Brian Harkin - photo blog

Recess

2012-02-08T15:54:00.000-08:00

Two frames from a shoot this week for a friend's band, Recess.

charity: water for Relevant magazine

2012-01-25T11:12:00.000-08:00

Last year Relevant hired me to photograph charity: water founder Scott Harrison, and I'm stoked to have the cover of the magazine's Jan/Feb issue. Here are two other set-ups from the shoot:

Tiny Clips

2012-01-17T08:51:00.000-08:00

Cutouts: Oct. 31, 2011 New York mag Approval Matrix (from a NYT story about bus segregation) & Jan./Feb. 2012 Mother Jones (of Dallas real estate magnate Harlan Crow).

A sub-one-column photo space I've always kept an eye on is The New Yorker's Tables For Two review, but they've only run illustrations lately.

Recent work for the WSJ

2011-12-31T10:23:00.000-08:00

Leah Nelson, a senior at the University of Connecticut, is an advocate for open and accessible mental health accommodations on college campuses. Using her own experience with depression as a guide, she fights against the stigma that can keep students from seeking out help. (story)

The nefarious mutations of the influenza virus are a now concern for the dogs of the world, too. Appearing first in 2006 as a mutation of the equine flu, the canine flu has many vets administering flu shots to dogs for the first time ever. Below, veterinarian Michael Goldmann of the Nanuet Animal Hospital gives the vaccine to Marta, a teenage mixed-breed. (story)

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Arne Zimmerman and Kathrin Eirich (with daughter Lois, 1) liked their outdoor furniture so much they put it in their living room. (story)

Just in case you missed my telephone number

2011-11-02T13:25:00.000-07:00

When signatures go awry. It was a long thread.

The B110

2011-10-25T06:47:00.000-07:00

Just a few blocks from my house, a bus run by the Hasidic Jewish community segregates riders based on gender. It's attracted some attention lately, and I went to check it out for this story in The New York Times. At one point I moved to the back of the bus to photograph the posted rules, and I was told by the driver and other riders to come to the front. The back is for women and the front is for men.

OWS for USA Today

2011-10-24T10:49:00.000-07:00

USA Today hired me to photograph Douglas and Kate for a story about middle class Occupy Wall Street supporters. They are a nice couple who are feeling pinched by the status quo.

Cat Show

2011-10-12T12:31:00.000-07:00

I'm happy to share this new essay from a cat show in New Jersey. Click here to view.

Cloud 7

2011-09-05T20:42:00.000-07:00

Cloud loop No. 7. Click here. (Flash w/ audio)

Irene loop

2011-09-02T11:28:00.000-07:00

A loop from Hurricane Irene. Click here. (Flash w/ audio)

Aug. 12

2011-08-12T17:07:00.000-07:00

Broadway and W. 65th St.

July 2

2011-07-05T08:02:00.000-07:00

Governors Island.

3 Downtown, 1 Brooklyn

2011-06-30T15:52:00.000-07:00

Mary Helen Bowers

2011-06-28T13:24:00.000-07:00

Bowers runs Ballet Beautiful out of her SoHo dance studio.

Long Lost No Longer

2011-06-27T15:34:00.000-07:00

Photo book box 2 of 4 finally showed up. Who knows where it's been for the last seven months, but it's good to have the collection intact again.

Ret

2011-06-17T17:44:00.000-07:00

Ret Taylor is an enthusiast of the "paleo-workout" (note the barefoot shoes). I followed his routine one afternoon in Central Park for the WSJ and if you're not sure what a paleo-workout is it's like arboreal parkour (edit: I'll have to work on that description). He shot the following photo of me after I handed him the camera so that I could concentrate on getting down safely.

Darkroom

2011-06-17T16:51:00.000-07:00

I've been listening to this Paul McCartney song all week. Add it to A Photo Student's list of songs about/mentioning photography.

Lowell

2011-06-15T11:25:00.000-07:00

Ten years ago this summer I was fresh out of high school and working my first internship, at The Lowell Sun in Lowell, MA. I really loved it and was disappointed when I had to leave for college in August. Here are a few from that summer.

Fauna

2011-06-06T10:20:00.000-07:00

Although I could never bring home any of the pets (my cat would devour them all), I enjoyed a recent Sunday afternoon at the exotic pet store Fauna for the NYT's Metropolitan section. (story and slide show)

Las Vegas

2011-05-30T18:59:00.001-07:00

Vegas scorecard: - $21

Jackson Heights

2011-05-21T15:27:00.000-07:00

I've been taking verticals for a spin.