Sep 22 2010

Liberate Festival 2010

Posted in live music, vermont

Last month I went to the Liberate Music & Yoga Festival in Sheldon, Vermont. This is the beginning of a personal documentary project on festival life, which I’ll be building on in the coming months. I’ve been to a great deal of music festivals and it fascinates me how a community springs out of nothing, thrives, and then dissipates in a few short days. Liberate struck me, in particular, because it was such a small, close-knit festival with an incredible ambiance. Thanks to Ben and Jane, the organizers, for letting me be a part of this, the artists, for putting on amazing performances, and the fans for allowing me to document this moment of their lives.

A full web gallery of images is posted here. Comments are welcomed, I’d love to hear what you have to think!

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Sep 01 2010

Published: The Wall Street Journal

Posted in editorial, new work, published, vermont

Head on over to the Life & Style section of The Wall Street Journal today and you’ll find an assignment I shot on balance bikes – apparently a hot new trend in learning to ride bikes. These pedal-less contraptions teach balance before pedaling and, according to their makers, get kids riding real bikes more quickly than those who start out with training wheels.

For the story I photographed Declan of Stowe and Quinn from Brandon, Vermont, two of the cutest little guys on bikes ever. I don’t get to photograph kids too often, but it’s always fun as they somehow know to act perfectly natural in front of the camera. The story comes complete with an online slideshow and is on the front page of the Personal Journal (section D) of the paper itself. Cheers!

Aug 24 2010

Who doesn’t love balloons?

Posted in fashion, new work, portraits, vermont

A few weeks ago I did a shoot with lovely models Hillary, Kendra and Emily. My friend and awesome makeup artist Candy Keurth did makeup and styling, and we made use of the old Maltex courtyard on Pine Street for a night shoot. I also bought what is quite possibly the most expensive balloon I’ve ever spent money on, a $15 round helium giant from Party City. I had to stop the sales clerk from blowing it up to the full 36 inches out of fear that I wouldn’t be able to jam it in my compact sedan. This was just for fun and to get some stuff for all of our portfolios. It was also a nice break from the usual photojournalism-style work – and a chance to play with fun lighting and props. Enjoy! And would love to hear your thoughts.

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Aug 11 2010

Published: The Wall Street Journal

Posted in editorial, news, published, vermont

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I have several pictures in Section D (Personal Journal) of The Wall Street Journal today, as well as online and in a web gallery slideshow on their site.

Alina Dizik, the writer, did a fabulous job covering the Kids Culinary Academy of Vermont, which, to say the least, offers more than your usual summer camp fare.

Check it out!

Aug 05 2010

Hey there!

Posted in news

Thanks for visiting my new blog/site. A fancy new web site will eventually go up at this address and this will become my blog, but for the time being my portfolios will be hosted on this lovely site from ProPhoto – you can see my portfolios by going to the menu bar and clicking “Porfolios.” Keep an eye out for new work, musings and general news in the near future, and feel free to contact me anytime.

Cheers,

Monica

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