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<lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:13:21 -0500</lastBuildDate><itunes:author>Ric Kallaher</itunes:author><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Ric Kallaher</itunes:name><itunes:email>ric@ric-kallaher.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:category text="Photography"/><itunes:keywords>Ric Kallaher</itunes:keywords><item><title>The Hat Trick</title><category>Bill Clinton</category><category> William Jefferson Clinton</category><category>Two Paragraphs</category><dc:date>2013-02-19T09:41:01-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/277f9ce4721b4375063f28558aca3615-35.php#unique-entry-id-35</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/277f9ce4721b4375063f28558aca3615-35.php#unique-entry-id-35</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[As many know, for me "The Hat" is much more than just a hat.


Recently, I was asked by Joe Mackin of  2 Paragraphs, an ultra-cool creative/social platform, to submit a story regarding one or another of my "celebrity" photos.    I enjoy writing and it usually plays a part in my personal work.    I had always been fascinated by the work of photographers like Duane Michaels and another Montauk resident,  Peter Beard, where their handwritten, journal-like entries on and around their images seemed to expand the photographic possibilities.    Spilling off my shelves can be found my handmade books that humbly follow in their huge footsteps. 


Yet to actually sit down and write a cohesive story -- very brief and to the point, yet hopefully entertaining and engaging -- presented a new and unique set of challenges.    First Question: "Which Celebrity?!"    Second Question: "What's the story?"    Then, the Realization: "In such a limited context EVERY SINGLE WORD CHOICE is going to need a rectal examination!!!"    It would be a bald-faced lie for me to say I did not encounter major trepidation, much desktop finger tapping and long, long sessions of staring at the "blank" template of my word processor. . . . for TWO Paragraphs.  


The block was broken when I remembered one particular, high-pressured photo assignment and . . .   The Hat.    It recalled the tricks it can sometime perform in my favor.


You can see and read the results at:  "The Hat by Ric Kallaher"
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Creative Hall of Fame - 2013 Edition</title><category>The One Club Hall of Fame</category><category>The One Club</category><dc:date>2013-01-23T11:28:37-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/143f6562eaeef5073522c5e3adf07b25-34.php#unique-entry-id-34</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/143f6562eaeef5073522c5e3adf07b25-34.php#unique-entry-id-34</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In what is hopefully becoming a grand tradition, current and new members of the Creative Hall of Fame gathered on January 22, 2013 for the Second Edition of my Official Portrait as once again The One Club held its annual induction ceremony at New York&rsquo;s Gotham Hall.    Featured in the image above are (seated left to right) Cliff Freeman, Paula Green, Ed McCabe, and new inductee W+K's Jim Riswold.    Standing LtoR are W+K's David Kennedy and Dan Wieden; this year inductee into the Educator Hall of Fame Richard Wilde; George Lois, new inductee Steve "1984" Hayden; 2012 inductee Joe Pytka; and Ralph Ammirati and with former partner in one of the industry's great '80's shops & new inductee Martin ("The Ultimate Driving Machine") Puris.    It was an honor to be in the room with these Icons of Advertising, let alone photograph them.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A Big Deal</title><category>A. E. Hotchner</category><category> Holly Hotchner</category><dc:date>2012-06-30T18:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/168c78017fd11c08e0f578b5d6eaa233-33.php#unique-entry-id-33</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/168c78017fd11c08e0f578b5d6eaa233-33.php#unique-entry-id-33</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[He ran with Hemingway at the bullfights in Spain & then adapted Big Papa's works for the screen back in the '50s.    In one of these first efforts, the step-in replacement for a recently deceased James Dean was a young actor looking for a break.    That's how this young actor became A.E.   Hotchner's future best pal, Paul Newman.    They would go on to become business partners as well on Newman's Own from which they were able to launch another great effort: The Hole In the Wall Camp -- a place for kids with extreme health conditions.    So, yeah, he's a big deal and so, already having photographed the late Mr.   Newman as well as having photographed the kids at Hole In the Wall, it was an especially big deal for me to be asked to photograph A.   E.'s 95th birthday celebration at his home in Westport.    And while one could be forgiven for thinking A.   E. would be slowing down, his Nike sneakers are a clue to the hilarity of this notion.    He still plays tennis three days a week and he's deep into writing his latest book, the biography of another best pal, Doris Day.


Happy Birthday, A.E.!]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Changing Hands THREE</title><category>Museum of Arts &#x26; Design</category><category> Holly Hotchner</category><category>MAD</category><dc:date>2012-06-25T18:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/fd112169df348ec32eb41ad4732fe65b-32.php#unique-entry-id-32</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/fd112169df348ec32eb41ad4732fe65b-32.php#unique-entry-id-32</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Photographing for the Museum of Arts & Design is a source of inspiration, awe, magic and eye-opening connectivity.    Museum Director Holly Hotchner and the curatorial staff, along with guest curators, never cease to amaze in showcasing original and diverse and inclusive contemporary arts & design.    If you haven't visited the museum at its new location on Columbus Circle, you should.    Here are some of the artists that were at the 062512 opening of Changing Hands 3 -- Contemporary Native North American Art.    The show runs through October 2012.    Check out this spectacular work!


