Photographer Kristy Leibowitz boldly trains her eye on artists and models, capturing their essence and character in ways that surprise, shock and charm. Wonderland talks to her about her tabloid and Daily Mail roots, and how a Busta Rhymes music video kickstarted her photography career.
KRISTY LEIBOWITZ
JOURNALISM MEETS ART
First off, tell us how you went from photojournalist to photographer and artist.
I kind of fell into the journalism when I had an internship at a music video production company while I attended Parsons School of Design. I was on set for the Busta Rhymes music video and a shooting broke out where the bodyguard was shot and killed. I had photos from the set which I sold to the NY Post and then to the NY Daily News. This is when is all started and I ended up working for all the NY newspapers shooting spot news and features. Later I transferred to the Daily Mail Online, and then to Bloomberg.
Then in 2006, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black gave a conceptual concert, entitled Sound of Magic. I photographed [lead singer] Kembra Pfahler’s performance and sent them to Jeffrey Deitch. He loved them and hired me to shoot all the events at the gallery. He made many coffee table books with my photos and even included my work and collaborations with artists like Francine Spiegel in their solo shows at Art Basel and the Armory Show. I loved being able to shoot all these fields and switch it up.
Can photojournalism be art and can artistic photography be journalism?
Of course. Art can be anything, any medium, any genres. A great image can very well be artistic and a form of documenting what is happening. I capture what is happening at an event as honestly as I would capture a news story. Some of the most amazing journalistic photos are some of the most incredibly artistic ones. The photographer Richard Mosse, who is definitely one of my favorite journalists, does this very well, in his new work entitled “Infra.”
What characterizes the photography of Kristy Leibowitz?
I think my work has a distinct look to it. Everything is edgy and artsy, saturated and full of energy. It’s very energetic and moody as well.
by: Heike Dempster
"The biggest misconception is probably that I don't have my head in the right place."
STUPID HUMAN QUOTES
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Miami based creative group Last Rights (@LastRights) released this Miami Heat/Ghost Rider style inspired design and we thought we should repost since them boys won that Championship last week, just letting you know that they are still available.
LAST RIGHTS
storm rider
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A campaign entitled “The Avengers Assemble at Target”, created by Creative Directors Guy Seese and Chris Mitton.The campaign features some of the superheroes’ accessories recreated using everyday objects and toys available at the store.
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Assemble
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In a letter to his brother Theo in 1882, Van Gogh wrote: "There are but three fundamental colours – red, yellow, and blue; 'composites' are orange, green, and purple. By adding black and some white one gets the endless varieties of greys – red grey, yellow-grey, blue-grey, green-grey,orange-grey, violet-grey. It is impossible to say, for instance, how many green-greys there are; there is an endless variety. But the whole chemistry of colours is not more complicated than those few simple rules. And having a clear notion of this is worth more than 70 different colours of paint — because with those three principal colours and black and white, one can make more than 70 tones and varieties. The colourist is the person who knows at once how to analyze a colour, when it sees it in nature, and can say, for instance: that green-grey is yellow with black and blue, etc. In other words, someone who knows how to find the grays of nature on their palette". Keep reading this article.
VAN GOGH'S
PALETTE
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"I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time."
- David Bowie
WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper recalled his ghostly encounter with a deceased WWE wrestler during the Biography Channel’s Saturday night airing of Celebrity Ghost Stories.
Roddy summarized his early days in theprofessional wrestling industry as a 22-year-old kid with no family. He met another 22-year-old kid, named Adrian Adonis, and they became best friends. He recalled angrily snapping at people, with led to Adrian calming him down and advising him to purchase a house. Adrian believed that a house purchase would give Piper the family life he desperately wanted. He did months later and found happiness.
