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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!

Published: Burton’s Greg Dacyshyn for Rhapsody

monicadonovan — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:30:57 +0000

Rhapsody, which is the first-class in-flight magazine for United Airlines, asked me to shoot a portrait of Burton creative director Greg Dacyshyn a while back. The magazine has a section dedicated to featuring mood boards from various art and creative directors – Greg got really into the idea and it was fun to see what he and his staff came up with. I got a little tour of Burton while we scouted for portrait spots – the Burton crew was super accommodating and helpful in pulling off the shoot, and I had a great time meeting both Greg and his pup Aiko – who was super well behaved!

Published: Matisyahu for Billboard

monicadonovan — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 19:41:14 +0000

When Billboard Magazine asked me to shoot Matisyahu before and during his performance at Higher Ground on the eve of Hanukkah, I was ecstatic about accepting the assignment. Location portraits, reportage and music photography: my three favorite things to shoot! Matis and his crew were super laid back and professional, and great to hang out with all day. Billboard sent up a team from New York including a video crew, all of whom did a fantastic job – check out the full On the Road feature here. A slideshow of my images can be found here. Happy New Year everyone!!

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!

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

Photo of the Day: Lauren

monicadonovan — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 04:30:41 +0000

Another pick from last fall: A portrait sitting with the lovely Lauren, using only natural light and shot a few feet away from my house.

Photo of the Day: BTV 50 – Kat Wright

monicadonovan — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:40:50 +0000

Happy New Year everyone!!

Looking back, I can honestly say 2012 was an incredible year. After wrapping up a crazy busy fall with tons of assignments, weddings and commercial work, my partner Judd and I took off for a whirlwind trip through Australia and New Zealand (images to come!), getting back just in time for the holidays. We rang in the new year with Phish at Madison Square Garden and are finally back in Burlington – and ready to tackle 2013!

I wanted to share a portrait I made in the fall of the lovely Kat Wright (of Kat Wright and the Indomitable Soul Band) for my BTV50 project. I actually know Kat from my hometown of Rochester and randomly ran into her at Radio Bean a few years back. She’s been making headlines with her band, where she leads on vocals – they opened for Rubblebucket during a NYE run at Higher Ground and have been putting on some amazing shows in the area. Follow them on Facebook and check out this sweet music video our studiomate Matt Day recently made for them – these guys are going places!

Photo of the Day: Star Dairy

monicadonovan — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:39:39 +0000

During my visit to the Northeast Kingdom a couple months ago, I went to meet Ivy Pagliari of Star Dairy, and her cows. Ivy, who recently started her micro dairy based in Hardwick, sells raw milk and was gracious enough to host me for a visit and some photos. Find out details about her micro dairy farm here, and I’ve updated my farm to table section with some new images as well. Happy Fourth everyone!