Row 1 Lto R: Rita Paul with Museum Director Holly Hotchner; Michael Bellmore, Maria Hupfield, Bonnie Devine, Courtney M.   Leonard;


Row 2: Katsitsionni Fox, Tom Jones, Patricia Deadman, Kariwaiens Smoke;


Row 3: Skawennati; Kate Reid; Donald Hemlock; Samuel LaFountain; Summer Peters]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x2022;A&#x2022;M&#x2022; Graduating&#x21;</title><category>4A&#x27;s</category><category>Michael Roth</category><category>High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media</category><category>Gina Grillo</category><category>Nancy Hill</category><category>Julius Dunn II</category><category>The Advertising Club</category><dc:date>2012-06-26T09:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/f53713b2f87a0973530ba10539c46b9c-31.php#unique-entry-id-31</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/f53713b2f87a0973530ba10539c46b9c-31.php#unique-entry-id-31</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Pomp & Circumstance reigned at the Brooklyn Museum on 062612.    Julius Dunn II of the 4A's asked me to photograph the FIRST EVER graduating class from the High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media and it was quite the celebration.    With full backing from the 4A's and the NYC Board of Education in ongoing efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in the industry the students were treated to an emotional, heartfelt  and encouraging greeting from President & CEO of the American Association of Advertising Agencies, Nancy Hill, as well as a rousing and RELEVANT keynote by CEO and Chairman of the Board for the Interpublic Group, Michael Roth.    Gina Grillo, President and CEO of The Advertising Club was also on hand to award scholarships.    Overall, it was a great day to be a part of.


And the students?    Like most of us at that moment in our lives: they simply were jumping' with jubilation to have reached that happy day FINALLY!


Good luck to them all!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Yes&#x2c; Jet Blue DOES Have First Class</title><category>The Advertising Club</category><category>Marty St. George</category><category> Jet Blue</category><dc:date>2012-06-13T13:07:12-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/e3a4dd2b77bfeca902adf67cea014637-30.php#unique-entry-id-30</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/e3a4dd2b77bfeca902adf67cea014637-30.php#unique-entry-id-30</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Contrary to popular opinion, Jet Blue does have First Class -- especially when it comes to their Chief Marketing Officer, Marty St.   George.    As the Guest of Honor at The Advertising Club's CMO Breakfast Series held on 061312 at the New York offices of Microsoft, he held a capacity audience captive with his entertaining style of presentation.    There are many reasons for Jet Blue's continuing success in a hyper- competitive industry and he's one of them.    The gang of photos from the event can be seen on The Advertising Club's Event Site.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hip Hop Artist - Kris Kasanova</title><category>Kris Kasanova</category><dc:date>2012-05-08T22:53:19-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/3a05b70913ceff39459df8f4a2dcac1c-29.php#unique-entry-id-29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/3a05b70913ceff39459df8f4a2dcac1c-29.php#unique-entry-id-29</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[(null)]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>I&#x2022;A&#x2022;M&#x2022; Celebrating</title><category>4A&#x27;s</category><category>Nancy Hill</category><category> Ron Berger</category><category> Julius Dunn II</category><category> Singleton Beato</category><dc:date>2012-05-08T13:26:11-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/aef30c1535cd2ef5d10e5832e6e774cd-28.php#unique-entry-id-28</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/aef30c1535cd2ef5d10e5832e6e774cd-28.php#unique-entry-id-28</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Somehow, in the midst of the madness that is Creative Week, Julius Dunn II of the 4A's managed to throw a 90's-themed "reunion" party to celebrate the High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media.    IAM is an effort to coordinate the efforts of public learning and private industry, specifically the worlds of Advertising, Media and Design in order to encourage and foster the efforts to increase more ethnic diversity and inclusion.    Given that it was a bit of an impromptu affair, Julius reached out and a lot of us jumped on board, donating time & services to help move the cause forward.    Rapper Kris Kasanova entertained the costumed crowd that included 4A's Pres & CEO, Nancy Hill as well as 4A's SVP of Diversity & Inclusion, Singleton Beato, and Julius presented former Euro RSCG Exec Chairman, Ron Berger, who helped create the high school & contributes his expertise to its advisory board with a commemorative IAM High School Letter Jacket.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>s&#x27;ONEderfrul&#x21;</title><category>The One Club</category><category>People In Advertising</category><dc:date>2012-05-11T09:40:54-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/7901202ee1e8c0a6cb42ac5a993c78c9-27.php#unique-entry-id-27</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/7901202ee1e8c0a6cb42ac5a993c78c9-27.php#unique-entry-id-27</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[With the annual One Show being hosted by none other than Fabio and the One Show Interactive Awards "Vegas" theme, the 2012 One Fest was a ONEderfully HOT-HOT-HOT affair this year.  


