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Showing posts with label editorial photography. Show all posts

Photographer Wendy Hope Takes First Place in PDN's "The Look" Contest




Brooklyn-based beauty and fashion photographer Wendy Hope has been awarded first place in the beauty category of PDN's "The Look" contest. Her winning image (above), "Onyx Blue Electric Spike" is from the series "The Tao of Wu," a nail art beauty shoot with model Wu Ting Ting of Wilhelmina Models, makeup artist Margina Dennis and manicurist Honey.

Here are more images from Wendy's Tao of Wu series, followed by some of my favorite images of hers:





Credits for above photos:
Publication: Fault magazine
Photography: Wendy Hope @Maxine Tall Management
Model: Wu Ting Ting@Wilhelmina Models
Manicure: Nailz by Honey
Make up: Margina Dennis
Photography Assistant: Colleen Lidz
Concept: Wendy Hope
Retouching: Mdf Retouching

For the last 10 years Wendy Hope has proven herself as a versatile, multi-faceted photographer and visual artist. She exhibits a diverse range of approaches to her subject matter, from clean, crisp and conceptual beauty to vibrant, glossy music and celebrity portraits and advertising. Below are a few of my favorite photographs from her.










Her impressive list of clients includes the following:
• Neiman Marcus
• Carson-Softsheen Dark & Lovely
• Scratch Magazine UK
• Wella Hair
• Pastry Footwear by Vanessa and Angela Simmons
• MTV
• Phat Farm
• Head Footwear
• Rolling Stone Magazine
• Essence Magazine
• Latina Magazine
• Sebastian Hair
• Vida Shoes Int'l
• Run Athletics
• Babyphat
• Epson and Fox Films
• Seventeen Magazine

Wendy Hope is a born and raised New Yorker currently residing in Brooklyn with 2 cats and a 4 foot Iguana named Godzilla.

Take a look at her fab portfolio on pdn here or go to her website here

Wendy Hope is represented in new York by Maxine Tall Management

Thanks to PDN for info and Wendy for the fabulous photos.


The 50 Most Stylish New Yorkers Photographed By Phil Oh For StyleCaster




Renowned street style photographer Phil Oh of Street Peeper was enlisted to shoot this year's installment (the third) of StyleCaster's "The 50 Most Stylish New Yorkers."


above: Phil Oh is the man behind the street style fashion blog Street Peeper

Captured against New York’s various backdrops — from the tree-lined avenues of the Upper East Side to the mural-covered streets on the Bowery, the list includes designers, restaurateurs, musicians, models, and all-around trendsetters who represent a colorful and diverse cross-section of this innovative, fast-paced style epicenter.

Here's a look at all of StyleCaster's "50 Most Stylish New Yorkers" in alphabetical order.

1. Anya Ziourova Twitter & Instagram: @anyaziourova


2. Arran Patel


3. Blair Eadie Twitter & Instagram: @BlairEadieBEE


4. Brendan Fallis Twitter & Instagram: @brendanfallis


5. Brooke Wall Twitter: @brookewall, Instagram: @brooke_wall


6. Chloe Noorgard Twitter & Instagram : @ChloeNorgaard


7. Chris Benz Twitter & Instagram: @cmbenz


8. Claire Distenfield Twitter: @FivestoryNY, Instagram: @claire_fivestory


9 & 10. Courtney Love Twitter @Courtney, Instagram: @courtneylove and Scott Lipps Twitter & Instagram: @Scottlipps


