I was informed a few weeks back that Graphis, the leading design and commercial art publisher, has selected two of my images to be included in the “Graphis 2009 Photography Annual“. I was also awarded two Graphis Gold Awards along with the inclusion in the book and one of the images will be used as the cover of the annual. (While I have seen the cover layout, I will not share it until it is in print.)

From the Graphis Website:

Graphis serves as a platform for outstanding work in Design, Advertising and Photography. To further honor these industries’ professionals, we introduce the Graphis Platinum and Gold Awards. Beginning in 2009, all entrants whose work is included in a Graphis Annual will earn one of our new Gold Awards, and a carefully selected few will earn a new Platinum Award for excellence.

I’m honored to be included in this publication with a group of top photographers from some of the most influential publications in the world. Thank you to the outstanding team that was involved in the creation of these images.

You’ll have to wait to see which image was chosen as the cover, but here are the two images that were selected:

Photo Title: Time Warp
Photographer: Kevin Michael Reed
Makeup: Charlotte Bentley
Hair: Linh Nguyen
Stylist: Ope
Retoucher: Yahor Shumski
Model: Minyoung Cheong
Client: Self Assignment
Camera: Mamiya 645 AFD II w/ PhaseOne P30+ Digital Back
Lens: Mamiya AF 55-110 f/4.5 @ 55mm
Exposure: f/16 @ 1/60

Photo Title: The Four Seasons, Fall
Photographer: Kevin Michael Reed
Art Director: Kimberly Lawerence
Makeup: Charlotte Bentley
Hair: Linh Nguyen
Stylist: Ope
Retoucher: Yahor Shumski
Model: Kamila (Choice Model Management)
Client: Self Assignment published in Supermodels Unlimited Magazine
Camera: Mamiya 645 AFD II w/ PhaseOne P30+ Digital Back
Lens: Mamiya AF 55-110 f/4.5 @ 105mm
Exposure: f/22 @ 1/60

The Graphis 2009 Photography Annual will be available in December for $60 from online and brick and mortar retailers, as well as directly from Graphis at www.graphis.com.

About the author

Kevin Michael Reed
Kevin Michael Reed (Google+, Facebook) is a fashion & beauty photographer and producer/director based in New York City and Los Angeles, CA. He is the President/CEO of RedFOG Visual Media, a production company in New York City, and a partner in Passion of Photography, Inc, a company dedicated to teaching photographers and sharing our passion through charitable causes. Kevin has lectured and hosted workshops throughout the United States and the world teaching photographers the business and creative sides of photography. (Kevin's Fashion & Beauty Photography Portfolio can be seen here).

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