There is more to my Garfunkel & Garfunkel - Father and Son cover

 

There is more to my  Garfunkel & Garfunkel - Father and Son cover !! I posted this cover before but only now did I get to see the double spreads inside the LP album and the accompanying booklet !! As I have said before, it was a great honor to shoot the cover for Art Garfunkel, one of the biggest name in music history, and his son Art Garfunkel Jr. for their wonderful father and son project. The album was released by BMG/Telamo on November 8th 2024.  More photos on my website.

A story about John Langan - the Stephen King of the Catskills

 

John Langan, the Stephen King of the Catskills A few weeks ago I was on a great assignment for French Le Point magazine, published in the current issue (via LAIF/REA). I am quoting from the magazine: The American writer John Langan, Stephen King’s heir, with his book “The Fisherman”, explores a 'black ocean' hidden in the Catskills, the place of his childhood, where the dead find a second life. A masterpiece of horror.  Text by Élise Lépine (online version in French) More photos on my website. I loved working in the Catskills and living in New York City, the opportunity to spend a few days upstate is always welcomed. The wild scenery and the picturesque towns are a matching character in John's book, which I am only now beginning to read since there was not enough time before the assignment. I am not a fan of horror books , but having met John, I am intrigued to learn more about his work !!

Kurt Andersen for German Welt publication

 

Kurt Anderson is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Evil Geniuses   and Fantasyland, as well as the bestselling novels You Can’t Spell America Without Me, True Believers, Heyday, and Turn of the Century. With Steven Soderbergh he co-created the streaming series COMMAND Z (2023) , and has previously written for TV, film and the stage  . He co-founded Spy magazine , co-created and hosted the Peabody Award-winning public radio show and podcast Studio 360, and hosted and co-produced the podcast Nixon At War (2021). He’s also a journalist — regular contributor to the New York Times and The Atlantic  , formerly a New Yorker   columnist, Time  critic and columnist, and New York   editor-in-chief. His website: https://www.kurtandersen.com/ 

Catherine Russell photo video

 

STEFAN FALKE New York  View as Webpage

All photos and video © Stefan Falke

Catherine Russell - I Want To Talk About You  (Dot Time Records - official video below) I had the pleasure photographing the great jazz vocalist Catherine Russell for some of her album covers over the years. I recently produced a video for her newest single with photos from one of our a cover shoots and some of my  tree footage filmed while riding a bicycle.  Once you listened to her song "I Want To Talk About You"  you will want to listen to it over and over again.  It is phenomenal !!

Catherine Russell's "I Want To Talk About You" available now.  Proceeds benefit the Jazz Foundation of America Musicians' Emergency Fund. https://jazzfoundation.org/musicians-emergency-fund/ Order the song here: https://ffm.bio/catherinerussell MUSICIANS: Catherine Russell - vocals Mark Shane - piano Brian Grice - drums Lee Hudson - bas PRODUCTION CREDITS: Produced by Paul Kahn Executive Producer: Catherine Russell Recorded October, 2009 Legacy Recording Studios, New York, NY, USA Engineered and Mixed by Katherine Miller Mastered by Alan Silverman for Arf Mastering, NY, NY Photos and Video by Stefan Falke www.stefanfalke.com

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Two Art Garfunkels

 

Two Art Garfunkels

I had the pleasure to photograph legendary Art Garfunkel and his son Art Garfunkel jr. in New York City for German magazine Der Spiegel. What a treat !!  Father and son are writing letters to each other and they are really worth reading, heart warming !

Currently in print and online (with subscription).  Find more information about both Arts on their mutual website

Some assignments are more colorful than others - Stamberg Aferiat + Associates

Some assignments are more colorful than others. I had the pleasure to photograph the fabulous architects  Peter Stamberg (brown sweater) and Paul Aferiat (green sweater)  of Stamberg Aferiat + Associates in their art filled apartment in Manhattan for French 'Challenges' magazine. Loved it !! Peter and Paul seem to know more famous artists personally than, well, most of us. For starters, David Hockney made a collage of them, for them (above). The ceramics (below) on the right are by Christopher Adams, a friend of the architects.  Then there is an engraving by Keith Haring and the Ruth Orkin photograph - Peter had known her since way, way back ... and photos by Robert and Edward Mapplethorpe, there is Christo and much more, all observed by  the big eye - a sculpture by Man Ray, named Le Temoin (The Witness). And it goes on and on, in the midst of this incredibly colorful loft that makes me almost forget the purpose for my visit.  And most importantly, Peter and Paul, what a pleasure to meet you !! https://stambergaferiat.com

The magazine will arrive at French newsstands now.  The story - La vie en couleurs - was written by Sabine Syfuss-Arnaud. Thank you R.E.A agency and laif - Agentur fuer Photos und Reportagen for trusting me with this assignment.

Portrait Tear Sheets Dec 2021

 

Michel Combe, president of SoftBank Group International for Challenges Magazine, France.

Trendsetting economist Isabel Martínez for Weltwoche, Switzerland.

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Changing times - my Portfolio on Instagram

Dear  photo editors, photo buyers, art directors,  filmmakers, photographers, border artists, curators, friends …  I would like to invite you to follow my new portfolio on Instagram.  Many of you already search for images and photographers  on Instagram as an alternative to other sources. Well, now you can find me there too !! I will add  pictures on a regular basis  and there is always that link back to my good old website  in case you still need to see  the bigger picture ! :))

A Farewell to Luise Kimme

My friend Luise Kimme moved on to another world in April. The German sculptor left an amazing amount of stunning art work for us to enjoy, most of it on view at her 'castle' in Tobago, itself a piece of art. I will miss her dearly. Over years we collaborated on many of her books and catalogues and her impact as an artist on my life was huge. She also opened my eyes for the rich culture of the nation of Trinidad & Tobago, which I visited dozens of times since 1986. My book MOKO JUMBIES: The Dancing Spirits of Trinidad only came to life because Luise Kimme introduced me to her many  friends in the islands. I am forever grateful.

 Here is the article I wrote for the T&T Guardian, published last week:
( text online here: http://www.guardian.co.tt/lifestyle/2013-04-22/luise-kimme-changed-my-life ):

Daniel Vasella in New York

Daniel Vasella (59), former president of pharma giant Novartis, on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York, March 13. 2013, one day after he left Switzerland and moved to the US. Vasella and Novartis canceled a 72 million compensation package for him in the wake of a huge public criticism. 

Story and interview by Peter Hossli for Blick, Switzerland. More images here

Ciudad Juarez Artists

My latest portraits of artists in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, taken during my last visit there in January/February 2013. The Project: LA FRONTERA: Artists along the US Mexican Border. Also on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/LaFronteraArtistsAlongTheUsMexicanBorder