Salvador Dali

One of this century’s most influential photographers died on October 7, 2009 at the age of 92. Irving Penn’s classical work graced the pages of Vogue magazine, other publications and advertisements for over five decades and dominated fashion photography with style and substance of remarkable talent.

Salad Still Life

He was one of my inspirations, not for only for his portraiture, but for his ability to see form while documenting the subjects before his camera. Still’s of leaves, accessories, food or everyday items took on a larger than life presence in his images. His work shooting dignitaries, artists, common folks and aborigines shares a common thread of Penn’s unique vision.

New Guinea Princess

A true master of his craft, his influence will be seen in editorial and advertising imagery for eternity. Thank you Mr. Penn.

I’d like to give kudos to Walt for putting together a nice blog about the St. Louis ad scene. In addition to reading several posts, I took time to visit several of the blogs listed in his blogroll. Finally, the St Louis ad community is publishing some online content.

Artist Willard Wig is launching a new exhibition featuring several micro-sculptures. Painted with a single hair plucked from a fly, they are small enough to fit into the eye of a needle. Have a look for yourself at Willard Wig’s micro-sculptures and let us know what you think.

Indie filmmaker gets ALS. Begins to document his life as he becomes a character of his own work.

http://www.transfatty.com

http://www.patrickobrienfoundation.org

There’s a lesson here – several.