Newhouse will host acclaimed photographer Stephen Wilkes (‘80) today (Sept. 11) at 7 p.m. in 101 Newhouse 1.
Wilkes is well known for his fine art and commercial photography, and his work has appeared on the covers of major publications such as Sports Illustrated, Life, Time magazine and New York Times Magazine. He shoots advertising campaigns for many of the country’s leading agencies and corporations, including Pepsi, American Express, Nike, Sony, AT&T, Rolex, J. Walter Thompson, McCann Erickson, Ogilvy & Mather, Goodby Silverstein & Partners and Rubin Postaer, among others.
His 1999 series of photographs taken on the south side of Ellis Island eventually helped secure $6 million in funding for the restoration of the area, and was later captured in the book Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom (W.W. Norton, 2006).
He is the recipient of several awards, including the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography, Photographer of the Year in Adweek magazine, Fine Art Photographer of the Year at the 2004 Lucie Awards and an Epson Creativity Award.
Wilkes is a member of the Newhouse and Goldring Arts Journalism Advisory Boards.
His work can be seen at www.stephenwilkes.com.
If you have some time, check him out tonight. He'll be speaking in the same room we use for class.
6 days ago
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I went to go see Stephen Wilks and he absolutely blew me away. Not only was he really entertaining, his pictures were extraordinary. Beginning with the photos from Ellis Island, I felt so many of the emotions that he was talking about coming through the photographs. The deep color saturation really made me feel like I was there. When he began talking about the two chairs in the room, looking like it was an old couple fighting, I was actually thinking that right before he said it out loud. His photos are amazing that they can convey that sort of message. His slideshow of Katrina victims was also very emotional. The combination of music and photos really pulled at the heartstrings. I felt a connection to those people through his work. I thought it was really interesting when he showed us his early work in China and how his work has evolved throughout the years. It was almost as if his photos allowed me to experience as he viewed the world during different times in his life. When he was younger, everything was very up close and detailed and as he got a little more experience, he was able to back up and get a shot of the larger picture.
I really enjoyed his presentation and he gave me some inspiration me to push the envelope and not waste the amazing time that I have here in college.
-Renee Orenstein
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