Notes From the Home Office
News from Philadelphia editorial, advertising, and corporate photographer Ryan Donnell
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I had a quick editorial shoot for MSNBC.com the other week with Laurie Besden, a lawyer and recovering drug addict who begin using prescription drugs to pass the bar exam. The habit eventually took over her life and she was arrested on multiple occasions and lost her license. She has since quit the habit and [...]

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Just received a couple of clips of published images, which I made last year in NYC. They were shot for Yoga Journal‘s department sections in the Feb. issue. It was a fun assignment, if challenging. It went down like this: Yoga Journal asked me to shoot 3 separate assignments in one day because all the [...]

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I was packing up my beloved Hasselblad today in order to ship off to the repair center. It suffered a tragic fall last summer (I’m not blaming anyone….) and I’m only now getting it out the door. Shame, shame on me. After packing it up, I continued my other task, which has been re-editing my [...]

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Just thought I’d share a few images, taken whilst walking Hank, from the snow frenzy here. I have to say, seems most people that live downtown don’t seem to be having too many problems gettin’ round. Maybe one more reason to live in a city? Share on Facebook

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News Photos, on the Move, Make News In the middle of December two trailer trucks left New York City bound for Austin, Tex., packed with a precious and unusual cargo: the entire collection of pictures amassed over more than half a century by the Magnum photo cooperative, whose members have been among the world’s most [...]

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Just wanted to post a link to another recent cover I photographed. This time for a client in Abu Dhabi, “M” Magazine, which is the Saturday magazine for The National newspaper. Big ups to my friend Kerri Abrams for helping me secure the gig. Share on Facebook

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I haven’t gotten the hard copy of the Girlfriends Getaway issue that has my images from a piece on Philadelphia, but I thought I might post the link and a few outtakes from the story. It was a fun assignment, not only because of the great locations, but becuase Girlfriend Getaways (and parent mag Budget [...]

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Hopefully this is the last time in a long, long time. So, please take note, our new address will be: 2202 St. Albans St. Philadelphia, PA 19146 All the phone numbers will be the same. And, most importantly, could anyone who works with one, please forward this address on to your accounts payable department. Thanks. [...]

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Great article in the Sunday New York Times about Google offering no pay, but “great exposure” for artists that give them illustrations for Google’s Chrome browser customized “skins.” “The first question I asked,” Mr. Taxali said in a recent interview, “is ‘What’s the fee?’” Mr. Taxali said that when he was told Google would pay [...]

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Big ups to AFP photographer Mike Clarke for taking the shot. Share on Facebook