New York City – Ann Street Studio

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “My Lost City”

April 24, 2015Posted in New YorkTagged aerial, airplane, city, cityscape, landscape, Leica, manhattan, my lost city, mylostcity, new york, New York City, newyork, newyorkcity, quote, urban4 Comments

“From the ruins, lonely and inexplicable as the sphinx, rose the Empire State Building.

And just as it had been tradition of mine to climb to the Plaza roof to take leave of the beautiful city extending as far as the eyes could see, so now I went to the roof of that last and most magnificent of towers.
Then I understood. Everything was explained. I had discovered the crowning error of the city. Its Pandora’s box.

Full of vaunting pride, the New Yorker had climbed here, and seen with dismay what he had never suspected. That the city was not the endless sucession of canyons that he had supposed, but that it had limits, fading out into the country on all sides into an expanse of green and blue. That alone was limitless.

And with the awful realization that New York was a city after all and not a universe, the whole shining ediface that he had reared in his mind came crashing down.

That was the gift of Alfred Smith to the citizens of New York.”

― F. Scott Fitzgerald, My Lost City: Personal Essays 1920-40

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Manhattan from Above

April 9, 2015Posted in New YorkTagged aerial, B&W, black & white, black and white, blackandwhite, helicopter, manhattan, new york, New York City, newyork, newyorkcity, nyc8 Comments

Being a photographer means always finding yourself in interesting new places and having crazy new experiences. For the #TiffanyNYMinute we found ourselves literally on top of Manhattan in a helicopter to capture the opening aerial shots… and I was terrified. Though the view was so stunning and thrilling to see the city I know so well in a new intimate way I pretty much felt as if we would fall from the sky at any second. But then again, I have an over active imagination.

Though Kevin and I were mostly rolling video footage I did manage to snap a few stills with my Leica in-between the mini-panic attacks I was hiding on the inside. The ground never felt so good.

P.S.~ New York Helicopter allows you to charter a ride for photographic purposes where you can fly anywhere you want and direct the pilot to certain areas or buildings, angles, etc. They also have windows you can open to shoot out of so you’re not hanging out like these guys….

* Seeing New York *

* New York in the Spring *

* New York in the Fog *

* New York in the Summer *

* Fashion on the Streets of New York *

Happy Holidays

December 12, 2014December 18, 2014Posted in LifestyleTagged ann street studio, annstreetstudio, christmas, cocktail, coq au vin, drinks, entertaining, erin framel, friends, friendship, holiday, lifestyle, New York City, nyc, party, ralph laruen, Ralph Lauren, ralphlauren, recipes, Suburban, Suburban cocktail, whiskey, zach lynd19 Comments

How lucky are we that we get to work with our best friends? My friendship with Kelly began 3 years ago on a shoot in Malibu where we shot all day, and dreamed all night. Fast forward to now, another year in our friendship. We shared a house in Amagansett, she threw me the best birthday party of all, we collaborated on shoots from CHANEL to golden goddesses, cool kids to Victoria Secret models. Before we each go home to our real families Kelly and I had a Holiday Party here at the studio for our little New York family, the ones that buy you a drink after a hard day or make you laugh when work is stressful or keep you inspired though all forms of collaboration… and the occasional selfie.

Of course we had to go big and by go big we mean we decked the entire party out in Ralph Lauren from the table tops to the shoes! …so it was basically my dream party. Zach, Kelly’s boyfriend (who just opened a new restaurant in Manhattan!) made the most beautiful dinner of Coq au Vin (recipe HERE!) while Kevin welcomed our guests with a Suburban cocktail (see his story & recipe below!).

Kelly took care of the table with a focus on personal touches, my favorite being the way she did the place settings by using a small silver frame and having me print photos that I have taken of us through the years (which was super easy using THIS), as a way to mark each person’s seat at the table. I loved this touch. I thought it really represented our friendship and collaboration and was an amazing way for everyone to re-tell the story behind the image.

