Meet the Experts

We are so grateful to all of our buyers and photographers who were so generous with their time and made these topics come alive. We would also like...

We are so grateful to all of our buyers and photographers who were so generous with their time and made these topics come alive.

We would also like to extend a special thanks to the photographers, who provided us with so many beautiful images to use to illustrate the articles. Thanks guys!

Buyers

Anthony Annandono – MTV (Designer)
As a graphic designer for MTV, Anthony develops creative for MTV’s merchandise and advertising pieces – including the Video Music Awards and other original programming. Anthony has been with MTV for two years and holds a design degree from NYC’s School of Visual Arts (SVA).
Chris Benton – LyonHeart (Art Buyer)
Chris is an Art Buyer at LyonHeart, a NYC-based healthcare/pharmaceutical advertising agency. He earned a degree in advertising/journalism but has worked on the visual/creative side of the industry his entire career. Previous roles have included graphic design and production. He was born to an ex-nun and a farmer. He is also the former guitar player for a major label band that shall remain nameless.
Martin Berman – G2 (Associate Creative Director)
Martin is an Associate Creative Director at G2, a NYC-based advertising agency and subsidiary of Grey Global. Martin runs the BMW and Mini Cooper accounts for G2. Among other responsibilities, he oversees procurement of photography through both stock purchasing and commission shoots.
Kellie Bingman – McKinney (Art Buying Supervisor)
Kellie is the Art Buying Supervisor at McKinney, a national advertising
agency based in Durham, NC. Kellie has been with McKinney for eight
years, working on clients including Travelocity, Virgin Mobile, Virgin
Atlantic, Nasdaq, SoCo, and Qwest. Prior to McKinney, Kellie worked as
the marketing director and producer for Raleigh-based photographer
Jimmy Williams. In a past life, she also worked as a freelance and fine
arts photographer. Kellie earned her degree in Advertising and
Photography from the University of Kentucky.
Leah Hamilton – Senior Art Buyer at NYC advertising agency
Leah is the Senior Art Buyer for all Print Photography Production and Stock Purchases fora NYC-based advertising agency with a specialization in youth, sports and branded entertainment marketing. Leah comes from a production and artist management background. She has commissioned and worked with several prominent photographers including Marc Baptiste, Matthew Jordan Smith, and Kwaku Alston; fine artists including Kedar Nelson and Jon Bergerman; and the illustrator team, I love dust. At her current agency, she handles all photo production: finding and hiring talent, creating budgets, producing shoots and buying stock.
Susan Hennessy – Family Circle (Assistant Photo Editor)
Susan is the Assistant Photo Editor for Family Circle magazine, a property of Meredith Corporation. She assists with all research, shoots, contracts, layouts, and image tracking and crediting. As part of her role, Susan procures photography through both commission shoots and stock purchases. She earned a degree in photography and still shoots on the side.
Michele Holcomb – Major Insurance Agency (Production Artist)
Michele works for a large insurance company as a Production Artist in
the Creative Services department, an in-house agency responsible for
producing all marketing and advertising campaigns and materials for the
company. Michele has been in the production and design industry for 32
years. She started life as a typesetter – the ultimate in street cred!
Whitney Lawson, Photo Editor, Travel & Leisure
Whitney Lawson is deputy photo editor at
Travel + Leisure magazine. After graduating from Yale, she began her
photography career in fine art, working at the
Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum in New York City.
Lawson later held photography
positions at The New Yorker and New York magazines before joining
Travel + Leisure in 2005.She has never eaten an oyster until this year, but is now busy making up for lost time.
Karalyn Leavens – AgencyRX (Art Supervisor)
Karalyn is an Art Supervisor for AgencyRX, where she manages creative for a major pharmaceutical brand. Prior to joining AgencyRX, she worked in consumer advertising with a focus on travel and leisure. She is originally from Boston and earned her design degree from Northeastern University.
Jess Levey – CosmoGirl (Photo Editor)
Jess has been in the photography industry for over 10 years, including almost five years in her current role as Photo Editor for CosmoGirl magazine. She spent the previous five years as Photo Editor at Good Housekeeping magazine, and prior to that, as an editor at a fine arts stock agency. Jess studied photography with Thomas Roma at Columbia University and received a BA from Barnard College. She is currently working towards her MFA at Hunter College.
Moya McAllister, Photography Director, Story Worldwide
Moya McAllister currently produces and directs photography for many of Story Worldwide’s publications especially travel magazine Endless Vacation and clients such as UPS, Bank of America, ILORI, Unilever, RCI and others. She is involved in concepting shoots, hiring photographers & stylists, casting models & directing shoots on-location. Prior to Story Worldwide, she was Photo Editor for Lexus magazine and Hallmark Magazine’s launch issue. She works as both a photographer & photo editor and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from the School of Visual Arts. Clients have included Workman Publishing, USA Networks/Sci-Fi Channel, Roger Black Studio, Newsweek/Special Issues, InStyle, Thirteen/WNET, Harry N.Abrams.
Christina Micek, Photo Editor, Grand Circle Travel
Christina Micek is a picture researcher, art buyer, photo editor and photographer for publishing, travel, editorial and creative clients. She also lectures on photography topics for local colleges and universities, and has been an internationally exhibiting artist since2001. Her experience as a photo editor for the stock photography industry, a contributing writer for the magazine MacTribe, and as a board member of the American Society of Picture Professionals has pointed to a deep interest in photography.

