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Gold Rush

Shine with flashes of precious metal and gilded accessories. Counterpoint with a jolt of electrifying color. Be bold in gold. PRODUCED BY: LYDIA SANTANGELO PHOTOGRAPHY BY: ROB VAN PETTEN LOCATION: EP LEVINE AT EXPOSURE PLACE STUDIOS   Roberto Cavalli dress, $1,625 at Saks Fifth AvenueWhiting & Davis bag, $100, andgreen rope bracelet, $150. Both at [...]

 

Early Adopter – Nikon World

  by Rob Van Petten About a year ago I got an e-mail from Nikon Tokyo with some questions about what inspires my photography and how I create my images. I responded, and before long I was involved in a top-secret project that was both an honor and a daunting responsibility: shooting for the D800 [...]

 

Well Seen Images (and other sources of Inspiration)

Devon is the model in this photo, and I call the image Devotar. I was only slightly influenced by Avatar. D3X, AF Zoom-NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8D ED. Rob Van Petten Inspired by the work of Lee Friedlander, I took a lot of urban images, including this 1971 picture of the Statue of Liberty from Battery Park [...]