Wanna see some great photography? Check out aCurator, a webazine by my friend and colleague Julie Grahame. Grahame’s extensive experience in the world of music and fashion photography has netted a rich eye and a keen knack for finding smart, strong photography.
Old School

Received this package via US mail last week. What’s hilarious is he was $.04 short! It’s beautiful. I’m thinking of framing it.
Parental Abuse?

I understand the need to be frugal when you are raising a family, but c’mon guys… really???
What the Heck?
I did not expect to encounter this walking down the Istiklal Caddesi in Istanbul.
The Humane Society of Missouri
The Humane Society of Missouri is part of a joint effort to create the country’s first dog-fighting database. I volunteered to take some photographs for them, and in June the New York Times picked up the story. According to the Times, the Combined DNA Index System is similar to the FBI’s digital archive containing the DNA profiles of criminal offenders. Scientists say that by swabbing the inner cheek of a dog, they will be able to determine whether the animal comes from one of several known dog-fighting bloodlines.

© Mark Katzman
Amish Country

Currently on assignment smack in the middle of Amish country…
Burger Barge

Nothing like a great hole in the wall in the middle of an 18 hour shoot day!

St. Louis Art Museum Collectors’ Circle

'Target Practice' © An-My Lê
I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in the St. Louis Art Museum Collectors’ Circle art-buying event recently. A group of St. Louis photography collectors came together to pick an image to contribute to the museum’s permanent photography collection. Eric Lutz, the museum’s curator of prints, drawings and photographs, did a great sales job on all the pieces and the group narrowed it down to a vintage de Meyer (the first real fashion photographer) and a super cool An-My Lê piece.
The large scale An-My Lê took the final vote. The group found the juxtaposition of the surface of the aircraft carrier and the ocean’s horizon effective as well as the brilliant graphic-matching between the human figure and the targets they just filled with holes. All together this is an amazing moment that speaks volumes about our relationship with war, humanity and the environment.
I am grateful to have it in our community’s permanent collection.