Christina was trained in photography at Massachusetts College of Art and is now a degree candidate for a Masters in the History of Art and Architecture at Harvard Extension School, specializing in Photo History.
Lisa Mullenholz – McGraw Hill (Image Editor)
Lisa is an Image Editor for the educational division of McGraw Hill, where she procures imagery for Primary and Secondary Level textbooks. She earned a degree in photography and has worked editorially and as an Account Executive at Corbis.
Thu Nguyen – American Express Publishing/Custom Solutions (Deputy Art Director)
Thu is the Deputy
Art Director for American Express Publishing, Custom Solutions, a division of
American Express Publishing that prints numerous custom magazines per year for
private clients to send out for loyalty and prospecting marketing initiatives.
The magazines range from down-market retail to high-end lifestyle, private real
estate opportunities, and financial advising. Thu’s role is to manage design
and research and procure all photography from commission shoots and stock
purchases. She has been in graphic design for 12 years and worked in
photography in various capacities including fashion, web design, non-profit,
and editorial (at Latina magazine and Child magazine).
Josephine Solimene Rustin – CosmoGIRL! Magazine (Photo Research Editor)
As a Photo Research Editor at CosmoGIRL!, Josephine is responsible for
finding any photography that is not shot in-house for the magazine,
including lifestyle, still life and celebrity images. She studied
photography in NYC at FIT and ICP, and still finds time to shoot on the
side.
Doug Schneider – Benchmark Education Company (Director of Photography)
Doug is the Director of Photographer for the Benchmark Education Company, a children’s educational publisher that produces literacy supplements across a broad spectrum of subjects. As DOP, Doug oversees the research, procurement and editing of photography (both stock and commission). He previously worked in the stock industry for 10 years, including several years at Getty Images, where he managed the research department. Doug is also a photographer; you can see his personal work for sale on the PSC here: http://my.photoshelter.com/dougschneider.
Ana Suarez – Grey Worldwide (Senior Art Buyer)
Ana Suarez is an Art Producer at Grey Worldwide, where she has worked in various capacities for 11 years. Her clients include Playtex, Wyeth, Eli Lily, and Smuckers. Ana earned a degree in fashion, spent one year in the fashion industry, then jumped ship to advertising – where she has been ever since. She is Brooklyn born and raised and lives in the NYC metro area.
Mitch Tepper – AgencyRx (Sr. Art Buyer)
Mitch has been an Art Buyer at AgencyRx for almost two years, and has worked in photo buying for parent company Cline Davis & Mann for six years. CDM is one of the leading healthcare advertising agencies in the world; as such Mitch has developed an expertise in producing photography for globally-oriented pharmaceutical branding and advertising.
Lexi Walters – BabyZone.com (Senior Editor)
Lexi is a Senior Editor at BabyZone.com, a subsidiary website of Kaboose, Inc., whose combined entities represent the largest independent online media destination for moms-to-be, moms, and kids. Lexi’s role includes developing new baby and toddler editorial content and tools for BabyZone’s more than 4 million visitors monthly. Lexi has worked as a writer and editor for multiple major parenting websites and magazines, including AmericanBaby.com, HealthyKids.com, BHG.com, Parents.com, LadiesHomeJournal.com, Wondertime magazine, and American Girl magazine, among others.
Karen Weiss – MTV (Project Manager, Off-Air Creative)
Karen oversees photography for MTV’s Off Air Creative Department (i.e., print advertising, OOH and online marketing along with home entertainment). In this capacity she both produces shoots and oversees stock image purchasing. Karen has been with MTV for 4 years and previously worked as a photo producer for an agency. She is also personally a photographer and recently joined the PSC as a contributor.
Susan Wetherby – Discovery Communications (Lead Art Buyer)
As the Lead Art Buyer for Discovery Communications, Susan and her teammates manage photography research, editing and procurement for Discovery’s extended media platform – including the Discovery Channel, TLC, Plant Green, Animal Planet, The Science Channel, Military Channel, and Discovery Kids. As such, her photography searches extend across a wide variety of genres. Susan has worked for Discovery in various capacities of media editing and management. She also has a personal interest in photography; she studied photography in high school, holds a film degree, and can’t believe she gets paid to look at pictures all day!
Michael Wichita – AARP Bulletin (Photo Editor)
Michael is the photo editor for AARP Bulletin, a 23-million circulation news magazine published 10 times a year by AARP in Washington, DC. He has been with AARP since 2005, managing photo research and assignments for both the print and online versions. Michael previously worked as a photo editor and professional photographer, and his work has appeared in DC’s Metro Weekly, as well as the Village Voice, the Advocate and the New York Daily News. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. You can see his work at http://www.michaelwichita.com. (PHOTO CREDIT: Todd Franson/Metro Weekly)

