Joseph Szabo. Photographer. American.

Joseph Szabo is a teacher, photographer and author. He taught photography and art at Malverne High School on Long Island for 27 years and for over 20 years at the International Center of Photography in Manhattan. His 1978 book, “Almost Grown,” featured many of his students and was acclaimed as one of the “Best Books of the Year” by the American Library Association. Throughout the 80s and 90s, “Almost Grown” attained cult classic status in the fashion world, prompting Vogue editor Grace Coddington to notice that “all the young fashion photographers were looking at Joe’s photographs as their bible.” In 2003, Szabo released “Teenage” his more complete view of adolescents coming of age. His most recent book “Jones Beach” captures his forty year exploration of summer at New York’s most popular beach. Directors: David Khachatorian + George P. Pozderec have made a documentary film about Joseph which comes out this year. Watch the preview and find out more HERE.

Eames: The Architect and the Painter. Documentary film. 2011.

JASON COHN, Producer/Writer. BILL JERSEY, Producer. A First Run Feature film, NY.
The husband-and-wife team of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as America's most important designers. Perhaps best remembered for their mid-century plywood and fiberglass furniture, the Eames Office also created a mind-bending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during World War II, to photography, interiors, multi-media exhibits, graphics, games, films and toys. But their personal lives and influence on significant events in American life-from the development of modernism, to the rise of the computer age-has been less widely understood. Narrated by James Franco, Eames: The Architect and the Painter is the first film dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work.
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Tom Ford. Designer. Photographer. Film maker. American.

Ford was born in Austin, Texas, but spent most of his childhood in Santa Fe, Ford moved to NY to study art history at NYC, but after partying too hard during the Warhol/Studio 54 era, he dropped out and moved to LA. He worked as an actor for a while before moving back to NY to study architecture at Parsons School of Design. Tom Ford then transferred to Parsons' Paris campus, and in his final year of architecture he suddenly decided to switch to fashion. In 1990, Ford moved to Milan to join Gucci as the company's women's wear designer. In 1992, he became design director and in 1994 he was appointed creative director of Gucci. He designed all product lines, and headed all advertising campaigns and store design. In 2000, following the acquisition of Yves Saint Laurent and YSL Beaute by Gucci, Ford took over as creative director of Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche + YSL Beaute. Ford left Gucci in 2004 to then start his own brand, Tom Ford, in a year later with menswear and accessory collections. In 2009, Ford made his first film, A Single Man, starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore. It was only after seeing this brilliant film that I fully appreciated the genius of Tom Ford. He is one of the most talented, versatile artists of our time. His vision for design and style has no boundaries-his work is both classic and trend-setting.

Eric Yeo of Ogilvy Singapore. For Faber Castell.

Eric Yeo is creative director for Ogilvy&Mather Singapore.

Austra. Beat and the Pulse. Toronto.

Director: Claire Edmondson DP: Jordan Ead Editor: Kye Meechan.



Hot tune. Hot vid.
Austra is a rad Toronto-based band with members: Katie Stelmanis, Maya Postepski and Dorian Wolf.
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Crumpled Maps. Emanuele Pizzolorusso. Milan.

GENIUS.
Made of TYVEK-the crumpled map is un-rippable, waterproof, and can be carried as a pouch.
23 cities: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Chicago, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Florence, Hamburg, Helsinki, Lisbon, London, Milan, New York, New Zealand (Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown), Oslo, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Venice.
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Chicago Reader: Key Ingredient. Julia Thiel.

Chicago-based chefs get handed an ingredient from their fellow chefs to create a dish with... an exercise in artful creativity. Watch all KEY INGREDIENT episodes HERE.

The Realness.

Off the Menu. Staff Meals from America's Top Restaurants. Marissa Guggiana.

Brilliant idea for a cook book.