Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 . I was looking through the archives recently and came across a photo of Frank Kelly, the man about town who defined mens fashion and style in Philadelphia during the 1970’s and 80’s. Frank was a style icon that I truly admired. Always dressed to the… Continue reading Light Table: Frank Kelly Style Icon
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Picture of the Day: Caesars Palace, Las Vegas 1980
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 . When I first started my professional career in 1980 as a staff photographer for the behemoth pharmaceutical company, Smithkline & French I was assigned to photograph executives for the company at a sales meeting held in Las Vegas, Nevada. I booked a hotel room at… Continue reading Picture of the Day: Caesars Palace, Las Vegas 1980
Close Ups: 1990’s
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 . Close Up’s: 1990’s . During the early 1990’s, I purchased what would eventually become an indispensable piece of equipment for my portrait photography, the ring flash. This unique flash lamp that creates shadowless light on a subjects face at close range intrigued me from… Continue reading Close Ups: 1990’s
Bob Shell: The Digital Era
Text by Bob Shell, Copyright 2019 . Photography by Anthony Colagreco, Copyright 2019 . The Digital Era . Many of you reading this came of age in the digital photography era. Most likely you’ve never used, maybe never even seen, a film camera. My girlfriend Marion was like that. The first time I handed… Continue reading Bob Shell: The Digital Era
Rongrong Liu: Light
Video and Text by Rongrong Liu, Copyright 2019 . LIGHT . This video art project is all about light. I started thinking of using light as my main subject when I saw the disco ball installation recently at the Institute of Contemporary Art. What’s most interesting about it is that what I am able… Continue reading Rongrong Liu: Light