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VISA OLYMPICS PRINTS OUT

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:44:14 +0000

I just got the first tear sheets from the VISA olympic campaign with MICHAEL PHELPS. Sweet. Love them !

OLYMPIC ATHLETES for VISA and the story behind

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:06:35 +0000

When do you have a photo job that gives you goose bumps and chills ? Even after all these years in this business, photographing olympic athletes is very very special for me. Athletes who dedicate their whole life just for these weeks to compete on the highest level possible against the very best athletes around the world. Only a few can imagine what that means. Physically and mentally. After the Winter Olympics TBWA/CHIAT/DAY and the creative team around CD Gage Clegg gave me the opportunity to photograph the VISA campaign for the upcoming Summer Olympics in London. Every athlete has her/his own story of success and failure during their career, this is what forms you. Including me when I used to play water polo as a pro back in the days. And then you stand in front of this guy who won 8 gold medals in just one olympic event. Are you kidding me ? It was really special to meet MICHAEL PHELPS and see how dedicated and focused he is to his sports. We shot in, under and outside the water. What more can I ask for as to spend a day with this guy in the pool ? It was a true highlight of my long career.

Here are some outputs of Michael Phelps that are not shown on my website :

But there were other very cool athletes too ! I met the russian pole vault gold medal winner YELENA ISINBAYEVA . In Monaco. What a wonderful lady and how easy to work with! And yes my russian background made this one very special too ( my parents are both russian and I was born in Germany ). Than we went to Paris met VALERIE ADAMS the shot put olympic gold medalist from New Zealand who truly has a very unique and inspiring story of her own. We had a blast in Paris and were laughing a lot. NASTIA LIUKIN the gymnast and gold medal winner, who is trained by her father who was a gold medal gymnast himself. Wonderful, right ? LI NA the only chinese top ten tennis player ! We met her in Munich / Germany where she lives during the winter period. And last but not least the two guys from Brazil, who might just win the gold medal in beach volley ball in London. EMANUEL REGO and ALISON CERUTTI . The new dream team in beach volleyball. We met in London and shot on the iconic location : the horse guards parade in central London. Be prepared for a very special event this year ! As everyone can imagine, this has been a dream job for me !

And here some images of Yelena Isinbayeva that are not shown on my website : On a wooden speedboat offshore Monaco

Kisses for all her fans out there

PART ONE IN A SERIES OF THREE.

THE CREW

Production : Ellen Erwitt, big splash production

First Assitants : Josh Dick / Demetrius Fordham

Local Assists:

Robert Bittle – Dallas

Matt Spangler – Baltimore

Scott Perryman-Baltimore

Caroline Cortizo – London

Sonia Folkmann – Munich

Philippe Gesta – Nice

Jean-Paul Girbal-Paris

LINCOLN MKZ VIDEO INSTALLATION “UP”

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:02:22 +0000

The last two weeks we were working on this cool Video installation called “UP” for the new LINCOLN MKZ. A car with a whole new feeling to drive. It has this awesome glass roof that opens up a whole new world while driving. So Billie from Brand Connections called me up and we decided to create a completly new video for this presentation. We drove around in a convertible car for two days and shot “UP”. A very dreamy interpretation of the city when you look up. Needless to mention that I had a stiff neck for two days and oh yeah, we almost got arrested because we were filming while driving through the Battery Park tunnel. Once we came out of the tunnel the road was blocked and they where questioning us. The cops were very friendly and did let us go after we deleted the footage. Kevin, my editor, did night shifts to make sure we could deliver right in time. All this was produced in less than a week by our new company FRUITS INVOLVED LLC. Here are some little video clips from last nights show. Go and enjoy it yourself from Wednesday until Saturday from 6pm-12pm. Right at the Gansevoort hotel.

THE CREW :
Director / DOP / Concept : Poby
Editor : Kevin Dazet
First Assistant : Josh Dick
Camera Assistant : Demetrius Fordham
Data manager : Josh Dick
Camera gear : Fotocare, NY
Production Manager : Amber McLinn
Production : FRUITS INVOLVED LLC

NEW VIDEO “SUNDAY”

admin — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:22:56 +0000

This is my newest production, a BEAUTY and SPORTS video including still images. I hope you have as much fun watching it, as we had creating it.
Thanks so much to all who where involved in this. Above all Ann who was a perfect model even though it was really cold out there. She gave everything and kept the very good mood in every situation. I also want to thank Kevin for an excellent edit with a perfect feel for music and the beauty.
The video was created in Venice Beach, CA with the ARRI Alexia and the stills with the Nikon D3x
And here are some of the stills we also took.