Kicking things off at a high level was rock celeb, Beaux Foy lead singer of the group Ariel Down, at the ever-energetic student awards held in the Chelsea Arts District.  


     


And as always, celebrating the tops in creativity, the One Show Design, One Show and One Show Interactive events brought out the industry's top luminaries.


Host Fabio gave photo assistant Laurelei McLoof a lift - 


Fabio got stuck in traffic so a "Mystery Host" took his spot - 


Leo Burnett CCO Mark Tutssel & his "Entourage" -- 


BBDO's J D Michaels with Brian Collins -- 


Brian Collins with Pum Lefebure, Co-Founder of Design Army and Graham Clifford -- 


When the last awards were handed out, the floor of Terminal 5 was transformed into a "Gambling Casino" where everyone got to play with "Club" money --


And, afterwards, the fabulous One Club Gang posed for their "After Party Portrait " as well as their  "After Party After Portrait"
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>A MAD Ball</title><category>Museum of Arts &#x26; Design</category><dc:date>2012-05-17T20:17:08-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/fec4138ee86e7c403b4751acfd371a39-26.php#unique-entry-id-26</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/fec4138ee86e7c403b4751acfd371a39-26.php#unique-entry-id-26</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[DJ's Andrew & Andrew were one of three crews who kept the bodies moving at the Museum of Arts & Design for the LED Ball on 051712.   Part of Design Week, the event, co-sponsored by The Lighting Science Group and the Continental Mining and Metallurgical Corporation, saw the Museum transformed into a red carpet affair for fashion and design celebs with an all-star event committee of designer Dror Benshetrit, actor/director Shenae Grimes, and hockey star Sean Avery.    Leading the way, as usual, was the irrepressible Director of the Museum, Holly Hotchner, pictured with her husband, Franklin Silverstone in his one-of-a-kind LED tie!


More photos can be seen in the feature at Interior Design Magazine.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Really Really Really Mad Men &#x26; Women</title><category>Creative Week</category><category>Portraits of People in Advertising</category><category>Kevin Roddy</category><category>People In Advertising</category><dc:date>2012-05-07T09:12:47-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/0f97b0ee91be936452eb3093bb7fc352-25.php#unique-entry-id-25</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/0f97b0ee91be936452eb3093bb7fc352-25.php#unique-entry-id-25</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[First week in May: it's the annual Creative Week Festival in New York City.    In honor of the 2012 iteration, I'll be posting a collection of some of my favorite "Creative" Portraits.   These photos feature some of the top creatives in advertising as cast in roles of some "classical" creative stereotypes -- all in good fun, of course.    First up, Kevin Roddy, Chairman/CCO at Publicis & Hal Riney in the role of "Dark Genius".  


Paper or Plastic?!    Window or Aisle??    Paper or plastic?!   Aisle or Window?!   Tuesday's Creative Week portrait features the great Hal Curtis of Wieden & Kennedy as he duels with the Inner Voices that haunt all creative minds . . .


It's Wednesday of Creative Week.   We are right in the middle of it.   Which way will the scales tip?   Susan Credle, Chief Creative Officer of Leo Burnett USA plays the part of Creative Justice.


Arem Duplessis signifies the challenge of navigating through the seas of creativity
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;A Death In the Line of Duty&#x22;</title><category>Redding Fire Department</category><dc:date>2012-05-02T15:31:59-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/0c600ec6cdfddc453a651af42ce17773-24.php#unique-entry-id-24</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/0c600ec6cdfddc453a651af42ce17773-24.php#unique-entry-id-24</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was like a sea of blue.    The uniformed men and women, young and old, milled about in the warm and jovial camaraderie of those joined by shared duty.    They gathered this mid-Spring day in the parking lot and driveway of the firehouse in the small town of Redding, CT under a perfectly tranquil blue and cloudless day.    With all of the firetrucks parked outside, the picnic tables aligned in rows inside, it was easy to think you'd happened into a weekend celebration.    But there was a certain quiet to the tone.    The black bunting that draped the various vehicles and the flag at half mast of course gave away the truth: this was a gathering, in time-honored tradition, to remember and bury a comrade who had died in the line of that shared duty.  


Marshall Sanford was a past Chief and had been 1st Lt and driver of Engine #1 for the Redding Ridge Fire and EMS Company #1, a truck he had helped design, when, at age 67, he passed away from a heart attack while on call.    He was revered in the community for his long-standing service and un-flagging dedication to the fire department.  


