Recent Interviews

Photo Q&A January 17, 2012

Q&A With LA Product and Liquid Photographer BILL CAHILL

Bill Cahill is an LA-based award-winning advertising photographer specializing in product and liquids. One of the sought-after masters of his craft, Bill is called to shoot splashes, pours, bottles and high-end tabletop and conceptual product for a client list that includes Coca Cola International, Sprite International, Campbell’s V8, Tervis, Murad Cosmetics, Belkin Electronics, Sonicare, Dove [...]

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Art Buyer Q&A January 4, 2012

Q&A with Town & Country Design Director EDWARD LEIDA

Referred to me by photographer Andy Anderson, Edward Leida is the Design Director at Town & Country. Following an award-winning 23-year tenure as the Design Director of W, Leida was selected to lead the 2011 redesign of Town & Country for his deep understanding of and alignment with the brand and for his vision for [...]

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Uncategorized December 24, 2011

Happy Holidays from POP!

Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday! POP will be back in January with interviews with Town & Country Design Director Edward Leida (formerly of W) and advertising photographer Erik Almas. Photo graciously provided by Cynthia Wood Photography.

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Photo Q&A December 12, 2011

Q&A with UK Advertising Photographer ADRIAN SAMSON

Adrian Samson is an award-winning London-based commercial photographer. Selected as one of Lürzer’s Archive’s Top 200 Best Photographers Worldwide 2012/2013, Samson shoots commissions for the top agencies and global clients including Xbox, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Royal Mail, Motorola, Vespa, Piaggo, MTV and Ford among many others. After a seven-year career working in a highly recognizable conceptual, [...]

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Photo Q&A December 6, 2011

Q&A with NY Advertising and Editorial Photographer PETER RAD

Peter Rad is a New York artist and photographer best known for his hyperrealistic, narrative tableau produced for international clients which include American Express, Sony-Ericsson, EA Sports, Master Card, Microsoft, Sony and publications Arena, Details, Esquire, Fast Company, GQ, New York Magazine, Time Magazine and T-New York Times Style Magazine among many others. I am especially [...]

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Photography exhibit December 6, 2011

APA Something Personal 2011: A Few Questions and a Sneak Peek

This Thursday, the San Francisco APA will be hosting their very popular and highly anticipated Something Personal 2011 Exhibition and Holiday Party. Always a fun party, it is also the chance to see the personal work (more on that below) of photographers whose editorial and commercial work we are familiar with and to discover new [...]

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Photo Q&A November 29, 2011

Q&A with Advertising and Editorial Photographer CATERINA BERNARDI

Caterina Bernardi is an award-winning San Francisco based advertising and editorial photographer. The driving forces behind her career are immense talent, a sophisticated eye for beauty, a uniquely passionate vision and a love for photography that has her chasing the light and remarkable settings and landscapes around the world so that we may share her [...]

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Snaps October 28, 2011

SNAPS: Food and Prop Stylist CHRISTINE WOLHEIM

I interviewed Christine Wolheim in August of 2010. Her interview holds the honor of most read post of all time on POP. I think this is due in part to her general enthusiasm and many creative talents including cooking (she is a trained chef), painting (she has a degree in painting), food and prop styling. [...]

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