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meetdocumentary documentaryphotographer photographer Paul Paul Colangelo Colangelo for meet for breakfast breakfast in Toronto, and despite having driven in from three in Toronto, and despite having driven in from threehours hoursaway, he is he bright-eyed and talkative. Early mornings are a given away, is bright-eyed and talkative. Early mornings are a in wildlife photography, a profession that requires forbearance given in wildlife photography, a profession that requires and self-reliance in equal measure. In order to shoot Surviving forbearance and self-reliance in equal measure. In order to shoot Todagin, his series about a herd of rare sheep in northern British Surviving Todagin, his series about a herd of rare sheep in Columbia, he spent three two-month stretches on Todagin northern British Columbia, he spent three two-month stretches Mountain. on Todagin Mountain. “A helicopter drops you off, and then it’s just you and the sheep “A and helicopter drops and then it’s just the sheep the bears andyou the off, wolves,” he says. Evenyou theand wind was and the bears and the wolves,” he says. Even the wind was a problem. “It was like trying to sleep in a paint shaker,” he a problem. wasnext likeday, trying sleep paintclothes shaker,” explains.“It “The yourtotent andinalla your arehe down explains. “The next day, your tent and all your clothes are down in the valley.” in the valley.” Undaunted, he learned to pack more efficiently, stepped up his Undaunted, he learned pack more efficiently, stepped up his camp-cooking abilitiesto and took solace in his lone indulgence, camp-cooking and he took solace in histolone indulgence, a French press.abilities In the end, would propose his now-wife on a that French press. Inwhen the end, would propose his now-wife mountain, she he hiked up to spend atolong weekend. on that mountain, when she hiked to spend a long Before she arrived, Colangelo hadupdriven six hours to weekend. a gift store at theshe regional airport and bought two rings—one andstore one Before arrived, Colangelo had driven six hours wood to a gift case. Perhaps it’s telling that when Iwood ask what atantler—just the regionalinairport and bought two rings—one and his one most demanding field assignment was, that the story antler—just in case. Perhaps it’s telling whenended I ask with whatahis heartwarming about proposing to story his wife. Colangelo most demandinganecdote field assignment was, the ended with a genuinely loves what heabout does, proposing and it shows. heartwarming anecdote to his wife. Colangelo genuinely lovesupwhat does, shows. Time comes a lot he when youand talkit to Colangelo about his work: The patience it takes to wait for the right shot, weather be work: Time comes up a lot when you talk to Colangelo about his damned. The time it takes to make connections with people—who The patience it takes to wait for the right shot, weather be are rightly of outsiders. The time youwith have to invest damned. Thesuspicious time it takes to make connections people—who to do their stories justice. I heard a similar refrain when talked are rightly suspicious of outsiders. The time you have toI invest to his clients and collaborators. Colangelo had told me about a to do their stories justice. I heard a similar refrain when I talked rigorous travel-intensive story he worked on for World Wildlife to his clients and collaborators. Colangelo had told me about a Fund; Alex MacLennan, editorial director at the World Wildlife rigorous travel-intensive story he worked on for World Wildlife Fund, detailed a key to the photographer’s success. Fund; Alex MacLennan, editorial director at the World Wildlife “The team he was with rigorous and notsuccess. always photogFund, detailed a key to had the aphotographer’s raphy-friendly schedule,” MacLennan explains. “He found ways “The teampeople’s he was with had aand rigorous not always to elicit emotions stories,and to make the light work photography-friendly schedule,” MacLennan found regardless of time of day, and to roll with theexplains. punches “He [to get] ways to elicit people’s emotions and stories, to make the light those great shots. I think patience and that magical eye take work of time of day, and to roll with the punches [to him regardless a long way.” get] those great shots. I think patience and that magical eye take him a long way.” Right: Iskut River, British Columbia, from Paul Colangelo’s project Sacred Headwaters. International League of Conservation Photographers, client.
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Right: Iskut River, British Columbia, from Paul Colangelo’s project Sacred Illustration International Annual 2017 League of Conservation Photographers, client. Headwaters.
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ADVERTISING 1 Mike Benny, illustrator Diane Woolverton, art director United States Department of State, client “The theme for the US Department of State’s 2017 Earth Day poster was the biodiversity of the polar regions.” 20 × 30, acrylic.
2 (series) Luke Bott/Kortney Greer/Kendrick Kidd/Ty Mattson/Clark Orr, illustrators Ty Mattson, creative director Mattson Creative, design firm Twentieth Century Fox, client “Critically acclaimed and highly rated, American Horror Story is terrifyingly good television. When Twentieth Century Fox challenged Mattson Creative to create graphics that combined elements from the show’s first five seasons, its resulting eclectic series of designs blended imagery and icons from each season while capturing the spirit(s) across the entire series.” Illustrators’ work shown in the following order: Ty Mattson, Clark Orr, Luke Bott, Kortney Greer, Kendrick Kidd. Various sizes, digital.
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EDITORIAL 1 Anita Kunz, illustrator Chuck Kerr, art director Variety, client “Based on George Lois’s iconic Esquire cover of Richard Nixon, ‘Media Monster’ revisits the idea using Donald Trump.” 11 × 14, acrylic on board.
2 Jon Reinfurt, illustrator Heather Palmateer, designer Smithsonian, client “For a Smithsonian magazine article about the fragile state of the Florida wood rat species and how its main threat is the common domesticated house cat.” 4 × 6, digital.
3 Carlos Zamora, illustrator Pete Hausler, art director The Wall Street Journal, client “For ‘Music Education on the Go,’ an article in the Wall Street Journal about a classical pianist using YouTube as a teaching tool. By playing a few well-chosen snippets of classic compositions, he breaks down the complexity of each piece into five-minute online piano lessons.” 5 × 3¼, digital.
4 Joey Guidone, illustrator Jane Martin, design director The Boston Globe, client
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“For an article in the Boston Globe titled “Your spouse is cheating on you, on her phone, right now,” about the state of infidelity 20 years into the digital age.” 8 × 9, digital.
5 Brian Stauffer, illustrator Ashley Smestad-Vélez, deputy art director The Village Voice, client “For ‘Fencing In the Undocumented,’ an article in the Village Voice about anti-immigration forces using fingerprint technology to deport the undocumented.” 12 × 15, digital.
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FRESH JASMIN LAI
It’s not unusual to find yourself lost in the worlds drawn by Glendale, California–based painter and illustrator Jasmin Lai, who herself is no stranger to getting pulled into them. “I remember that as a kid I would get lost painting, just going at it for hours,” she says. Lai helped create background art for cartoons like Steven Universe during her time at Cartoon Network, and she gleans her sense for visual storytelling from her strong attention to detail. “I’m always trying to create a world that is believable and inviting to viewers,” she says. “I approach this by paying attention to various details throughout the picture, from capturing a specific time of day, weather and mood to observing, researching and gathering references.” She now enjoys taking a collaborative approach to projects, both as art director at international design firm Chromosphere and as an instructor at the California Institute of the Arts. “I think visual communicators have a key societal role in lifting the intellect and spirit of people,” Lai says. “It’s so important that we join heads, share our ideas and inspire each other!” jasminlai.tumblr.com
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