11. Cynthia Rowley Twitter & Instagram: @Cynthia_Rowley


12. Danielle Bernstein Twitter & Instagram: @WeWoreWhat


13. Danny Bowien Twitter: @dannybowien


14. Fiona Byrne Twitter & Instagram : @nycfiona


15. Hannah Bronfman Twitter & Instagram: @hannahbronfman


16. Hanne Gaby Twitter: @hannegabysays, Instagram: @hannegabysees


17. Hesta Prynn Twitter & Instagram: @hestaprynnmusic


18. Holly Stair Twitter & Instagram @hollystair


19. Jen Fisher Twitter & Instagram @jfisherjewelry


20. Jen Missoni Twitter: @jenmissoni


21. Josh Peskowitz Twitter: @jpeskowitz


22. Kate Foley Twitter & Instagram: @real_kate_foley


23. Kenzo Minami Twitter & Instagram: @KenzoMinami


24. Kilo Kish Twitter: @kilokish, Instagram: @kishkilo


25. Linda Fargo: Twitter: @bergdorfs


26. Lisa Salzer Twitter & Instagram @Lulu_Frost


27. Loan Tran


28. Logan Horne Twitter: @logandoesntweet, Instagram: @jloganhorne


29. Marcus Samuelsson Twitter & Instagram: @MarcusCooks


30. & 31. Mia Moretti & Margot Twitter & Instagram: @miamoretti


32. Misty Copeland Twitter & Instagram: @mistyonpointe


33. Molly Guy Twitter: @Molly_Guy


34. Mordechai Rubenstein Twitter @MISTERMORT


35. Natalia Kills Twitter @NataliaKills, Instagram: @iamnataliakills


36. Nicole Trunfio Twitter & Instagram: @nictrunfio


37. Nicolette Mason Twitter & Instagram: @nicolettemason


38. Patina Miller Twitter: @patinamiller


39. Patricia Field Twitter: @Pat_Field, Instagram: @patricia_field


40. Phil Oh Twitter & Instagram: @MrStreetPeeper


41. Preetma Singh Twitter: @workinggirlesq


42. Rachel Antonoff: Twitter & Instagram: @rachelantonoff


43. Ruthie Friedlander Twitter & Instagram: @RuthieFrieds


44. Saada Ahmed


45. Scott Schuman Twitter: @Sartorialist, Instagram: @thesartorialist


46. Sydney Reising Twitter & Instagram: @SydneyReising

47. Taylor Barringer Instagram: @taylorbarringer


48 and 49. Valerie and Jean of "The Idiosyncratic Fashionista"


50. Walt Frazier Twitter & Instagram @WaltFrazier


The press release:
The 2013 edition of StyleCaster's monumental editorial will be presented by Sperry Top-Sider.

This year's edition of StyleCaster's "Most Stylish New Yorkers" features a highly curated group of 50 designers, restaurateurs, musicians, models, and all-around trendsetters who represent a colorful and diverse cross-section of this innovative, fast-paced style epicenter.

"The publishing industry has completely been revolutionized by digital, and this Fashion Week will give more proof to that than ever before," says Ari Goldberg, CEO and founder of StyleCaster. "We - the digital leaders - have re-created the September issue. We can now break the mold of style consumption and offer an ultimately accessible high gloss editorial in real time to every style enthusiast worldwide."

To bring the feature to life, StyleCaster collaborated with renowned street style photographer Phil Oh, a.k.a. Street Peeper, who captured each of the Most Stylish honorees against the backdrop of the city.

"Our annual Most Stylish New Yorkers feature is really our September issue," says Laurel Pinson, Editor in Chief of StyleCaster Media Group. "Every year, we challenge ourselves to find 50 new, dazzling people to highlight, and this year's feature is really a cornucopia of New York style."

Launched as a kick-off to New York Fashion Week, StyleCaster and Sperry Top-Sider will celebrate The Most Stylish New Yorkers by toasting to this year's honorees and their friends on Thursday, September 5th at Lavo.

StyleCaster introduced the "Most Stylish" series in March of 2011 with the company's premiere installment of "The 50 Most Stylish New Yorkers." Now in its third year, the "Most Stylish" cover story has expanded to take on the entrepreneurs, stylists, actors, and innovators of Austin, Los Angeles, The Hamptons, and Miami, as well as trendsetters within the social media, startup, music, and blogging industries.

StyleCaster is proud to have curated, procured, produced, and now present the newest addition to the 'Most Stylish' franchise, "The 50 Most Stylish New Yorkers of 2013," presented by Sperry Top-Sider. #MostStylishNY



About StyleCaster:
Media Group: StyleCaster Media Group enables consumers to discover and share their style, interact with premium brands, and make educated buying decisions in a truly interactive way. Dedicated to bringing 'Style to the People,' StyleCaster is the very first media company to break the barrier between digital and social media. Through its expansive portfolio of content platforms – StyleCaster, Beauty High, The Vivant, and Daily Makeover - as well as its category-leading proprietary Try On! Technology Makeover Solutions, StyleCaster reaches more than 7 million unique monthly visitors and has partnered with more than 80 top-tier advertising partners since launch. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in New York City. For more information, please visit StyleCaster's corporate page at StyleCasterMediaGroup.com.