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From the SPD Archives: Photographs from the Mag2000 Conference, Part 2, 1996
Organized by co-chairs Tom Bentkowski, design director of Life, and Roger Black
of Roger Black, Inc., Mag2000 was an historic gathering of close to 300
art directors, designers, editors, and industry professionals. They
gathered to hear an all-star collection of presentations from the likes
of James Burke, Henry Wolf, Sam Antupit, Martha Stewart, Brendan Gill, Nigel Holmes, and an array of art directors including Gary Koepke, Fred Woodward, Will Hopkins, Mary K. Baumann, David Carson, and many other media luminaries.
Steven Freeman spent several days
photographing participants in an improvised studio. The results include
sparkling portraits of the cream of magazine art directors and other media mavens, circa 1996. There were so many great portraits that we've decided to run a second collection, this one featuring images of Lloyd Ziff, Mike Salisbury, John Plunkett, Jill Armus, Mary Kay Baumann, Will Hopkins, and more.
(Picture above: Mike Salisbury, creative director)
(Picture above: Mike Salisbury, creative director)
Mary K. Baumann, Principal, Hopkins/Baumann*
Lloyd Ziff creative director, photographer
John Plunkett, creative director, Wired
Veronique Vienne, art director, editor, journalist
Will Hopkins, Principal, Hopkins/Baumann
Steven Hoffman, creative director, Sports Illustrated
Sue Llewellyn, SPD Vice-President
James Burke, author and host of Connections TV series
Saveur and Garden Design creative director Michael Grossman "driving the bus" with his co-workers, left to right: Jill Armus, art director, Saveur; Carol Pagliuco; Amy Rosenfeld; Paul Roelofs, art director, Garden Design
* All titles and affiliations as of April 1996
See more of Steven Freeman's work on his website.
Follow Steven on Twitter and Instagram: @sfreemanphoto
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