His funeral was befitting of his long and distinguished service and it was quite something to be a part of -- I had been asked by the Department to document the events of the day.    It was an experience that truly brought home the sense of tight-knit community that exists between firemen.    It also stood as a reminder of the debt we owe to those in uniform for the risks they assume every day in their dedication to serving the greater good for communities large and small.


The pomp and circumstance was especially touching in such a small setting.    The state provided the color guard as well as the bagpipe band.    Other CT fire departments sent representatives.    Two ladder trucks hoisted a giant American flag over the entrance to the small cemetery that resides immediately adjacent to the firehouse.    And the bagpipers led the old antique firetruck carrying the American-flag draped coffin of Mr.   Sanford to his final resting place.  


And, true to the words of a fireman I spoke to early on, as people were still gathering: "Everyone is fine and pleasant now, but when the bagpiper plays "Amazing Grace", there won't be a dry eye anywhere."
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>42 Years&#x2c; 60 Minutes</title><category>Morley Safer</category><category>Symphony Space</category><category>Access to the Arts Awards</category><dc:date>2012-04-24T18:11:34-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/48b6ea07f2c4debf8ef92259f588e6ad-23.php#unique-entry-id-23</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/48b6ea07f2c4debf8ef92259f588e6ad-23.php#unique-entry-id-23</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[You could stand in the wings, as I did, close your eyes and just listen.    Despite the mild reverberation of the PA System under the rotunda of 583 Park Avenue's dome, the voice was clear and unmistakable.    And you wouldn't be alone if you time-slipped back and forth across decades because little has changed in that voice over time, a voice as familiar as a family member's.    It was in the mid-60's when it was first becoming clear that this was a significant one in our culture.    In 1965, that voice broke the story of Marines burning civilian huts in Vietnam -- a story that changed American opinion of the war and earned the wrath of President Lyndon B. ...  Then, 42 years ago, in 1970, he began his long stint of countless memorable episodes with CBS' 60 MINUTES.    And over those years, in-between stories of international conflict and investigations of corporate misdeeds, he has especially favored stories documenting the arts and artists.    It was this coverage of the world's cultural heritage that earned him honoree status at the 2012 rendition of the annual Symphony Space Spring Soiree and Access to the Arts awards ceremony on April 16.    During his acceptance speech it was striking to realize that his voice, familiar as it is, is one both inimitable and deceptive.    Inimitable in its singular timbre and rhythm; deceptive in that it seems so at-ease and so casual even as it makes its way to a finer point.    Make no mistake, this is the well-crafted voice of one of our great storytellers, a story-teller who knows how to use that sense of easy demeanor to cut through the veneer and get down to the heart of the matter.    And isn't that what the episodes on 60 Minutes are:  great, revelational stories.  


His acceptance speech was true to form -- it was a great story.    From recounting his time spent with his presenter, the internationally-acclaimed violin soloist, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, who he has TWICE been interviewed for the show ("He was incredibly fun and very relaxed," she reported.    "Until the cameras started to roll and you saw that world-famous smirk -- that smirk! -- the one that tells you 'this is 60 Minutes so no bullshit!'"), to reminiscences of his "boss", the recently deceased Mike Wallace, to a very humorous "rant" about art critic, Roberta Smith, and his current feud with her, his is a voice that you could listen to ad infinitum.


Morley Safer's face is of course as familiar as his voice.    It is now a face etched with the lines of experience and his are eyes deeply-visioned -- he has probably forgotten more than many of us will ever get the chance to learn.    For our portrait session he was kind, cooperative, patient and giving.    It was an honor to photograph him for not only have I long held him in the highest regard but he is a living legend and one of the last of his generation of great broadcast journalists.     May we be treated to many more than 42 years of 60 Minutes.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>&#x22;The End is Near&#x21;&#x22; -- So Rock the House </title><category>ANDY Awards</category><category>The Advertising Club</category><category>People In Advertising</category><dc:date>2012-04-15T18:30:31-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/af5626c51fbd7130a5b31779060cabf3-22.php#unique-entry-id-22</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/af5626c51fbd7130a5b31779060cabf3-22.php#unique-entry-id-22</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Hmm  . . . lots of scaffolding . . . is this the Hudson Hotel? . . .  oh, there's good friend & super uber creative guy, Gerry Graf, headed in the door ("Hi, Gerry!")   so this must be the place for the awards show but . . . "go where?" . . . down these fire stairs? . . . now what!? . . .   MORE fire stairs? . . . is this SPINAL TAP?! . . . you sure we're in the right place? . . . but wait!: what's that cool robotic voice saying? . . .   "Welcome to the ANDY Awards" ?. . .   OHhhh !   Alright!    This is different!!    This is COOL and EXCITING and FUN!!!