THE CREW :
Director / DOP / Photographer : Poby
Editor : Kevin Dazet
Model : Annalaina / Wilhelmina NY
Make-Up : Nicole Walmsley
Hair : Evy Power
First Still Assistant : Chris Frawley
Camera Assistant : Jeremiah Pitman
Data manager : Kris Koester
Lighting / Grip : Gary Boisvert
Production Manager : Amber McLinn
Production Coordinator : B. Can
Production : FRUITS INVOLVED

VENICE BEACH

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:40:33 +0000

West Coast . Ahhhhh. Just so wonderful. The food, the weather, walking around in old worn out Converse and jeans, not a hint of hectic as in New York. We went with the kids to have some days off, see friends and family, go to the beach and relax. At the same time I prepared a video/still shoot for my reel which will come out very soon. We had a fantastic crew, with the best camera out there right now – ARRI Alexia – and a cool location and a very gorgeous model. Perfect ingredients for a cool piece. And after all this was done, I could finally spend some quality time with my son and my little baby girl here in cool Venice Beach. Can’t ask for more. Here are some making of images of the upcoming video piece.

JULIA MANCUSO WRITES HER PRINCESS-DIARIES IN SNOW MAGAZINE !

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:39:52 +0000

While working on the design of my new Portfolios for 2012 today, I got an email with the PDF of the story about JULIA MANCUSO in SNOW MAGAZINE. It’s really cool when Julia writes about what goes on in her mind during and in between races. Well done Julia ! Of course it was real fun shooting Julia in a total different, fashion way ! She feels comfortable in any outfit. I am also really happy about the print layout of the whole story. Beautifully done by the art director of SNOW magazine. See the print story below and click HERE to read the full article online.

A SHORT PERSONAL NOTE

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:28:13 +0000

It is not really my thing to talk about my private life. But I would like to make a little exception.
This year 2011 has been an incredible year of complete transformation. Not only did I marry my wonderful lady Amber, we also got our little baby girl Mila Vivienne. Our son Connor was the one who didn’t stop believing in completing our family with a sibling he so much wanted. What a happy man I am to have them all.

Thank you Mila for being in our life and thank you Connor for your beautiful vision.

Love P.

Photo : Amber Rima McLinn

IT’S ABOUT TIME ! VISA THE CAMPAIGN.

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 02:25:26 +0000

For over five months I haven’t blogged at all. That is not only because my baby girl Mila was born and I was busy staring at that little mensch and changing the diapers and all. It was also because I photographed the whole time for the new VISA campaign for the Olympics 2012 in London. July, September, November, December. Many great athletes in USA and EUROPE needed to be covered. Athletes from Russia, China, USA, New Zealand. Each one with a unique and interesting story. What can I say, it was a blast! Since this campaign starts early in 2012 I wasn’t allowed to show any footage at all. Below you see the olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin who we met near Dallas to spend a day with her. Although the whole campaign was shot digital I used my 4×5 Linhof camera to take some polaroids as well. It has been a really wonderful time with all these athletes. Of course being a waterpolo player, the day with Michael Phelps and the shooting out side, in and under water was for sure a highlight of my career. As soon as the campaign is out I will post the real campaign images here.

A wonderful and very different 2011 lays behind us. A year of transformation and new visions. I must say I am so excited about this 2012. I can feel it.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL

OUR BABY WAITED UNTIL WE FINISHED SNOW SHOOTING

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:43:53 +0000

Last week I photographed olympic gold medal winner JULIA MANCUSO for SNOW MAGAZINE in a studio in New York. High fashion meets Sports. An easy task with Julia being a total professional in front of the camera! I will let you know when it comes out. Stunning she is, that’s for sure. So buckle up for a new issue of SNOW! But that wasn’t all on that hot Friday. I only learned later that my lovely wife already had started early labor. She didn’t tell me to make sure I am 100% focused for this shooting. How cool is that! Although I was joking before I left for the shoot that we can’t have the baby today, I didn’t know my little baby girl will take me serious. So MILA VIVIENNE was born the next morning at 7.49 am. 35 minutes after we entered the Hospital she was born. Fast and furious!

And here are Barb Sanders (Publisher SNOW), Poby, Julia Mancuso and David K. Gibson (Editor in Chief SNOW)

and this is Mila Vivienne

ELLIOTT ERWITT no.2

admin — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:13:09 +0000

And here is an absolute wonderful video about Elliott Erwitt talking about his life.
Take some time off and lean back and watch : ELLIOTT ERWITT ABOUT HIS LIFE