Monica Donovan » vermont

Published: Food & Nutrition Magazine

monicadonovan — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:30:08 +0000

Who can say no to a chance to bask in the sweet steam of a sugarhouse in early spring? I shot this assignment last April for Food & Nutrition Magazine, for release this year. Many thanks to my syrup-savvy friends at Burgess Sugarhouse, Backwoods Alchemy and Maple Tree Tea! I had a great time connecting with old friends and creating some fun shots. Check out the full article here.

Happy spring!

Whisky Faces: Sneak Peek

monicadonovan — Thu, 12 Jun 2014 17:44:20 +0000

Thanks to everyone who came out a few weeks ago for the first of Whisky Faces. We’ll be doing a round two, stay tuned!

Photo of the Day: Sugaring

monicadonovan — Tue, 27 May 2014 15:00:53 +0000

I shot maple sugaring for Food & Nutrition magazine a few weeks ago – here’s a fun outtake from my friend Andy Carr’s sugarhouse, Backwoods Alchemy in Enosburg. His awesome dog posed in front of the sugarbush for me while I made some photos. Many thanks to all the great sugarmakers who let me hang out, Burgess Sugarhouse and Echo Hill Farm included!

Calling All Whisky Lovers!

monicadonovan — Fri, 16 May 2014 18:19:27 +0000

I’m shooting a personal project, and need whisky loving volunteers for portraits. Or if you don’t like whisky, that’s okay too, you just have to be willing to brave a shot of whisky for the camera. Trust me, it will be awesome. Must be 21+.

Come on by 209 College Street, Third Floor, tomorrow night between 6 and 9 to get involved. Just give me a heads up that you’re coming.

Email monica (at) monicadonovan (dot) com or give me a call with any questions.

Photo of the Day: Phil

monicadonovan — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 10:00:32 +0000

I’m always looking for new people to make portraits of. Many thanks to Phil for sitting for a 15-minute portrait!

Photo of the Day: Katheryn

monicadonovan — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 16:00:48 +0000

One of my favorites from a shoot with the beautiful Katheryn McGaffigan last August. Katheryn traveled up from Brooklyn and we had a great time wandering the islands, making gorgeous portraits and soaking in summer sunshine.

Summer is Coming!

monicadonovan — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 17:27:42 +0000

Published: Kingdom Magazine

monicadonovan — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:25:04 +0000

A couple months back Kingdom hired me to shoot the Vermont Hickory Open at the Copley Country Club in Morrisville. The images accompanied a feature piece on hickory golf by James Ellis.

Check it out here – Kingdom can be hard to find – it’s a gorgeous large-format magazine founded by Arnold Palmer (his own O Magazine, if you will), typically found at the resort courses designed by Arnie himself. It was great to see my images get such nice treatment, and I had a fun time hanging out with the golfers.

Photo of the Day: BTV 50 – Aram Bedrosian

monicadonovan — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:39:26 +0000

This past New Year’s Day, at around 4 A.M., I found myself in a basement nightclub on Broadway in New York, riding my second (or perhaps third) wind of the night after being in turns impressed and shocked by my very first Touchpants performance. In addition to veteran performers such as Phish drummer Jon Fishman, the band also included Aram Bedrosian, a supremely talented bassist hailing from Burlington. Though I’d met him several months before, it was my first time seeing him live onstage. I’m not a musician, but it doesn’t take one to know that Aram kicks ass on the bass.

Aram is a soloist, ensemble player, teacher and composer – you can occasionally catch him guest-playing with visiting bands such as Beats Antique, and he’s about to release a new album, A Dark Light. Check out a preview of the album here and stay tuned on his website for details. He’ll also be playing with Touchpants again at Nectar’s on April 20. Cheers!

Photo of the Day: BTV 50 – Jane Beaumont-Snyder

monicadonovan — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:45:48 +0000

Several months ago I had the beautiful and charismatic singer/actress Jane Beaumont-Snyder up to the studio for some portraits. Trained in classical voice, dance and acting, Jane has also dabbled in poetry, massage therapy, astrology, organic farming and philosophy. You may have caught her wowing the audience in Spielpalast Cabaret, Orkestriska’s Box and host of other plays and performances, or treating Church Street to her soprano melodies. The photos were so fun to go through – I had her sing a bit, and there were some wonderfully expressive images. My personal favorite, though, is this one: a quiet moment between photographer and subject.