Production

Joel Barhamand – Photographer, Lighting Assistant

Joel Barhamand‘s photography education began in his high school darkroom in Naperville, Illinois, and continued with a BFA in photography from the University of Ohio. He now lives in Brooklyn, New York working on assignment, assisting and showing work in galleries, including several traveling Tiny Vices shows and the Mahan Gallery in Columbus, Ohio. His photographer client list includes Andrew Hetherington, Blossom Berkofsky, Tina Tyrell, Marili Forastieri, Mary Ellen Mark, Eric Ogden, and Mark Heithoff. He is with a camera always and usually waits for just-so moments of visual irony, but sometimes can’t resist the just plain beautiful. You can license his images at http://psc.photoshelter.com/user/joelbarhamand
Cameron Cooper – Stylist
Cameron is a NYC-based stylist who works on editorial and commercial shoots for clients including Some, Highlights, and And Men. He earned a degree in film and video and began his career in various creative freelance capacities including as a prop stylist and art director for small films, as a fashion stylist and visual merchandiser, and eventually as a stylist for still photography. He works with art directors and photographers to realize their creative visions for shoots with a specific focus on wardrobe. You can contact him at stopcameron@yahoo.com.
Annie Etheridge – Photographer, Photo Editor, Producer
Annie is currently the Collection Manager for the Pro Stock Creative Collection at PhotoShelter. Her background includes several years experience on all sides of the industry: as a photographer, producer, and photo editor. She began her career as a photojournalist, gravitated to travel and music portraiture, moved to film production, and then worked extensively as a Photo Editor for several commercial magazines including Men’s Health, InStyle, and Real Simple.

Photographers

Cedric Angeles, Photographer
Cedric Angeles as born in the Phillippines. Growing up in the farming village of Santiago, his first exposure to travel and images was through his father’s collection of National Geographic magazine. Fast forward to 1995, and Angeles enrolled at the Art Center College of Design. In 2000, PDN named him a 30 under 30. Angeles regular contributor to GQ, Glamour, Bon Appetit, Food&Wine, Vogue, and Time Inc., among others.
Clint Blowers
Clint is a Philadelphia-based still life photographer. His
characteristic style incorporates natural and studio-built
environments, which he proudly attributes to his rural-Michigan
upbringing and summer jobs in construction. Clint graduated from the
University of the Arts’ photography program and now shoots full time on
assignment for clients including Newsweek, INKED Magazine, Philadelphia Magazine, University of Pennsylvania, Wyeth Healthcare Systems, Merck, PINK Spirits, LUCID Absinthe, and Sailor Jerry Rum. You can see his work at http://www.clintblowers.com/ and for sale on the PSC at http://psc.photoshelter.com/user/clintblowers.
Nicholas Eveleigh

