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Mary Hunt Kahlenberg
Carter Berg (Table ol Contents, page 40, and "Couture Central," page 128) lives in NewYork, where he was born. But Manhattan is not just his home; it serves as one ol
Mary Hunt Kahlenberg ("Balinese Textiles,"
reatest i nspi rations. Always carrying his cama.r lilo hi. L-',. a..t-. q:v< "The cilv'< clrFeic a re never the sa me. The liq ht, the weather a nd the people a re a lways changing. The opportu nity to capture something never seen before a lways exists." His work has h is g
appeared in magazines such as Elle Decor and Architectural Digest, and he has shot national advertising campaigns {or
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lYuseum o{ Art She co owns Textile Arts lnc. of Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her husband, Robert T Coff and Although <hp {rpn"entl'
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Whether Tobie Giddio (Cover and "Tobie Giddio,".prge 1 40) is^referenclng an exqulsrte creatlon lrom an exceptional designer or one of her composed figures from the mind's eye, the expression is an exalted form of beautv intended to fuel the imagination. "The imagery from thI especially dramati"c and far-reachine fashion shows continues to contribu"te a great deal of inspiration for me." Tbbie's clientele includes Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Tiflany and Apple Computer. She lives and works in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York, with her husband, motion,/graphic designer Peter Belsky, and tlleii 5-year-old daughter, Praise.
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Architectural Digest, The NewYorkTimes,
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and theTravel Channel I I ves in Los Angeles with I wife and Jive children, all whom are mounta neeTs
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LucreYoung
Center CoLlege o{ Design in Pasadena, Ca itornia,
Brit I ving n New York
Everard Wil iams ("{Ji,., on Screen," page 1 02)
began shoot ng primar lly ediiorialwork He became known tor his observa nt a nd versat le
approach and s sought forh sconceptual, portra it, f i ne a rt a nd ed itoria photography His cl ents include Nike, Seattle Film
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Decoration ,Ihe New YorkTimesand lravel+ Leisure. When she s not writing, she teaches t'ai
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Mark Wagoner Since about aqe 6, Mark :' Wagoner ( page 120) has had a fascination with the captured image. li staried w th h s exposure to his older brother's darkroom and hls curiosity grew nlo an early pass on. lYark now is a sti I photographerand di rector o1 photog raphy for com merc a ls a nd li m, based in North Caro na. He has worked in more than 25 countr es, shot more than 2OO magaz ne covers and crealed images {or Fortune 500 compa' nies. He has won numerous awards for h s advert sing and editorial photography, as well as his motron p ctu re work.
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