By now, EVERYONE has seen their share of awards shows -- from the Oscars, to the Emmy's to the Grammy's -- so everyone kind of knows the drill.      And as one who has covered a lot of awards events, it was very stimulating to experience the formula getting a kick in the pants.    Once, that is, I got over my preconceived notions.    And that is what I realized was going on at the 2012 International ANDY Awards.


The One Show Interactive awards broke the mold a few years ago with theme-based events/awards presentations that serve as an electrifying culmination to Creative Week.


This year, the Advertising Club asked industry icon Bob Greenberg and digital agency R/GA how to breathe new life into one of the industry's most celebrated events: the International ANDY Awards.     Themed around predictions of the end of things as we know them, the answer was a club scene-like creation at Hudson Hotels' Good Units.    Attendees were shuttled thru graffiti'd winding hallways into a cocktail reception area with award winning works spotlighted on the walls that were otherwise decorated with moody low-lighting and art installations.    Eventually, everyone was called upstairs to a loft-like area with streaming photo-booths that overlooked a foggy dry-iced, post-apocalyptic set with two giant overhead screens to show the winning work (which you can see a full list of on the ANDY Awards site).    An all-star team of industry luminaries entertainingly steamrolled through presentations of four basic categories with quick video tributes but without the usually obligatory, finger-drumming parade of acceptances.  


AND THE BAR STAYED OPEN!


Yes, Bob Greenberg and The Advertising Club rocked the house!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Ultimate Art Director - Ralph Ammirati</title><category>Ralph Ammirati</category><category>The One Club Hall of Fame</category><category>People In Advertising</category><dc:date>2012-03-29T09:00:25-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/0ef5cc3d0b8677bd9a98872063c6e473-21.php#unique-entry-id-21</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/0ef5cc3d0b8677bd9a98872063c6e473-21.php#unique-entry-id-21</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Back in the day, the time when I had my music company, I was married to the ground-breaking ace tv commercial producer, Vera Samama.    She had gotten her start at Ally/Gargano and had worked with many of the top shops and agency creatives.    Consistently, she praised one standout individual.    He was the most intelligent, most talented and certainly the classiest of all those she admired.    His name: Ralph Ammirati.    I was lucky enough to work with him once on a BMW commercial and everything she said was true.  


Having the opportunity to photograph him for The One Club this year was a true honor.     And it's all still true.    He still even drives very hot cars!    To find out more -- including which hot cars -- check out Yash Egami's interview with Ralph in ONE, The Magazine HERE.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Just B.E. -- A Tale of Being Effectively Efficient</title><category>Buy Efficient</category><dc:date>2012-03-26T09:27:57-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/89bc1a7327827218608ecb18bc40c919-20.php#unique-entry-id-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/89bc1a7327827218608ecb18bc40c919-20.php#unique-entry-id-20</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[One of the many perks about being a photographer is learning about other businesses and how they operate.    More importantly, it's learning about companies that I might never have come across, like the hotel business, also known as the hospitality industry.  


My latest photo incarnation was a campaign for Ken Leonardo of Commotion and Rich Warren, VP of Business Development of BuyEfficient (B.E.).    Just released this campaign is a perfect example of becoming acquainted with extraordinary (but unfamiliar) companies.


My assignment was to travel around the country and photograph a series of hotel executives.    This was part of a testimonial campaign for Buy Efficient, the hospitality industry's premier online purchasing solution. 


BuyEfficient works behind the scenes for over 1,200 hotels as their premier purchasing partner - a partner that unites various suppliers into an all-in-one purchasing platform.    With Buy Efficient, hotels can purchase all those little (but important) commodities that they must have in order to operate: linens, stationery, food, soap -- you name it.    (Yes, all the stuff that us guests take for granted when we check-in, but which someone must constantly manage.)


However, beyond a single hotel, this purchasing task can be an enormous challenge to synchronize, as many hotel management companies know.    Someone very familiar with this task is Russ Cox, CEO, of Rim Hospitality in Newport Beach, CA.    As I found out during the photo-shoot, Mr.   Cox oversees various hotel brands set far and wide across the country, in which BuyEfficient's platform helps alleviate his stress and consolidate the purchasing process.


B.E. is the first centralized, online purchasing platform in which hotels can order various supplies via a dashboard-style process.    Through B.E.'s efficiency and online tools, this operational hurdle is manageable for executives like Mr.   Cox.


The power of internet purchasing possibilities can marvel you everywhere you travel!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Percolate-ing LikeMind</title><category>Noah Brier</category><dc:date>2012-03-16T10:44:38-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/4547fb1a304a52f293b7f52b16331a3f-19.php#unique-entry-id-19</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/4547fb1a304a52f293b7f52b16331a3f-19.php#unique-entry-id-19</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Actualizing a social network -- that's what attracted me to sNice Coffee Shop on 8th Avenue this morning.    Noah Brier, co-founder of Percolate, was behind the get-together.  


