, 9780983969815 |
| Length | 240 pages |
| Subjects | › Art / General Photography / General |
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