Born in Oxford England, Nicholas is a NYC-based photographer whose
clients include Chiat Day, DDB Worldwide, Digitas, Draft Worldwide,
Gray, Hill Holliday, Saatchi & Saatchi, NY Times Magazine, Fortune,
Forbes, Time, Microsoft, Ralph Lauren, Sony, and UPS. He is a graduate
of the University of Delaware’s Visual Communications program with
studies in advertising, graphic design and commercial photography. He
is a husband to a photo editor, a father to a first grade student, and
a servant to two house cats – and has been happily living and working
in New York City for the past 16 years. You can see his work at http://www.eveleigh.com/ and for sale on the PSC at http://psc.photoshelter.com/user/eveleigh.
Erica Freudenstein
Erica is an NYC-based assignment
photographer whose clients include Newsweek, Forbes, the Washington Post,
Metropolis, Dwell, AT+T, Charles Schwab, GE, SAP America, McDonald’s, and
Simon & Schuster. Originally from New Jersey, Erica attended RIT for two
years and completed her degree at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
She got her first break out of school shooting assignment work for Philadelphia
Magazine and then moved to NYC, where she has lived and worked professionally
for the past 15 years. You can see her work at http://www.efreudenstein.com and for sale on the PSC at http://psc.photoshelter.com/user/efreudenstein.
Glenn Glasser
Glenn was raised in rural Pennsylvania where he spent his days playing kick the can & getting mandatory days off from school for the first day of fishing season. He first became enchanted with photography in the 6th grade by getting suspended for documenting the truth or dare game in the back of the bus on the way back from Gettysburg with his kodak disc camera. Glenn fled PA several years later for New England and matriculated at Brown University to pursue a concentration in Anthropology. Glenn currently resides in the Williamsburg area of Brooklyn. He shoots regularly for clients including Real Simple, Town & Country, New York Magazine, Nerve, and Walmart. You can see his work at http://www.glennglasser.com and for sale at http://my.photoshelter.com/glennglasser
Thayer Gowdy
Born and farm-raised by chefs in Vermont, Thayer is now a San Francisco-based lifestyle photographer working for clients including Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Land’s End, Johnson & Johnson, Gymboree, Travel & Leisure, Self, Real Simple, Parents, and Sony. Thayer has also produced work for several books including Elegant Entertaining (Town and Country) and Healthy Baby (Chronicle Books). She has been working professionally since 1995. You can see her work at http://www.thayerphoto.com/ and for sale at http://my.photoshelter.com/thayergowdy.
Emiliano Granado, Photographer
Emiliano was born in La Plata, Argentina but has lived most of his life
in the US. He grew up in Houston and Miami and received his BA in Massachusetts. He worked for an ad agency for FAR
too long while he took photo classes and assisted every chance he
could. Now a full-time commercial/editorial photographer, he was just
named one of PDN 30 Photographers in 2008. His clients include Travel +
Leisure, People En Espanol, Dazed + Confused, Mass Appeal (RIP), Mike’s
Hard Lemonade, Big Lots!. He lives in NYC and spends lots of time in
Miami and Buenos Aires. See more of his work at www.emilianogranado.com and http://psc.photoshelter.com/user/emiliano
Lauri Lyons
Lauri Lyons was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1971. She earned a BFA for Media Arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. In the years following, Lyons worked as a Photo Editor for Magnum Photos, The Source, B.E.T, and Essence magazine. She has created and photographed essays in Brazil,Europe, Mexico, West Africa, and the United States. Her photographs and writing have appeared in Fortune, Stern, Trace, and The London Observer. Lauri’s work has been exhibited in the International Center of Photography, Brooklyn Museum of art, and the Civil Rights Museum. Flag: An American Story is her first published monograph (2001). Her latest book is Flag International (www.blurb.com 2008).