Roddy, who faced Adrian before 93,173 spectators at WrestleMania III, lamented his death in acar accident. Adrian was killed on July 4, 1988 in Lewisporte, Newfoundland while riding in aminivan with fellow wrestlers William “Mike Kelly” Arko, Victor “Pat Kelly” Arko, and Dave “Wildman” McKigney. Adonis, McKigney, and Pat Kelly were killed when the driver, Mike Kelly, allegedly swerved in order to avoid hitting a moose and, blinded by the setting sun, inadvertedly drove into a lake. Mike Kelly survived, albeit with severe leg injuries.
Roddy said his daughter Ariel would later wake up in the middle of the night and scream because she saw a man in her bedroom. His son would see shadows and hear noises in an inexplicable manner.
One day when Roddy arrived home from a long road trip, his son Colt came running out of the residence screaming that there is a man inside. He storms inside, ready to confront the intruder when he notices that the logs from the fireplace had tumbled out and caught the carpet on fire. As he scrambled to extinguish the fire, he encountered the ghost of Adrian Adonis.
Adrian said “Hey Roddy” and then disappeared. Roddy stood still for a long time since he didn’t want to leave the room. He became emotional while recalling this moment.
Roddy believes Adrian is looking out for him and his family in the house that he was encouraged to purchase. He says Adrian is his brother and that he would have never believed in ghosts had it not been for that encounter.
Roddy Piper
saw a
GHOST
Roddy Piper Recalls Ghostly Encounter With Dead WWE Wrestler
da' fuck did I just see?
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Image: WrestleScoop
Words I Hate:
SWAG
'SWAG' according to Urban Dictionary
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A stupid saying that's overused. People 90 percent are dumb teenagers, 10 percent are little ass kids trying to be cool. use it for EVERYTHING and also as their facebook name thinking that shit's cute: 'I just opened a cabinet, SWAG.' 'I just fell down, lol, SWAG.' 'SWAGNIFICENT' '(your name) idontgiveafuq gotsswagg' 'lives in swagtown' 'works at swagville' 'That show was so SWAG.' 'I just finished brushing my teeth, SWAG.' 'Hey guys, just woke up, SWAG.' 'Lol, I got kicked out of class, SWAG.' 'I cursed the teacher out, SWAG.' 'Tumbling on tumblr in class, SWAG.' '(your name) the swag god' 'texting in class, SWAG' ... 'SWAG.' You don't have no motherfucking swag.
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Online dating isn't the taboo subject it once was. It's actually pretty common. And unfortunately so are con-men hiding behind those dating profiles.
"People make poor decisions when they're emotionally attached to something and online scammers are getting more and more creative with the way that they are getting a hold of your information and your money," said Kathy Graham, Executive Director of the BBB.
The business of love is booming, but the companies aren't the only ones looking to cash in. Scammers are lurking within some dating profiles, just waiting to pounce.
"They're going to play on that emotion to get your money," said Graham.
The BBB started investigating a man, who goes by "Alfred Worth" or "Bob Williams" last month after a woman tipped them off.
He has three Facebook profiles, two different names and a variety of photos.
On the dating site, Plenty of Fish, he goes by "AWORTH22" and claims he is an environmental engineer.
In chat messages with a fake profile, we called "Julianna", he's quick to develop a relationship and says he's currently working overseas and has very poor spelling and grammar.
Less than a month after the correspondence begins, "Alfred" asks "Julianna" to fill out a document making her his next of kin.
He told her it was because he cared for her and was planning long term.
The documents ask for personal information like and address and a date of birth.
"In my opinion, it absolutely is a scam," said Graham.
"Alfred" then waves the biggest red flag of them all and starts chatting about his money problems.
A few minutes later we set up a phone call.
When he answers, Graham asks how much money he needs. "Alfred" starts out with asking for $30,000, but quickly drops it $20,000. He then began giving specific instructions on how to wire the money. "You really think you have a bond," said Graham about the scam. "You think you are communicating with someone that you could have a future with and all awhile, all they want to do is get in your bank account." - keep reading
ONLINE DATING
Scammers targeting only the lonely
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