Billboards | The Head and The Heart | The Kills

A few of the photos that I shot recently of The Head and The Heart are featured on the cover and inside the July 9, 2011 issue of Billboard magazine. Please check it out if you see one on the newsstand.





In billboard news of a different kind, one of my photos of The Kills is looming large on billboards around Los Angeles, CA. Waiting on some cool photos. If you see it, please snap one and send it over!



Update: Some shots of the billboards!

The Kills

In late January of this year I photographed The Kills for press photos to accompany their recent Domino Records release Blood Pressures. We also shot some Polaroids to be used as the lead images for a project I coordinated with the band and Polaroid.

Polaroid x Dossier Journal

In December 2010 I continued with a few ongoing projects for Polaroid. Having shot backstage at NY Fashion Week for 2 seasons, I shot an editorial exclusively on Polaroid film for Dossier Journal. Featuring models Lyle Lodwick and Coco Young in Simon Spurr, Marc Jacobs, Philip Lim, Mandy Coon, Siki Im, Dolce and Gabanna and more. Here's what Dossier said about the piece...

Photographer Shawn Brackbill began using Polaroid cameras and film to shoot fashion last fall during New York Fashion Week, where he discovered the unique emotional bond that the instant film creates with its subjects. “In all of the backstage chaos,” he recalls, “I found that the Polaroid camera really put my subjects at ease. They’re familiar with it and they’ve used [the cameras] with their friends and family. There’s something about Polaroid that feels intimate and more casual.” Inspired by this experience, Shawn expanded his experiment, using a variety of the brand’s cameras and films to capture models Coco Young and Lyle Lodwick in studio. The resulting images, which you see here, recall an era before digital cameras and evoke the nostalgia of a lost scrapbook. As Lyle explains, “When you shoot Polaroids, you are making history. [It is] an artifact that, for this moment, is the only physical record of what just happened. It’s in my hands, developing before my eyes. You caught it just then. And here it is. It is now a window into that moment. You are instantly overcome with nostalgia—as if you are looking at the image you just took through your children’s eyes.”

Joey

In late October, I shot a fashion editorial for Joey. "Up All Night" was the inspiration for the issue. You can see it here. Joey Issue No. 2 . I was trying to work out a different take on "Up All Night" and came up with the idea of doing a sunrise shoot. I love the light around dawn so this was the perfect opportunity to shoot in that light. The morning of the shoot ended up being one of the last days before daylight savings time kicked in so the sun didn't rise until 7:20 am. With the hard work of Chloe Harstein, stylist, and Sarah Graalman, hair and make up, we were able to get out the door and into a cab to the location by 7:10 am. It's always nice to work with a great team including model Tina V from Next. Below are the images and layout from the magazine and a few outtakes as well.

Laurel Halo

In mid-October I worked with musician Laurel Halo on press photos for her new 12" that will be released by Hippos and Tanks on November 30th. We had talked up a few location ideas for the shoot but the week before, while scouting for another shoot, I came across a location that we had to use. I pulled some Risto clothing for the shoot from Nouveau PR. I had photographed backstage at the Risto shows in the past and thought his clothing would be the perfect compliment to Laurel's vibe.

Dachas - SNOB Magazine (Russia)

In mid-October, I took an assignment to photograph three NY families at their Dachas for Snob Magazine (Russia). In Russian, Dacha refers to a country house. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacha All three families were really nice and welcoming. Each of them invited me to join them for a meal and tea. It was a great project to work on and couldn't have asked for better weather to travel upstate for both weekends. Please scroll down to see the pages from the magazine and some outtakes or check out the slide show and see even more.











Anton Ioukhnovets and his family photographed at their house near Putnam Valley, NY



























Stepan Pachikov photographed at his country house near Wurtsboro, NY





















Michael and Lily Idov photographed at their country house near Andes, NY.