I first met Noah a few years back while photographing an EFFIES Award judging session, and then again at a " Big Business Breakfast" started by Benjamin Palmer of The Barbarian Group, where Noah was camped out at the time.    LIKEMIND is another of Noah's co-iterations started awhile ago  -- to get "online relationships offline" -- and he was instigating a re-boot.    It had been somewhat withering on the vine even though it has an international set of followers.    He explains it all on his interesting blog HERE.  


Since so much of today's reality exists with us individually sitting in front of computer screens, it's good to get out and actually meet the people we're "talking" to; or maybe some of the people that those we're talking to are talking to.    People who do things like online media publishing, or marketing 3D printers, or photographers . . . 


At any rate, there were a considerable number of people there, especially given the early hour.  


And the latte was VERY good.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Cover Story: Sean Hannity</title><category>Newsmax</category><category>Fox News</category><category>Sean Hannity</category><dc:date>2011-03-14T17:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/ea3f5798e9fdbc2caa6a21b4424f0e37-18.php#unique-entry-id-18</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/ea3f5798e9fdbc2caa6a21b4424f0e37-18.php#unique-entry-id-18</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Neither Newsmax Editor Ken Chandler & Writer David Patten quite knew what to expect but an interview with Fox news and talk show host, Sean Hannity, was set for March 14, 2011 at Fox Studios in New York DURING the time of Hannity's primetime show.    The evening ended up being a testament to the seat-of-the-pants facility that is a key to the man's success.    He was open to any and all questions before, during and after the show which, by happenstance, coincided with the tsunami in Japan (resulting in the evening's program schedule being thrown out the window for live coverage from correspondents in Japan).    Hannity was a totally gracious host, generous with his time and was also very straightforward and forthright in his responses to Patten's timely questions on a vast array of political topics.     Genetically upbeat, he introduced anyone and everyone who came by, from Vincent Buddy Cianci the former mayor of Providence RI, to a tour group from Indiana, all while managing and probing a constant influx of information on the devastation on the opposite side of the globe.    Live TV at its best as seen from behind the scenes.


                
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Creative Week 2011</title><category>The One Club</category><category>Creative Week</category><category>People In Advertising</category><dc:date>2011-05-12T20:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/a4217ccf01bed5f9c3a3013a3178b26c-17.php#unique-entry-id-17</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/a4217ccf01bed5f9c3a3013a3178b26c-17.php#unique-entry-id-17</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve been photographing The One Show for eight plus years and therefore have documented and observed its growth into the PREMIERE international advertising awards show.    It has also transformed itself now into FIVE days of excitement as the crown jewel of Creative Week in New York City.    It&rsquo;s hectic, demanding, crazy but fun and exhilarating with celebrities, stars of advertising and absolutely killer work.  


 


Great motivation for keeping the pencils sharp . . . on both ends.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Everyone In Advertising Goes Looking For a Little Head</title><category>The Advertising Club</category><category>ANDY Awards</category><category>People In Advertising</category><dc:date>2011-04-14T20:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/6c7757352bbfecf7132231b01dcbb5f2-16.php#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/6c7757352bbfecf7132231b01dcbb5f2-16.php#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[And they find it -- if they&rsquo;re good enough -- at the annual Advertising Club International ANDY Awards!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Beau Fraser - The Gate Worldwide</title><category>Beau Fraser</category><category>People In Advertising</category><dc:date>2011-11-02T14:12:16-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/a698ee3e9178deee89e4ee7116712b8f-14.php#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/a698ee3e9178deee89e4ee7116712b8f-14.php#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Beau Fraser, Managing Director of The Gate Worldwide, first approached me about creating executive portraits of his agency team six years ago.     Technologically speaking, it was so long ago, that the first set was done using my Hasselblad and film!    Practically every year since we&rsquo;ve teamed up to get portraits of new members of the agency though by now it&rsquo;s all pro-digital of course and the equipment has gotten so much lighter and more portable we simply set up a studio in the agency conference room.    And this year, it was finally time to get a new one of Beau himself.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>George Soros</title><category>George Soros</category><dc:date>2011-12-01T10:00:00-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/80cb2e8405aa5a09341380e26ef25766-13.php#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/80cb2e8405aa5a09341380e26ef25766-13.php#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Event Producer, Susan Prekel, who I had met the previous month when we worked the Korean Eye Exhibit at the Museum of Arts & Design called on me to cover a special event.    The International Senior Lawyers Project was hosting a private gala at the Yale Club to celebrate their ISLP 10th Anniversary.     The group provides pro-bono legal services to countries and causes around the world that are fighting for human rights and economic development with a need for access to justice.    They were looking for a single experienced photographer to cover the entire event who would be comfortable with celebrities and internationally renowned figures to document the affair, especially as the Guest of Honor was business magnate, investor, philanthropist and one of the group&rsquo;s largest supporters, George Soros.    Thank you, Susan!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Roger Ailes (including the Tale of Nixon &#x26; the Snake Charmer)</title><category>Roger Ailes</category><category>Newsmax</category><category>Fox News</category><dc:date>2011-10-26T10:00:18-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/2559126656d9c6a6f56d2b3f778ae225-12.php#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/2559126656d9c6a6f56d2b3f778ae225-12.php#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[There are few, if indeed any, more dynamically divisive figures in our mediascape than Roger Ailes, the head of Fox News.   Yet one thing cannot be denied: from scratch he has built Fox into a juggernaut even as he has transformed himself into &ldquo;The Most Powerful Man In News.&rdquo;    Such was the title of the cover story I was flattered to be called upon to photograph for NEWSMAX magazine.


