Chloe Aftel Q&A
Chloe Aftel on her first book: Outside & In Between. For six years she photographed non-binary people. An email Q&A.
“Corporate” Season 2 BTS
Like The Godfather, the second installment of “Corporate” is better than the first. Season 2 runs deeper, more inviting, and yes, funnier, than the original.
Cat Jogger Ad!
As we prepared to shoot this set up the top creative from the agency said, “Why do I put myself in these situations? This is going to be an embarrassing fail.” (BTS on Ad Council)
Bill Wyman Interview
You know those super fun ranking stories that New York Magazine’s Vulture does? I interviewed Bill Wyman, who has penned a bunch of those music stories.
What Is Punk?
Punk music was banned from my high school in the early 80s, so it’s fun to see my daughter’s elementary school featuring a book called “What Is Punk?”
“Chris Buck” History Students
These are not students of my history (those don’t exist yet) but college students majoring in history. And these are also amongst my favorite outtakes from the “Chris Buck’s Chris Bucks” series.
Rick McGinnis: Chris Buck Photographs Me
Recent photo subject Rick McGinnis gives his play by play on our sitting together.
Rick McGinnis Interview
Having decided to bring his blog “Some Old Pictures I Took” to an end, I thought it a great time for a conversation with Rick McGinnis about his career.
“Chris Buck” Los Angeles Animated Film Director
It’s not surprising that a successful film director would be a great storyteller, but I wouldn’t peg the co-director of “Frozen” to write a spot-on (and hilarious) piece about masculine pack mentality.
Finding “Chris Buck”
Although the Namesake project started with a simple online search of my name many of the best subjects were found via the White Pages and word of mouth.
“Chris Buck” Tampa Videographer
Chris is a videographer whom I met when we were both working at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003. We exchanged information, and four years later I photographed him at his home in Tampa.
Namesakes Series Origin Story
Shortly after I setting up my website I received an email congratulating me on doing so. This seemed like an odd correspondence until I saw that the signature was from a “Christopher Buck.” I was intrigued.
“Chris Buck” San Francisco Arborist
I asked all of the subjects of the “Chris Buck’s Chris Bucks” series to write a story from their life. Here is the one from Chris Buck of San Francisco.
Chris Buck’s Chris Bucks
I’m pleased to announce that we’re mailing out the printed promo for the “Chris Buck’s Chris Bucks” series this week. From 2000 until 2018, I sought out and photographed all the Chris Bucks I could track down.
SAP, Directed By Chris Buck
I’ve shot a number of video projects but this was the most elaborate, with multiple talent, cross dialogue, movement, and mechanical objects as characters.
SAP Concur: Dish Robot
SAP Concur “Dish Robot” ad, directed by Chris Buck for BBDO New York.
SAP Concur: Construction
SAP Concur “Construction” ad directed by Chris Buck for BBDO New York.
Uber Ads
I find the dynamics of the sharing economy fascinating so it was a real treat to be brought inside for the latest Uber OOH still ads.
Supreme Collaboration
My Chuck D White House t-shirt collaboration with Supreme sold out in Europe in 27 seconds, and was selling on the secondary U.S. market for double its original price within a day.
At FMoPA
A visit to Tampa for my first museum show, at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts; a rare thing amongst art institutions, it’s both full-on fun, and dead serious.