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Greetings!,

A round-up of recents publications and news from Amanda Rivkin, photographer to kick off the springtime – because what says rebirth like a look back in time:

AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY 26

The American Photography 26 photo annual arrived recently, featuring photographic highlights from 2009 in photojournalism, fine art and commercial photography. Included is this image I took (at left) from January 29, 2009 of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich in the Illinois State Capitol his final day in office for The New York Times:

More on American Photography 26 both on the AI-AP website and the amanda rivkin, photographer blog.

RAHM EMANUEL IS OUR NEW DALEY

On February 22, 2011, Chicago got a new mayor – a rare, once-in-a-generation event if someone named Daley was in power at the time of your birth, growth or development. For the first time in more than 21 years and after nearly half a century of Daley family-rule at the helm of Chicago politics, a new mayor was anointed: Rahm Emanuel. Receiving 55% of the vote, not quite the 120% figure that was floated on late night television talk shows roughly in line with only-in-the-third-world results, Emanuel avoided a run off and became the city’s first Jewish mayor with sweeping citywide margins (including 59% of the black vote).

View images from election day from Rahm Emanuel’s victory party at the plumbers’ union hall (also available in B+W) and former mayoral candidate/former (and the first and only black female) U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun vote on election day at PhotoShelter.

FORTNIGHT JOURNAL: THE CHICAGO WAY

Valentine’s Day 2011 – my valentine to the world: a 2,000 word literary essay on Chicago politics, appears in Brooklyn-based Fortnight Journal chronicling 21 years of life under Little Richie M. Daley in Chicago. Neatly presented in five sections are the five pillars of the Fifth Floor (the mayor’s executive suite) under the younger Daley: efficiency, cohesion, racial reconciliation, and the promulgation of both dynastic and tribal traditions.

Read it at Fortnight Journal.

NEW PHOTO JOURNAL BLOG

In an effort to get hip to the things the kids are up to and reach both people my own age with my images and commercial clients interested in the increasingly verité style of advertising, I have launched a new photo journal blog using the popular Tumblr format.

Visit the new photo journal Tumblr blog.

ADDITIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA NOTES

I am fond of saying I do not have to like the modern world, I just have to live in it. That said, this translates into social media relevancy (or irrelevancy). In any event, I am maintaining pages on both Facebook and Twitter these days for the Facebook-erati and the Twitterati. To my amazement, some of the literati have actually followed suite. Go figure. I can only promise you will never know what I ate for dinner.

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As always, thank you for your interest and attention to my work.

Warm regards,

Amanda Rivkin

Finally received and had a chance to open the very beautiful American Photography 26:

The credits are in the back of the book and look something like this:
Amanda Rivkin
www.amandarivkin.com
amanda.rivkin@gmail.com
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich prepares his impeachment speech at the Illinois State Capitol, January 29, 2009., Springfield, Illinois, for the article “Blagojevich’s Final Day,” January 2009.
Publication: The New York Times
Photo Editor: Corn Schmid, David Scull, and Gina Privitere
School: Georgetown University Graduate School of Foreign Service
Writer: Monica Davey
Agency: Polaris Images
Client: The New York Times
Publishing Company: The New York Times Co.

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And the outside front and back covers:

American Photography 26
www.ai-ap.com

Amanda Rivkin
amanda.rivkin@gmail.com
Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich prepares his impeachment speech at the Illinois State Capitol, January 29, 2009., Springfield, Illinois, for the article “Blagojevich’s Final Day,” January 2009.
Photo Editor: Corn Schmid, David Scull, and Gina Privitere
Publication: The New York Times
Publishing Company: The New York Times Co.
Writer: Monica Davey
Client: The New York Times

Selected
AP 26

previous posts:

“Forthcoming: American Photography (Launch Date: November 11, 2010),” September 30, 2010

The Party

American Photography 26 and American Illustration 29
Thursday, November 11th, 7-11PM
Angel Orensanz Foundation, New York City
172 Norfolk Street (between E Houston and Stanton)

Take the F train to 2nd Avenue and walk east on Houston to Norfolk

The AI-AP Party again coincides with Illustration Week in New York City. Check the link for a schedule with details from participating organizations: Society of Illustrators, Parsons The New School, AI-AP, Art Directors Club… with more to be announced.

American Photography 26 will launch November 11th.

“American Photography presents the best images by established and emerging photographers selected by an outstanding jury from thousands of entries. The collection, gathered from books, magazines, promotional and personal portfolios, offers an informed view of photography today, with images that resonate through their clearly individual point of view. American Photography is a time capsule in the making.

American Photography offers a who’s who in photography, with images by Luc Delahaye, Lee Friedlander, Nan Goldin, Jean Paul Goude, Lauren Greenfield, Brigitte Lacombe, Vincent Laforet, Annie Leibovitz, Martin Parr, Paolo Pellegrin, Spencer Platt, Martin Schoeller, Stephanie Sinclair, to name a few. Work by today’s masters is interspersed with pictures by photographers just beginning to make a name for themselves…

American Photography, founded in 1985, is the leading juried annual and advocate of contemporary photography in North America and the world. Regarded by creative professionals as the number one source for today’s finest image makers, American Photography is the premier showcase for editorial, advertising, fine art and experimental work. With a history of presenting the most cutting-edge images, its pages have honored work by Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton and William Wegman and has proudly promoted the early careers of Sally Mann, David LaChapelle, Elinor Carucci and Steven Maisel.

The books, designed with defiant irreverence, are themselves objects of beauty and debate and have been recognized by every top design competition, including the AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers, The Art Directors Club, The British Design & Art Direction, I.D., Communication Arts, How, The One Club and Print Regional Design.”

Included in American Photography 26 is an image that appeared on page A1 of The New York Times on January 30, 2009 with a story titled “Blagojevich Makes a Day of It on Way Out” by Monica Davey. Online an audio slideshow, “One Final Day in Office,” with Amanda Rivkin’s images, Rod Blagojevich’s narration and Monica Davey’s reporting accompanied the story.