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Press conference on August 24th, 9-11am, on the second floor of the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. This has been a bit of a saga, folks, and I’ll be blogging about it through the show dates. Many thanks to all, especially our sponsors, and the folks at Related, who manage the Time Warner Building. This would not have been possible without a lot of effort from lots of folks. Just click on below to enlarge.
[…] have been abuzz for weeks about an announcement expected tomorrow. It’s the same day that Joe McNally (re)launches his “Faces of Ground Zero” display. McNally is of course a well known Nikon shooter and Nikon is a sponsor of the display. It’s […]
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The light goes on! Beautiful thing about photography is you can make a picture of an imagining in your head, and it becomes real. If you have a wonderful cooperative model such as @ambertutton, of modeling fame in the UK. We’ve worked together for about 10 years and when we did this she looked at me and asked, “Joe, have you finally gotten tired of photographing my face?” Never! Amber is beautiful and terrific to work with, always up for a photo adventure. Shot this in conjunction with @profoto, in the UK some years ago. Just did a webcast which lives now on YouTube about fueling a creative life for #brookdaleliving. LINK IN BIO⬆️
#transformationtuesday #tuesdaythoughts #tuesdaymotivation #tuesdaytips #picoftheday📷 #photooftheday #creativity
Heading to Italy! Will be in Florence for a bit and then in a historic villa in the Tuscan countryside. Doing a workshop in this beautiful place w fellow @nikonusa ambassador @tamaralackey. The whole workshop produced in magnificent style by @acahillmac. Landscape, portraits, cityscapes, color, light and lens for a solid week in one of the most beautiful places on earth. This fashion frame shot from a trip years back in Milan in partnership with @manfrottoimaginemore as the Duomo looms beautifully in the background.
#throwbackthursday #thursdaythoughts #italy #picoftheday #nikonambassador #nikond810
A photo walk in Gdansk! A truly wonderful and historically important city in Poland. I was invited by the camera store, @cyfrowe_pl, to participate in the ŚwiatłoSiła Photo-Video festival (Festival of Light) which was enormously popular. What a fantastic experience! I enjoy the company of fellow photographers, and the crowds were friendly, passionate and gracious. I posted a shot from our photo walk using nothing but hard light. Folks asked for other shots and techniques from our walk down by the docks with the amazing @_frostmagdalena. Big Thanks to @zieniuphoto and @filipkowalkowski who were terrific hosts, and we all collaborated so well. A blog about the event to come!
#photowalk #światlosiła #cyfrowe_pl #filipkowalkowski #zieniuphoto #portraitphotography #nikonambassador #nikonpro #nikonz9
Just back from Poland and the ŚwiatłoSiła Photo & Video festival organized by the incredible team @cyfrowe_pl.
The event (The Festival of Light) was a terrific, energetic celebration of photography, attended in large numbers. I had three events, and this particular frame is available light in harsh sun during our Photo Walk. Loved the Photo Walk as it took place as a meander through the old, historic docks and cranes of Gdansk. Happy to have had the opportunity to visit Gdansk, still an important port city in Poland and the birthplace of Solidarity, the labor movement that shook all of Eastern Europe and the Communist bloc at that time. Lech Walesa was a dockworker turned union activist who championed the rights of the workers to strike, and changed Poland forever.
Our model @_frostmagdalena was wonderful and easygoing, giving all the photographers nonstop look after look that was captivating and beautiful. Magda made excellent use of posing in the strong sunlight!
#thursdayvibes #thursdaythoughts #cyfrowe_pl #światłosiła
#picoftheday #photowalk #nikonambassador #nikonpro #nikonz9
Again, this day. Always remember.
The ever striking muse @nwilmshurstx locks onto the camera. Classic beauty combo of an overhead light with a low fill. No background light, as she is only about eight feet in front of one of the @manfrottoimaginemore collapsible backdrops, which are super handy when using someone’s living room as a location - which is the case here! Over-under light, and add a lovely subject! Natalie is currently a highlighted performer at the @royalpalacekirrwiller in Kirrwiller, France. Looks like a spectacular show!
