A little visual inspiration to get everyone through this overcast Wednesday… last month I was in Italy for a friend’s wedding and then traveled on to Ibiza for a little R&R. Here are some images from my trip. Enjoy!
Niko working in his family bakery
Tuscan Coast of Italy
Lago Di Garda, Riva Del Garda, Italy
Lago Di Garda, Italy
Pacha nightclub in Ibiza, Spain
Pacha nightclub in Ibiza, Spain
The old city of Ibiza as seen entering the port
Ibiza from a distance at sunset
In 2011 Mark Leibowitz Photography Inc. partnered with Communities in Schools, the nation’s leading drop-out prevention program, to create an after school program to teach students at Hamilton High School about the art and business of photography. The photo program is now in its second year and on Tuesday we celebrated CIS’s commitment to helping young people realize their goals and reach their potential with a fundraiser. This year we asked our students to create portraits of other CIS students to be displayed during the event; each student photographed one of their peers who then answered questions about success and how CIS has made them successful. In addition to their role as featured artists for the evening, our students ran the photobooth… you can see a few examples after the group photo below!
Mark also donated one of his pieces from his Backstage series to a Charity Buzz auction benefitting CIS. You can bid on the piece here for a chance to own a Mark Leibowitz original AND help CIS… sounds like a good deal to us!
The 2012 photo group and their models (above)
The students with their principal Gary Garcia and CIS site coordinator Dana Henry and Janelle Reonal
Gary Garcia, Dana Henry, Janelle Reonal
The students and special guest Tyrese
When I found out that Chanel Iman was going to be one of our house-mates during Coachella last weekend I knew a fun weekend was brewing. I’ve know Chanel since her first season modeling at the shows. On Sunday, she dressed in an awesome outfit that has exploded across the style blogs. That afternoon I kept snapping Chanel because she was clearly the star of the show. Here are a few fun favorites…
Rocking out!
Chillin’ out!
And having fun with our other house-mate Heidy De la Rosa!
Attention Los Angeles! Mark is shooting street style tomorrow, Friday April 6 for Glamour magazine so wear your best DENIM! We will be on Robertson between Beverly and Melrose and from 10am-2pm and then we’ll head over to Abbot Kinney. Follow @marklphoto on Twitter for location updates. See you tomorrow!
Mark returned from the fall/winter 2012 fashion shows earlier this month but we’re just getting back to normal here at the office and we’ve finally had a chance to take a look at all the great photos from over a month of shooting.
Here are some shots Mark took with his phone backstage while on assignment for Glamour. We’ll be posting pics from Mark’s trips often so check back to see new stuff. Enjoy! (top: Dries van Noten, middle: Balmain, bottom: DSquared)
Two of Mark’s photographs were selected to appear in the American Photography 28 annual!
The images were taken backstage at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show in December for The Hollywood Reporter. Lindsey Ellingson (top) faces off with a wall of photographers while Ieva Laguna and Bregje Heinen document the occasion with a cell phone camera (bottom).
The jury this year included Bill Black, Reader’s Digest; Scott Hall, Newsweek/Daily Beast; Nathalie Kirsheh, Details; Whitney Lawson Travel + Leisure; Joanna Milter, The New York Times Magazine; Paul Moakley, TIME; and Zana Woods, Wired. Over 8,100 images were submitted this year by more than 1,200 photographers, magazines, agencies, publishers and schools — only 324 images will appear in the book.
To mix things up a bit we’re going to start doing some regular columns here at Leibowitz Pictures! For our first installment: The Many Faces Of… Each week we’ll post new images of a familiar face from backstage or on set. This week it’s Lindsey Wixson! These images are from backstage at Anna Sui and Michael Kors. Don’t forget to check back often for new content. Enjoy!