While she sat the table I thought it would be fun to put the photo studio in use even for a dinner party! I threw up a gray seamless and put some warm gels over a couple of kino flo lights and had the camera ready to go to take portraits of each other, to remember this time in our lives together, and this holiday season. As the night progressed the portrait studio turned into a candid riot of laughter and dancing and all out friendship silliness. I cherish this night, these real moments of laugher and wine, photography and art- all the passions that brought us together in the first place.

So here’s to the holiday season. I hope you find some inspiration in our intimate Ralph Lauren inspired dinner party for your own this December and remember to be with the ones that you love….

Kelly has a method to her table-setting-madness! See here entertaining tips here!

Above~ keeping it classic in a Ralph Lauren Collection Cashmere Chunky Knit Turtleneck (I order a size up to make it extra cozy), Collection Pencil Skirt and Suede Blamina Sandal

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Mandarin Oriental Dreams

September 23, 2014November 18, 2014Posted in Fashion EditorialTagged accomidations, ann street studio, annstreetstudio, ashlee glazer, ashleeglazer, chopard, collection, diamond, diamonds, donna karan, donnakaran, editorial, fall 2014, fashion, fashion editorial, fashioneditorial, gown, hotel, jamie beck, jamiebeck, jasmine, jasmine poulton, jasminepoulton, jennifer macdougall, jennifermacdougall, L'Oreal, L'Oreal Professional, l'oreal professionnel, l'orealprofessionnel, mandarin oriental, mandarin oriental new york, mandarinoriental, MO, model, new york, New York City, nyc, oriental suite, wihelmina, wilhelmina2 Comments

High atop Manhattan’s skyline, overlooking Central Park and the Hudson River sits the proud Mandarin Oriental, glittering in the golden setting sun of an early autumn day. I love New York this time of year, I love the fantasy of glamour, a world where fashion, culture, business and design all collide into spectacular moments. When I was young and I dreamed of New York it was always like this – overlooking that powerful skyline that still mesmerizes me, in diamonds and designer gowns. Here, model and artist Jasmine Poulton brings my dreams to life in the Mandarin Oriental’s Oriental Suite in Donna Karan‘s very special 30th anniversary fall 2014 collection (remember when I took you backstage…) and Chopard diamonds from the high jewelry collection…

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5 Favorite Lunch Spots of Tribeca

August 18, 2014September 9, 2014Posted in Lifestyle, New YorkTagged cafe clementine, cafeclementine, food, food & drink, food guide, guide, kaffe 1668, kaffe1668, list, locanda verde, locandaverde, lunch, lunch guide, menu, mulberry & vine, mulberry&vine, new york, New York City, newyork, nyc, recommendation, tiny's, top 5, top5, tribeca17 Comments

We’ve been living in Tribeca for a year now – not that long, but long enough to sample many of the neighborhood’s restaurants and make habits of where we like to go most often. Here are my current top 5 Favorite Lunch Spots of Tribeca…

KAFFE 1668

coffee shop turned lunch spot

I’ve been coming to Kaffe 1668 for coffee and organic juices (the Brazil nut is my hangover cure) for months before I realized they have an extensive and amazing lunch menu with many of the ingredients coming from local farms. Their Alkalizing Salad with Quinoa is a weekly staple of mine but when I’m really feeling like an all-American treat I go for the Turkey Club which is TO DIE FOR. Bonus – your lunch items come with a complimentary tea. Yay.

Below, outside Kaffe 1668 in Banana Republic’s recent collaboration with designer Roland Mouret which made the PERFECT high-waisted pant I’ve been living in! The collaboration is mostly sold out online but can still be found in-store.

TINY’s

The little space that could…

First off, it’s pink. When you’re a building as old as the one Tiny’s hangs out in, you have to really make a splash to be seen. Even if the facade wasn’t pink though, we’d still know about it because the food is DELISH. Why I love it: Perfect lunch spot for business meetings or casual dates with a very ‘hip’ crowd…. and the burata salad with peach compote is on my list of “last meal” items. SO GOOD.