#saturdaymorning #picoftheday #portraitphotography #nikonambassador #nikonpro #nikond850
One small light through a window! A Speedlight, as a matter fact. Remember those? Handy, versatile, and highly evolved. The one flash is gelled CTO and placed out in the parking lot. I actually triggered it line of sight, so this pic is definitely from the old school of technology. Wonderful model, carefully placed so the striped highlights through the blinds hit across her eyes. Rest of the photo is just available pool hall light, with some assistance from a smoke machine. Shot with the Nikon D3X, which was a heckuva good camera, and aperture priority with underexposure dialed into the camera. The flash has no diffusion and is zoomed tight to retain the edge and hardness of the light. So much fun to play with light at a location like this!
#throwbackthursday #thursdayvibes #thursdaythoughts #portraitphotography #picoftheday #nikonambassador #nikonpro #nikond3x
The Labor Day Weekend symbolizes the end of the summer, and our yearly, necessary, honorable celebration of work. On this Labor Day, I remember going underground with some of the hardest working folks I’ve ever been privileged to point a lens at—the legendary NY Sandhogs. I’ve always been compelled to photograph labor. Work. Always been curious about how things are built, or the intricacies of major industry. Hence my propensity over time to climb things, or go under the ground with my cameras. The camera stands in service to hard work and knowledge, and I’ve loved the times I’ve been allowed behind the scenes—in a mine, in an operating theater, in tunnels, or massive manufacturing plants. Sweat and striving. The drama of heavy industry.
The camera honors and defines the nobility of work be it backbreaking labor accompanied by the din of heavy machinery, or delicate, intuitive, tension-laden moves of a scalpel inside the chest of a patient. Work compels us, support us, frustrates us, rewards us, defines us. For many, the job becomes almost inseparable from the person.
So it is with the Sandhogs you see here. They build astonishing structures far below the earth’s surface which flow water into New York. Without their work, the city couldn’t exist. It was a story I responded to, and remember on this day.
#Laborday #photojournalism #NYC #storytelling
Today’s office. #workshop. #Italy #AnnieKnows
Very soon! Tonight! An evening chat and slide show with @joemcnallyphoto. https://photoshopworld.com/exclusive/?af=empsw24/#sessions-exclusive
Right in the middle of the best photo instruction out there, the 3 days of Photoshop World!
THIS WEEK! A new edition of the legendary learning vehicle, Photoshop World. Here is it, circa 2024 chapter. https://photoshopworld.com/exclusive/?af=empsw24
On the road for a month now and traveling with the @PoweredbyOWC ecosystem. So much reliable storage in small boxes! Essential storage and friendly to work with in tight quarters such as airplanes and hotels. Super fast speeds as well.
Out on the road for a month. And our Lewie always knows when I'm going. He sits on my roller and tries to dissuade me.
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I just might catch an Amtrak train out of Albany to go see. -)
Thank Joe for what you did. Politicians may not allow first responders at the memorial but your work is a testament to what we do.
Damn, I wish I could be there for this…
Awesome! I like knowing the photographer behind this and the heart and integrity that this project was create with. I always appreciate “ordinary” people that do extra-ordinary things just because they feel it is the right thing to do. Truly a tribute worthy of the subjects, photog, and our nation in general. Sorry for gushing, but we/I am proud of all those featured in this series.
Cool,should be a really good exhibition
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Nikon is rumored to be announcing new cameras on the 24th, is this just a coincidence ?
Joe, Thanks for all that you’ve done to bring the work of real American heroes to the masses. It’s the everyday people who make this place wonderful. Right on buddy.
Lech
Hi Joe,
There seems to be a bit of a frenzy building up that you may be revealing a new Nikon dslr at this press conference on August 24th.
I fully understand if this is the case you can’t reveal any details, but can you confirm if part of the press conference will involve a next generation nikon of some sort ?
Thanks, hope the opening goes well.
Great work Joe. I think its good to remember what peope did that day 10 years ago.
Joe, I can’t Thank you enough for all that you’ve done to bring the photos of real American heroes to the masses. It’s the everyday people who make this place wonderful. Thanks for your great work Joe.
Tom
@Lee, I do think it’s a coincidence, yes — all the leaked press releases about Nikon’s announcement on the 24th point to non-DSLR bodies. And I understand that Joe did these with the D3X and D7000 (see Nikon Rumors). Looks like we’ll have to wait a while longer for the goodies.
very good stuff 🙂 really enjoyed this post, i will read a little more in your blog soon after i am done with my work! 😛