Lauri is a faculty member of the International Center of Photography, and the Rhode Island School of Design. She currently lives in New York City. You can see her work at www.laurilyons.com (photo credit: Jamel Shabazz).
Emily Nathan
Emily is a San Francisco-based commercial, editorial and travel photographer whose clients include Apple, The New Yorker, Travel + Leisure, Real Simple, Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Budget Travel, Every Day with Rachael Ray, and Dwell. She was included in the PDN Photo Annual in 2002 and 2008 and named to their Emerging 30 list in 2005. You can see her work at http://www.emilynathan.com/ and for sale at http://my.photoshelter.com/emilynathan.
Brad Nelson
Brad has worked in photography for 17 years, including the past seven years as an independent photographer. He began his career in LA as an assistant and later with his own production company. He moved to NYC to kick start his solo career and has since developed a roster of editorial, commercial and celebrity portrait clients including GQ, Esquire, Tribeca Film Festival, Time Out NY, Men’s Journal, Pfizer and Time Warner. You can see his work at http://www.bradnelsonphoto.com.
Nancy Ney
After graduating with a Psychology Degree from American University in D.C. Nancy took a job as an Executive Assistant for a Manhattan-based film production house. When they found out she had taken a photography course while at school, her duties were expanded to include taking production stills at every shoot. She discovered she loved taking pictures of people, left the company, and began what has become a successful and rewarding career as a fashion and advertising photographer. Appreciated by her many clients as well as the major stock houses for “getting the shot,” Nancy is always finding new ways to make people look interesting, often using her psychology background to help them portray just the right emotion. Nancy works out of her live-work loft in SoHo when not traveling to client assignments, or shooting stock on location. Visit Nancy’s Web site at www.nancyney.com to see more of her work.
David Nicholas, Photographer
David Nicolas received his BFA photography from
The Art Center College of Design in 2004, and has been working as a commercial photographer since. Nicolas was selected as a PDN 30 in 2004, a group of selected photographers to watch, and was also featured in the Communication Arts Design Annual 2003. He has exhibited his work at PowerHouse Gallery and Milk Studios, among others, and has shot many editorial and advertising assignments. His clients include Food & Wine, Departures, Fortune, Men’s Journal, Microsoft, and Travel & Leisure. See more of his work at http://www.davidnicolas.com/.
Eric O’Connell
Eric is an editorial, commercial and stock photographer whose clients have included Cadillac, Canon, Forbes, Pepsi, Outside Magazine, Time, Wired, Newsweek, the New York Times, Oracle, Intel and IBM. He has been shooting professionally since 1990 and has developed a focus in Lifestyle photography. He has an undergrad degree in photojournalism with an emphasis in Anthropology. You can see his images at http://www.ericoconnell.com/.
Kathy Quirk-Syvertsen
Kathy is a Minneapolis-based Stock and Assignment photographer who grew up in NYC and began her career on the other side of the camera – as a child model and then as a Ford model in the 1970’s. Her work focuses on location portraits, particularly involving children. Her images are listed on PhotoShelter, Getty Images and Masterfile. You can see her work at http://www.quirkphotography.com/ or for sale on the PSC at http://my.photoshelter.com/quirk.
Jon Ragel
Jon is a commercial and editorial photographer whose clients include Reebok, Coors, Grey, DDB, Nike, Procter & Gamble, Footlocker, Conde Nast Traveler, New York Magazine, In Style, Rolling Stone, and Interview. He has been putting food on the table with photography since 1989 and began his career freelancing for prominent LA photographers including Annie Liebowitz. His major influences include Weegee, Doisneau and Helmut Newton. He grew up in Tucson and earned his BFA in photography from Art Center in Pasadena. You can see his work at http://www.jonragel.com/.
Inti St. Clair
Inti is a Seattle-based photographer who shoots primarily stock, with a balance of commission work. Prior to working for herself, she worked for Andersen Ross as a Producer and Studio Manager. She has an undergrad degree in something totally unrelated and learned photography by assisting great photographers and by taking the summer intensive program at the Rocky Mountain School of Photography. You can see her work at www.intistclair.com.
Alex Tehrani
Alex Tehrani became obsessed with photography in high school and never let go. He was born in Berkeley, California and now splits his time between the Bay Area and Brooklyn. He shoots extensively for commercial and editorial clients including Outside Magazine, Details, Interview, Time, ESPN, Ogilvy & Mather, TBWA Chiat/Day, Arnold, Nike, and McCann Erickson. You can see his work at http://alextehrani.com/.
Andrea Wyner
Andrea is a travel, lifestyle and portrait photographer whose clients include Parenting Magazine, GQ, Travel + Leisure, Paper, Yoga Journal, and Wine Spectator. She was named a PDN ‘Emerging 30’ photographer in 2007 and is currently celebrating the release of the ‘Outstanding in the Field’ cookbook, which includes several of her images. Andrea lives bi-coastally between San Francisco and New York City, and travels extensively for her work. She received her BFA from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. You can see her work at http://andreawyner.com/.
Stephen Zeigler
Stephen was born in Los Angeles in 1970. He grew up in Manhattan Beach, California, where as a teenager he was submerged in beach culture. He began taking pictures after attending a show of the documentary photographer W. Eugene Smith. A hybrid of photojournalism, portraiture, and fashion, Stephen’s work is marked by vivid color, movement, and a focus on global subcultures. His photographs have appeared in Vogue Hommes International, The Fader, Details, and Newsweek as well as advertising campaigns for Quicksilver, Microsoft, Roxy, and Converse. He currently lives with his wife in downtown Los Angeles. You can see his work at http://stephenzeigler.com/ and for sale at the PSC here: http://my.photoshelter.com/szeigler.