In person, he is very low key, yet very personable and easy to work with.    Not insignificantly, even the most casual observer would easily note that he is much liked and respected by everyone who works at the network -- from general staff to top anchor.    On top of it, he is a FANTASTIC and humorous storyteller.     Knowing a bit of his background, I asked how he had come to work with Richard Nixon.    His face instantly lit up and he told me: &ldquo;Now that&rsquo;s a great story!&rdquo;    It was a simple twist of fate.    He was the producer in the early days of The Mike Douglas Show.    And as so often occurred: there was a booking anomaly.    So he instructed a production assistant to place two guests into any two but very separate waiting rooms.    So Richard Nixon, went into one; Tina the Snake Charmer into another (Ailes was afraid Nixon might scare the snake).    Shortly thereafter, Ailes, looking for a quiet place to work on the script walked into the room with Nixon, who he had to calm down by explaining the power of television and who, as a result, he subsequently came to work for.    Ailes said he could just as easily have chosen the other room.    And today he would probably be working as a top circus promoter.    Such, he said, is life.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>M.A.D.ly Swept Away</title><category>Museum of Arts &#x26; Design</category><dc:date>2012-03-05T18:00:00-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/055fd4388ae9e405513dd8fe7f9a4363-10.php#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/055fd4388ae9e405513dd8fe7f9a4363-10.php#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yet another example of inventive curating!    Monday night was a Members Opening at the Museum of Arts & Design and, this time, BONUS: it&rsquo;s a double bill.    Two openings on separate floors: &ldquo;Swept Away&rdquo; and &ldquo;Glasstress&rdquo;.    You can see photos from the event HERE.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bill Clinton</title><category>Bill Clinton</category><category>Newsmax</category><dc:date>2011-09-20T12:00:00-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/15b59bd24c4f2dd1f2f172647477f604-8.php#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/15b59bd24c4f2dd1f2f172647477f604-8.php#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Newsmax Founder/CEO Christopher Ruddy was set to video a one-on-one interview with Former President Bill Clinton during the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City and requested that the occasion be documented with stills for an accompanying story in the magazine.    Following the success of the cover story on Fox News anchor Sean Hannity, photo director Elizabeth Dole contacted me to cover the sit-down session in a small conference room with only ten other Newsmax staff & video crew handy (on, and yes, there were a few members of the secret service on hand as well).    It was a remarkable opportunity to say the least.    To top it off President Clinton expressed an appreciation for my hat!    The only downside was that of course everyone had their photograph taken with the Former President . . . except the Photographer!
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The Great Debate: Take 4</title><category>The Advertising Club</category><dc:date>2012-01-24T18:00:00-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/0f9f7d53a1b6601487558e61a55d6a56-7.php#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/0f9f7d53a1b6601487558e61a55d6a56-7.php#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The latest annual installment of The Advertising Club&rsquo;s Great Debate series was held at New York&rsquo;s Union League.    As in the past a panel of stellar media and advertising stars was moderated by the ever-gregarious Michael Kassan, chairman and CEO of Medialink.    This year&rsquo;s group debated &ldquo;How Will Brands Tell Their Story In An Ever-Evolving Marketplace?&rdquo;   and featured Richard Dunmall, VP, Global Agencies & Accounts for Microsoft Advertising; Quentin George, Chief Digital Officer of Mediabrands; Gail Tifford, Sr.   Director of Media North America for Unilever; Mark Speichert, CMO for L&rsquo;Oreal USA; and Shelley Zalis, CEO of Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>The One Club Hall of Fame</title><category>The One Club</category><category>Creative Hall of Fame</category><category>The One Club Hall of Fame</category><category>Portraits of People in Advertising</category><category>People In Advertising</category><dc:date>2012-01-17T20:00:00-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/af6762a59fe79fb8ff0eb7e0631fbdea-6.php#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/af6762a59fe79fb8ff0eb7e0631fbdea-6.php#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The One Club held their annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony at New York&rsquo;s Gotham Hall and quite the induction it was.    The late Steve Jobs was the first client ever to honored for his contributions to advertising and Lee Clow accepted on his behalf with some great stories as well as probably that rare chance to experience the great &ldquo;The Crazy Ones&rdquo; ad with Job himself doing the voice over.    Joe Pytkta, he (in)famous director noted for his work on Perrier, Nike (think Michael Jordan), with the Beatles and too many other incredible commercials to mention, was inducted; as well as legendary copywriter Paula Green (Avis: We Try Harder).    Additionally, Rob Lawton was there as the first ever teacher to be inducted.    In keep with tradition, many previous inductees, the greats of advertising were there.  


