I need more of your help! Which Portrait do you like?
September 8th, 2011I need more help from everyone out there – which portrait (if any!) do you love? Can’t decide? Tell which one(s) you like. Or if you really don’t like one tell me that too!
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- Indian Farmer Woman
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- Ladakh Tradtional Woman
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- Lake Khovsgol Goat Jacket
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- Mongolian Cowboy
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- Tsaatan Man with Reindeer
Shanghai Photo – Vote for Your Favourite
September 8th, 2011Just looking for a little help from everyone out there on their favourite Shanghai photo of these three. Let me know in the comments which (if any!) you like…..
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- Shangai’s Yu Gardens and Pudong Skyline
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- Shanghai Pudong Panoramic Skyline
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- Shanghai’s Historic Bund
Case da Abitare does Toronto – September 2011 Issue
September 6th, 2011In late May I had the opportunity to wander back to my hometown, Toronto, to shoot a city feature for Italian design magazine Case da Abitare (http://atcasa.corriere.it/Casedaabitare) Check out the website for more stories in the Sept issue, or click here to take a look at the PDF: Case da Abitare Toronto Feature – Photographed by Andrew Rowat
The wonderful thing about this shoot is I hadn’t really lived in Toronto since I left for University when I was 18 – it was a way to re-discover and re-connect with all of the wonderful neighbourhoods and people. And from New York it is a quick hop skip and a jump.
Loupe Digital Gallery Show at Calumet Gallery – ‘A Large Impression’
August 14th, 2011This Wednesday will see an exhibition of extremely large format images put on by my digital lab in NYC, ‘Loupe Digital’. I wouldn’t be able to do my job without the good folks at Loupe. It doesn’t matter where I am in the world I know that they will be on top of any client requests for scans, retouch, or otherwise. I cannot recommend them enough. They are just off the Photo District at Park and 24th. And you can check their site out here: http://www.loupedigital.com/
In any case, this is all a long-winded way of me saying that you should mosey on down to the Calumet Gallery (22 e 22nd St) this Wed Aug 17th from 6-9pm to see them showcasing some of their work. They have created over-sized enormous prints of the work of some of their photographers (including me) to showcase their expertise and services. I’ll be there and so should you!
Afar – July/Aug 2011 – Naoshima remains popular!
July 16th, 2011Another shot from the ever-popular Naoshima Island. This time of Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Pumpkins’. You can check the PDF out here: Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Pumpkins’, or pick up an actual copy of the magazine from newstands. You can also check out some Paris recommendations on page 18 from friend Frances Hsieh…..
'Pumpkins' by Yayoi Kusama on Naoshima Island in Japan's Seto Inland Sea. Photographed by Andrew Rowat.
Google Alerts & Stock Photography
July 14th, 2011I recently exited 1998 and decided to check out something called ‘the internet’ and this new company called ‘Google’, which doesn’t seem to even be a real word.
One of the fantastic features that Google offers is something called ‘Google Alerts’ whereby you receive an email every time your chosen keywords appear on the searchable web. So I am now delighted whenever ‘shaved alpaca’ chimes into my inbox. Seriously. Do a Google images search on that – they look like Dr Seuss animals.
But I digress.
What I really wanted to say was I actually have a keyword set for “Andrew Rowat” (I know, the vanity of it all), which allows you to see who is saying what about you. Most of the time there is actually dead silence. Which isn’t surprising at all. But occasionally you see links to published works, or people commenting on your photography, or well, blog posts like this.
This morning I received an alert with my name and followed the link to a Time magazine article on the most expensive cities in the world to live. One of my shots from Singapore, which is licensed through Getty, appeared in the article: http://moneyland.time.com/2011/07/14/top-10-most-expensive-cities/photo/3/
So this is all a very long-winded way of saying that using Google Alerts can help you track the life of some of your images and see where they end up. Vanity indeed.
Interior Design Magazine – Benesse Art Site
July 5th, 2011If you pick up a June 2011 issue of Interior Design Magazine you will see some additional outtake images from the shoot I originally did for WSJ. Again, you are taken to Naoshima Island in Japan, at the Benesse Art Site to see some of Tado Ando’s impressive architecture. You can see the PDF of how it appears in the magazine here: Benesse Art Site Japan – June 2011 Interior Design Magazine – Andrew Rowat
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- Tado Ando Museum photographed by Andrew Rowat
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- Aerial shot of Tado Ando Museum photographed by Andrew Rowat
Newsweek – Not So Lonely Planet – Mongolia
May 19th, 2011This week’s Newsweek (is that redundant?) has some of my images from Mongolia, including the cover as part of their travel double-issue. You can check out how it appeared in the magazine in the PDF here: Newsweek Cover – May 16 2011 – Andrew Rowat
A Mongolian ger in the steppe with star trails behind it.
Hiking in Tibetan India – The High Himalayas of Ladakh
April 18th, 2011Early last Fall saw me hiking in Ladakh, the Tibetan region of India’s Himalaya mountains for the folks with High Life. Flying into Leh was like having a front-seat in a video game as your plane angled its way between soaring peaks. The whole landscape, and the people, are incredibly beautiful – everywhere you turn there is a different monastery; an incredible vista; or a terrifying road snaking its way up a mountain. For this trip I joined Janet Street-Porter, to provide the images for her prose. You can see some of them below in the gallery, or take a look at how it appeared in the magazine
Mongolia Polo – In Chinggis Khan’s Ancient Capital
April 18th, 2011Late last summer I was afforded a wonderful opportunity to travel to Mongolia (again – I have a habit of ending up there) at the behest of the good folks at British Airway’s High Life magazine. Once there I teamed up with the amazing Justin Cartwright, who in addition to being an incredible author is also a terrific person to spend a week with in a ger (the circular Mongolian tent).
Nestled in a valley (I will let you read the article) near the ancient Mongolian capitol of Karakorum, Shanghai Tang decided to stage a polo cup – an event that culminated with a set of International players taking on the best Mongolian players. With predictable results. The Mongolians delivered a sound beating to the international cast that was assembled.
Mongolia is a magical land and if you ever have the opportunity (or make) to go there you must seize it. You can view the result of the collaboration here: Mongolia Polo – British Airways High Life – Andrew Rowat
I have also updated the travel section of my site, so you can browse through the images there: http://andrewrowat.com/travel/mongolia_polo-all.html