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“Fly the ocean in a silver plane…”

July 18, 2014Posted in TravelTagged airplanes, atlantic ocean, B&W, b&w film, b&w photography, black and white, blackandwhite, fly, flying, freelance, journey, new york, New York City, newyork, newyorkcity, nyc, plane, planes, travel, traveling, trip9 Comments

“…see the jungle when it’s wet with rain…”

As I write this, I am somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and the United States. I always request a window seat because you never know when you’re going to get that perfect shot of the sun rising over South America or see a distant thunderstorm illuminate the horizon on your descent into Singapore. I was just lost in thought gazing out the window and thinking about how flying’s magic is not lost on me. The fact that you can close your eyes in New York and wake up in a world you’ve only dreamed of in what seems like minutes still leaves me in childlike wonder.

I ponder sometimes if the pace of our distances allows us more or less? What would Darwin have accomplished in the era of air travel? Part of being a freelancer is never knowing which way the current will take you nor how hard the undertow will be but I feel so incredibly lucky to have seen so much of the world through my lens. I haven’t yet figured out what the ultimate influence will be on my life’s work of all the lands I’ve seen, and to be honest I am still exploring…it’s true what they say: “The more I travel, the less I know.”

Cover image originally from HERE

Second image is flying out from New York

Why do we look at photographs?

July 14, 2014Posted in New YorkTagged B&W, b&w film, b&wfilm, black and white, blackandwhite, film, franklin, franklin street, franklinstreet, hasselblad, iheartny, new york, New York City, newyork, newyorkcity, nyc, tri-x, tribeca14 Comments

A photograph is a moment of our time in life, a brief slice of happening. It’s the capturing of a memory, holding far more detail than we can ever comprehend…the way the light looked, the way it felt to be there. Sometimes, if the photograph is good enough, you can smell the air, feel it along your skin.

You can look at a good photograph and feel it come alive, the image dancing into a mirage of your memories – are they real? are they fact? – blurring the lines between what is my remembering and what is yours, what is a dream and what is your own reality.

I’ve been here before…or have I? I look at this photograph and I hear my heels click on the cobblestone walkway. I am sure I was here. In heels? Perhaps not…that’s something I’ve only dreamt about.

Backstage at Donna Karan

May 21, 2014May 22, 2014Posted in Fashion ReportageTagged donna karan, donnakaran, fall winter 2014, fashion, fashion reportage, fashion week, fw14, mbnyfw, new york, New York City, newyork, nyc, nyfw, reportage2 Comments

New York, New York…

~From the New York Fashion Week Archive~

The city pulsed in every beat at the 30th anniversary Donna Karan show. And why shouldn’t it? New York City has always been the heart of Donna Karan’s work, and this season it serves as the main inspiration. Set in a building along the New York Stock Exchange, the city’s ceaseless motion, glistening lights, and sleek skyline were all captured in the simply luxurious pieces that came down the runway.

These pieces only further served what we all already know – that Donna Karan may be inspired by the city, but she designs for the women in it. “Thirty years later, I see style as an evolution, a unique reflection of who you are, where you’ve been and where you are going,” she said.

In New York City or out of it, we’ll be going with you, Donna…congratulations on 30 wonderful years…

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NOVIS

February 19, 2014July 9, 2014Posted in Fashion ReportageTagged design, designer, Ecco Domani, ecco domani fashion foundation, eccodomani, EDFF, fashion, fashion reportage, interview, jordana warmflash, jordanawarmflash, new york, New York City, New York Fashion Week, novis, novisnyc, nyc, nyfw, reportage3 Comments

This week, we’ve been talking to the three winning designers of the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation award, exploring various fashion ideas from just hanging out with friends with Timo Weiland to the extremes of nature and knitwear with DEGEN.

All of these designers have been wonderful, but one of them captured our hearts right off the bat with her traditional silhouettes and re-interpreted vintage prints: Jordana Warmflash of NOVIS.

What is your favorite piece that you’ve designed?

There are different aspects to each piece that I love. Right now I’m really into this blue coat that’s going to come out in fall 2014. It’s fairly simple but the fit is amazing…it’s a great piece.

