Phoenix Arizona Lifestyle Photographer
Wall Street Journal, Home Front: A New Addition
Here is some recently published work that I photographed for the Wall Street Journal’s Home Front section. I photographed husband-wife architect team Matthew and Maria Salenger at their Tempe, Arizona home and architectural studio.
The work was featured in the newspaper and an online gallery in September. Please view other work I have photographed for WSJ’s Home Front section here.
AT&T – Mobilize Everything campaign
In April I photographed an advertising campaign for AT&T. Here is one of the final ads that have been published in Arizona showcasing their expanded network in the Phoenix metro area.
2011 PDN Faces Winner
My project “interacting With The Past” was chosen as a winner in the Photo District News: Faces photo contest for environmental portraiture. Two of the photos are featured on Page 63 of the August issue of PDN and five images are featured on the website in the winners gallery.
I would like to thank all my friends who have participated in the project. Here is the link to a previous blog post about the project: Interacting With My Past. I have already started photographing for the next installment and have plans to return to the midwest this fall to continue work on the project.
more ‘Stills of Imagined Films’ coming soon…
This summer I will be working on new productions for my series “Stills of Imagined Films”…
Stills of Imagined Films – trailer from Mark Peterman on Vimeo.
Thanks to my friends Lovers In Transit (Jeremiah, Ryan, Mychael and Bronson) for allowing me to use a snippet of their song ‘Cities’ for this piece. It’s one of my favorite songs of all time.
Portfolio: new print books
During the first few months of 2011 I spent time reworking some of my marketing materials. This process included getting new print portfolio books done. It had been over 2 years since the last time I had new book covers and slip cases created for my print portfolio (pages I update twice a year or before portfolio showings) so it was time to rework that aspect of my branding.
When approaching a redesign I didn’t want to totally change the design and layout of what I had before with previous versions of my print portfolio but simply improve upon it. I wanted to retain the minimalistic look and feel that I established with the branding of my website and other marketing materials and even take it a bit further on the design side. In modifying things, I decided to use a similar type of book cloth for the covers and cases and even a similar page size for the printed pages.
In the past I had always taken a very active step in creating the books using my own book making skills learned in art school. At this time I realized where my limitations lie and wanted to extend that responsibility to a more experienced party. In the end I worked closely with Roswell Bookbinding in Arizona to get a final product that met my expectations.
So far it has been a busy spring with meetings and book showings across the country and its exciting to have the new books along with new work to show during these meetings.
Interview for Adorama TV: “How’d They Do That?”
I was recently interviewed for a feature on Adorama TV called “How’d They Do That?”. The 12 minute interview covers background, lighting technique and creative process. Here it is…
Thanks to Mark Wallace and the crew at SnapFactory, great working with you on the production! Here is a link to the video on the Adorama website rather than the you tube site.
At the Mecca promo piece featured on No Plastic Sleeves
My recently completed promo piece “At the Mecca” is being featured on the No Plastic Sleeves blog. The NPS blog is the website extension of the book No Plastic Sleeves: The Complete Portfolio Guide for Photographers and Designers published by Focal Press. Check out the feature on the blog: No Plastic Sleeves.
Photo District News: Surveillance features American Railway Explorer
The American Railway Explorer campaign has been featured on Photo District New’s Surveillance. Below is a screen shot from the feature and part of the article…
Article by Barbara Goldman
Something wonderfully old and very traditional is new again. If you don’t want the hassle of plane travel across the U.S., you can travel in comfort with the new American Railway Explorer.
Not so long ago, people could see America exclusively from the comforts of the country’s railways. They would travel in luxurious rail cars, enjoy impeccable service provided by stately porters, and see expansive landscapes unfolding right before their eyes. Although railway travel was still a necessity, it provided an aura of luxury, romance and beauty.
That same experience is being brought back to the public today with the American Railway Explorer. The American Railway Explorer was built during the mid-20th century, and the cars have been updated with modern features, beautiful and rich interiors and deluxe appointments. Passengers will be able to view sites, make stops with tours, participate in activities and lectures to famous national parks and vistas of the United States, while also experiencing fine dining and the plush comforts of these trains.
“It’s not merely about where you go. It’s how you get there,” is the concept behind the new railway campaign from ad agency E.B. Lane of Phoenix, AZ. When you embark upon a rail cruise with the American Railway Explorer you are well on your way to seeing some of the grandest sites the United States has to offer. From national parks to miles of sprawling landscapes hardly seen by travelers, an excursion will promise memories to treasure for a lifetime. The American Railway Explorer will have four routes that start in 2011: The Western Explorer, The Southwest Explorer, The Northwest Explorer and The Transcontinental Explorer.
Read the whole story along with along with quotes from myself and the other creatives involved on PDN: Surveillance
See my previous post on the launch of the campaign: markpeterman.com/blog/2010/06/22/american-railway-explorer-campaign.
The Omnia in Zermatt, my favorite hotel in Europe
The Omnia Hotel in Zermatt, Switzerland is my favorite hotel in Europe. Why have I singled it out? Well it’s the experience of staying at the hotel that I remember, but I can’t forget the place because of their amazing promotional pieces that keep showing up year after year.
My experience with The Omnia began in 2007 when my wife and I spent 2 weeks traveling throughout Switzerland via train. We stayed in Zermatt and at The Omnia over a weekend in October. It was definitely one of my favorite places that we stayed on the trip.
The hotel is a modern mountain lodge built into the foothills of The Matterhorn in Zermatt. The village of Zermatt is only accessible by train and cars are prohibited in the village. Visitors get around on foot, horse-drawn carriages or electric carts.
You enter the hotel from a cave/tunnel in the village and take an elevator 4 floors up through the rock to the lobby where the view overlooks the village. An added touch to the intimate feel and personal experience of the place is the fact that the rooms are lettered A-Z and not numbered.
As a past guest of the hotel, each year I receive a promotional piece from the hotel. The esthetic of the pieces are amazing with the design, photography and illustration completely planned down to the smallest detail.
I’ve included a few samples of their promo pieces from photos I created as well a photo collage from their site (above). I also included a few of my own shots, first photo is a view of the town from the hotel and below is a self-portrait from the balcony overlooking the mountains. Check out The Omnia website.