It made for a VERY memorable -- if somewhat pressured -- formal portrait session.


Featured in the image above are (left to right seated) Ed McCabe, Paula Green, Ralph Ammirati and Amil Gargano; (left to right standing) Joe Pytka, George Lois, David Kennedy and Mike Hughes.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Tabletop - The One Club Annuals</title><category>The One Club</category><dc:date>2011-12-15T12:40:00-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/48c01948b3916c1c468de54ae6886d68-5.php#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/48c01948b3916c1c468de54ae6886d68-5.php#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Long time Event Photography client The One Club&rsquo;s Yash Igami telephoned late in 2010 with a question: did I do tabletop photography?    For 2011 they would be adding an online store to their new site to advance the sale of their Annuals and special project publications.  


YES!   was my response.


So began the process of arriving at a style that would cover all 25 current items and fit them within the designs and requirements of the online store site design.    The culmination was the Holidays &ldquo;Teaser&rdquo; for the December 2011 Annual Set addition to the store.  


Check out the results at The One Club Store,


and, hey, maybe buy something while you&rsquo;re there.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>E. L. Doctorow</title><category>E L Doctorow</category><category>Symphony Space</category><category>Access to the Arts Awards</category><dc:date>2011-04-11T12:35:46-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/3a25dc98b3607451729061e71bfd2121-4.php#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/3a25dc98b3607451729061e71bfd2121-4.php#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The great writer, who authored one of the great novels of our time (and one of my personal faves) RAGTIME, was honored at the Symphony Space Gala 2011 for his lifetime contribution to the arts.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Phillip Glass</title><category>Phillip Glass</category><category>Symphony Space</category><category>Access to the Arts Awards</category><dc:date>2011-04-11T12:25:21-04:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/bde9d9d1c17c08a2f56f5c2b5ee30954-3.php#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/bde9d9d1c17c08a2f56f5c2b5ee30954-3.php#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It was exciting to have my second opportunity to photograph composer Phillip Glass at the 2011 Symphony Space Gala.    This time it was for an official portrait.    He was in fine spirits and when I mentioned that we had first met at The Art Directors Club reception for the opening of the third in the Qatsi Trilogy of films by Godfrey Reggio.    (Phillip happily informed me they are working on a fourth!)    The first in the series, KOYAANISQATSI, was how I first learned of Philip Glass.    Can&rsquo;t wait to see & hear what comes next.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Jerry Chazen</title><category>Museum of Arts &#x26; Design</category><dc:date>2012-02-15T22:27:00-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/75354c879b56ee728d907c6a14220bb0-1.php#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/75354c879b56ee728d907c6a14220bb0-1.php#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Being the Special Events Photographer for M.A.D., The Museum of Arts and Design, presented another unique opportunity for February.    This latest was being called into document Jerry Chazen&rsquo;s signing for his new book, &ldquo;My Life At Liz Claiborne&rdquo; all about his days as the chief marketer for the fashion firm.    Jerry is the co-founder of the Museum as well as, along with his wife, being a huge collector & supporter of art and artists. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>One Original Mad Man: George Lois</title><category>George Lois</category><category>The One Club Hall of Fame</category><category>The One Club</category><category>People In Advertising</category><dc:date>2012-02-28T22:04:44-05:00</dc:date><link>http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/dd2804bec26a848fd9c67c26b24b768d-0.php#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.ric-kallaher.com/files/dd2804bec26a848fd9c67c26b24b768d-0.php#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[ George Lois -- 


Original Mad Man


Art Director, 


Designer, 


Raconteur,


Member of the One Club Hall of Fame -- 


He designed some of most (in)famous magazine covers ever for ESQUIRE Magazine.  


He's the author of a great new book "DAMNED GOOD ADVICE" which you can hear him discuss on NPR


AND: He&rsquo;s now employing my portrait of him as his promo shot for press & speaking engagements.  


It's a privilege to know him and I am terrifically honored.
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