France 2018
France trip. Not as many people shots as on previous trips: This was more about the food, landscape, and history. Warning: some images may not be suitable for vegetarians. Visited: Paris, Normandy, Caen, D-Day Beaches -Omaha & Utah, U.S. Cemetery, Bayeaux, Dordogne, Perigord, La Roque Gageac, Domme, Sarlat La Caneda, Chateau des Milandes, Libourne, Bordeaux,
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Interview with Mark Seliger
Mark Seliger is one of the best-known editorial portrait photographers in the U.S., for over thirty years. He succeeded Annie Leibovitz as the designated “chief photographer” for Rolling Stone Magazine and has photographed over 125 Rolling Stone covers. His magazine work in portrait and fashion continues to be extensive and includes: Italian Vogue, Elle, Vanity
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Interview with German fine art photographer Thomas Demand
Thomas Demand is a German photographer and sculpturist who is internationally known for his remarkable and engaging political still life artworks. I had the opportunity recently to ask Thomas about the thoughts and processes that go into making his art and photos. When did you start being a sculpturist? What were the early influences
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Interview with Roger Ballen
Roger Ballen is well known fine art photographer who has been creating exciting imagery for over 50 years. He has been widely exhibited in museums and galleries all over the world. His innovative work has created a new adjective in the Art world: “ Ballenesque”. In this interview, I had the opportunity to get inside
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Interview with Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf
Erwin Olaf has been one of the top advertising and people photographers in the world for over twenty-five years. His current show Waiting: Selections from Erwin Olaf: Volume I & II is being exhibited at the Hasted Kraeutler Gallery in New York. While continuing to do innovative commercial work, he has increasingly become focused on
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New images from Colombia
New images from the great country of Colombia: Bogota, Villa de Leyva, Salento, Medellin, Cartegena, Santa Marta, and Taryona. All images © Ken Weingart, All Right Reserved
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Interview with Canadian fine art photographer Edward Burtynsky
Edward Burtynsky is a legendary Canadian fine art photographer who specializes in chronicling the extraction and destruction of the earth and it’s minerals, mines and more. His images bring a painterly beauty to the banal. A photographer and master printer for over forty years, Burtynsky has pioneered a unique way of looking at the planet.
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Interview with NYC fine art photographer Arne Svenson
Arne Svenson is a well-known fine art photographer who is currently represented by the Julie Saul Gallery in New York. For his last exhibition, Arne experienced quite a controversy recently when he was sued by one of his subjects for his series The Neighbors, after they learned that he photographed them without their knowledge with
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Interview with Chinese, American, and Indonesian fine art photographer Mei Xian Qiu
Mei Xian Qiu is a Chinese, American, and Indonesian fine art photographer whose current series, Qilin, is showing at the Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles through April 19, 2014. Mei’s work is rich in metaphor and meanings, and she has had tremendous success. In the following interview, she opens up about her history and how her
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Interview with French Fine Art Photographer Alain Laboile
Alain Laboile is a French fine art photographer whose current series, “La Famille” is showing at the dnj gallery in Santa Monica, CA from November 2 – January 4, 2014. Originally a sculptor, Alain photographs his six children at his home in France, the results of which have generated quite a buzz — including a
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