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DEGEN

February 18, 2014March 24, 2014Posted in Fashion ReportageTagged degen, design, designer, Ecco Domani, ecco domani fashion foundation, eccodomani, EDFF, fashion, fashion reportage, interview, knitwear, lindsay degen, lindsaydegen, new york, New York City, New York Fashion Week, newyorkcity, nyc, nyfw, reportageLeave a comment

Yesterday we had the chance to hang out with the designers behind Timo Weiland, and today we venture further into the world of knits with fellow Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation award winner, Lindsay Degen of DEGEN.

Lindsay admitted to us that she was thrilled and surprised by the call that she had won, as her aesthetic is “kind of crazy”…working solely in knitwear, her past collections have explored and delved into various topics surrounding the body, ranging from cultural anxieties to microscopic views of DNA and bacteria.

Her presentation this season featured live knitters in addition to male and female models, Crocs, and LED lights as well as various new materials knitted into the funky pieces she is known for.

To start off…how excited are you to be a winner of the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation award?

I’m super excited about it. I thought there was no way I would ever get it, because – if you look at the list of designers, they’re all incredible well-known designers, and none of them really have a really crazy, out-there aesthetic. They all look different, but my line aesthetically doesn’t really fit in with the bunch. So I was super excited that they chose me, because it’s a real honor to be lumped in with those other designers. Additionally there’s only one other knitwear designer – Tom Scott – who has won it, and while he has mostly knitwear he also has some woven, so I was really glad to hold down the knitwear niche.

[The grant money] is allowing me to make a 20-foot interactive LED rainbow for my presentation. I really wanted to do it this season anyway, but it allowed me to do it in a less makeshift way. It looks so good, I can’t wait.

A 20 foot rainbow??

This collection, I’m introducing some bizarre things, including fishing line and reflective yarn…because I was inspired by all these materials I’d never used before, I was having all these moments of “Wow, I’ve never had these moments before, I never knew knitting could be like this.” I wanted the viewers to have a similar experience, but they wouldn’t have that by watching someone knit. I thought, “What makes people go wow, what are we amazed by as children?” And the answer was rainbows. It’s the craziest thing nature does.

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Jenny Packham

February 12, 2014February 13, 2014Posted in Fashion ReportageTagged fashion, fashion reportage, gowns, jenny packham, jennypackham, mbnyfw, new york, New York City, New York Fashion Week, newyork, nyc, nyfw, reportage, runway, show7 Comments

Jenny Packham‘s Fall 2014 collection was inspired by Bianca Jagger, the dark-haired beauty and 1970s fashion muse. The show was full of sleek silhouettes, full-length skirts, and intricate beading all with a laid back attitude and hands-in-your-gown-pockets-ease. If last season Jenny took us frolicking through the countryside fields, this time our muse has gone to the city and she is looking for a great night out on the town…

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Monique Lhuillier

February 11, 2014February 12, 2014Posted in Fashion ReportageTagged collection, fall 2014, fall winter 2014, fashion, fashion reportage, mbnyfw, monique lhuillier, moniquelhuillier, new york, New York City, New York Fashion Week, newyork, newyorkfashionweek, nyc, nyfw, reportage, runway, show9 Comments

Monique Lhuillier always takes us on a enchanting, feminine adventure, but this season had a darker feel…like a forbidden romantic tryst at midnight; meeting a modern, glamorous woman in the alleyways of Paris…and you know how I love love in Paris…

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Peter Som

February 7, 2014February 8, 2014Posted in Fashion ReportageTagged fashion, fashion reportage, mbnyfw, new york, New York City, New York Fashion Week, nyc, nyfw, peter som, petersom, reportage, runway2 Comments

If you could marry elegant and sleek lines to quirky prints and bright colors, you’d be close to achieving the Peter Som look. But you’d still need his effortless California vibe and a dash of relaxed sophistication before you’d reach the perfect mix that is his signature.

While I had photographed some of Som’s pieces before, I loved the feeling evoked on the runway of laid-back luxury, like seeing behind the scenes at what the ladies-who-lunch wear when feeling casual and a little unconventional.

A designer who can make nonchalance this lavish makes me think of the iconic nature of Wes Anderson characters and well… that is just plain COOL.

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