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a rear defensive position behind the korengal outpost, a small forward
operating base in afghanistan close to the border of pakistan.
CHAD HUNT bARES HUMANITy
Of SOLDIERS, WAR
Chad hunt’s two trips to afghanistan—the first self-funded and the second on
assignment for Men’s Journal magazine—yielded a deep portfolio of images, several
gallery displays, and ultimately the cover of Time magazine. But according to hunt, the
experience of afghanistan and the ensuing Time cover have affected him personally
more than professionally.
hunt will return to afghanistan this spring.
“when this issue of Time hit the stands, I received an email from the mother of the
soldier who was on the cover. he is currently in Iraq, but his mother took his children
to the store to show them that their father was on Time magazine. his kids ran up and
down the aisle yelling, ‘daddy’s on the cover!’ I get at least one email a month from
someone who came across my website and wants to thank me for helping to tell the
stories of these soldiers. that means a lot to me and makes me want to do more.”
a perfect holiday wonderland—gone horribly wrong.
MARSHALL TROy’S MAD SEASON
a CCad homework assignment from photo Illustration professor stephen webster
challenged his class to create a book cover for david sedaris’ Holidays on Ice that
considered all the elements in play—positions of objects, composition, titles—as
well as the author’s famous sense of humor. while listening to sedaris’ short stories
during class, marshall troy began to think of iconic holiday subjects that relate to
people—and then added his own twist. the illustration was chosen for the cover of
this year’s edition of this popular book.
“one of the first things that popped into my head was the Christmas figurine scene
that everyone’s grandparents usually have set up during the holiday. when I was
a kid, I used to look at these scenes and think how perfect everything looked. But
as I got older, I realized that holidays aren’t picture perfect. that’s when I felt that
observational comedy could work for this cover. from afar, the scene looks normal,
but once you look a little closer, you realize that something out of the ordinary is
actually happening. It gets you to stop and want to know more about the stories
inside.”
JOAqUIN bALDWIN’S
PIN-UP DOLLS
tension, hope, and horror unfold in Joaquin
Baldwin’s grim and visually arresting “sebastian’s
Voodoo,” a short animation film that follows
the fate of a voodoo doll that must make the
ultimate sacrifice to save his friends from being
pinned to death. the piece, a youtube favorite,
has earned widespread industry praise, including a
feature in leading trade magazine 3D World and a
nomination for an annie award, one of the highest
honors in the industry. Baldwin’s key challenge was
to make the film feel realistic in order to provide
emotional weight to the storytelling.
“I wanted ‘sebastian’s Voodoo’ to remain a dark
film, and to have the sacrifice theme be the
core. aside from keeping true to the story, I think
that maintaining a cinematic look was extremely
important. the camera is always motivated by the
action, the camera lens choices are motivated by
character and situations, and the lighting is always
from a motivated (realistic) source, using a lot of
depth of field effects and film grain. all of this make
the film feel tactile and realistic, and it’s what was
necessary to make the story have enough impact.”
CHAD HUNT
Bfa, still Based media design (photography), 1994
freelance professional photographer, new york City
www.chadhuntphotography.com
MARSHALL TROy
Bfa, still Based media design (photography), 2006
Commercial photographer and sole proprietor of
marshall troy photography, new york City
www.marshalltroy.com
JOAqUIN bALDWIN
Bfa, time Based media studies, focus in computer
and traditional animation, 2006
artist and master’s degree candidate in animation at
uCla, los angeles, California
www.pixelnitrate.com
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