David Kimelman Photography

“AMOR” FOR LATINA MAGAZINE

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:11:16 +0000

I shot these couples portraits for Latina magazine’s Amor issue. The magazine profiled 5 different couples and interviewed them about their relationships.

THE ZOO

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:12:34 +0000

I took these pictures at The Bronx Zoo, one of my favorite places in New York City. In addition to all the wonderful animals, I also love all the hand painted faux backgrounds in the exhibits and all the Beaux-Arts Zoochitecture of the buildings. I was there a few days before Christmas. It was cold [...]

GEORGE McCRACKEN FOR EAST VILLAGE BOYS

admin — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:31:58 +0000

These are the images from my latest EVB fashion story. I collaborated with fashion designer George McCracken to create a series of photographs featuring George's latest creations. Dancer and Choreorgapher Brian Simerson, along with a little trampoline, helped our model, Justin (Red), achieve the more active poses in the set.

BASTROP WILDFIRES AFTERMATH

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:53:30 +0000

I visited my brother last weekend in Austin, Texas. While I was there, we toured the aftermath of the Bastrop Wildfires. The fires ravaged a huge area southeast of the capital this past September. Our guide, Josh, is a volunteer with a local search and rescue unit and had first hand experience with the disaster. [...]

GEORGE McCRACKEN IN STUDIO

admin — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:43:32 +0000

George McCracken is a New York based independent fashion designer. His clothes utilize high end tailoring and elevated fabrics, but his designs speak in a casual minimalist voice, even across a range of garments, from high-end suiting to his new line of japanese-made denim. I personally experienced George’s clothes for the first time last summer when [...]

RACHAEL WARNER

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:01:24 +0000

Rachael Warner is a Brooklyn based painter and a friend of mine from college. I’ve followed her work over the years as she’s developed a really wonderful and unique style of portrait painting. Rendered in hyper real colors and patterns, her paintings highlight and celebrate the individuality and charisma of her chosen subjects. I photographed [...]

KATE FISHER DANCE @ DANCESPACE TONIGHT

admin — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:02:39 +0000

Finite & Infinite Games and Leading Edge Disturbances, the latest work from choreographer Katherine Helen Fisher, premiers at Dancespace Project in New York City tonight and runs through the weekend. I shot these images at some of the final rehearsals. It looks like its going to be an amazing performance.

COLE ESCOLA

admin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:02:52 +0000

I've been a fan of Cole since I first saw him in the well known youtube videos that eventually led to him and his creative parter, Jeffery Self's, T.V. show, Jeffery & Cole Casserole. While I loved those videos, and the show [...]

KATHERINE HELEN FISHER

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:31:02 +0000

Katherine Helen Fisher (Kate) is a dancer, choreographer, producer, filmmaker and co-founder of thisiswater Productions. Kate has performed with Lucinda Childs, Mark Morris, MOMIX, ODC, Jennifer Muller/The Works, Johannes Wieland, PEARSONWIDRIG DANCETHEATER, Mark Dendy, Janis Brenner and Ann Carlson. Her choreography has appeared on stage and in film, including the collaborative, interdisciplinary dance/film, Finite & Infinite Games.

“BORDER STORIES” FOR LATINA MAGAZINE

admin — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:24:51 +0000

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Latina Magazine sent me to El Paso, Texas to photograph a story about the people who cross The Paso del Norte Bridge. The bridge connects the downtown area of Cuidad Juarez in Mexico to downtown El Paso in Texas. Every day up to 30,000 people cross the bridge on foot from Mexico into the US. People cross for a variety of reasons including school, work, shopping, entertainment and family get-togethers.

ANDREW YANG

admin — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:54:46 +0000

Andrew Yang is well known for his incredible Kouklitas, a series of beautiful and intricate couture dolls. I met Andrew two years ago when I was asked by East Village Boys to photograph him selling his creations at a doll expo in New Jersey and I've been following his work ever since. After running into Andrew at a party a few weeks ago, I felt compelled to photograph him again, this time in a more personal way.

FROHAWK TWO FEATHERS

admin — Tue, 24 May 2011 17:19:43 +0000

Frohawk Two Feathers (Umar Rashid) is an artist I met on a recent visit to Los Angeles. His gorgeous, highly detailed, paintings and drawings are provocative reimaginings of colonial history, but they are also, on a very basic level, pictures of awesome dudes, wearing cool outfits, doing badass stuff. On the day I photographed him, [...]

BRIDGET EVERETT FOR EAST VILLAGE BOYS

admin — Sun, 08 May 2011 18:44:53 +0000

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I had the pleasure of hanging out with Bridget for a day last week before she performed in her monthly show, Our Hit Parade, at Joe's Pub. The day included lingerie shopping at Rainbow, a hot bath to relax and memorize song lyrics, rehearsal with her band backstage before the show, and culminated with her killer performance that evening.

SCOTT MATTHEW

admin — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:58:09 +0000

I met Scott Matthew at a party last fall and soon after came to know his gorgeous music. When I heard that he would be performing at the Tompkins Square Library this past week, I asked him if I could photograph him on the day of the show. We began the shoot at his home [...]

JAIME VERAZIN

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:49:37 +0000

Jaime Verazin is a professional dancer who lives and performs in New York City. I met Jaime after watching her perform with "Studies In Feedback" at the Scope art fair last month. We instantly connected and I knew I wanted to photograph her.

AUTUMN WHITEHURST

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:09:38 +0000

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Autumn Whitehurst is a Brooklyn based illustrator, and a good friend of mine. Her clients include Glamour Magazine, Lillet, and The Principality Of Monaco. She lives in Park Slope with her boyfriend, Chris, and dog, Cracker Jack. Sadly, Mango, the adorable and loving cockatiel in these pictures died since these photos were taken.

REALITY WANTED

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:40:50 +0000

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Reality Wanted is a series of portraits of individuals who hope to be cast on a reality television show. I became interested in fame and people who seek fame when I worked for a number of years as an art director at Star Magazine. During that time, I found myself particularly drawn towards those who were looking to become famous through the medium of reality T.V. Though some of the people I photographed for this series have particular skills and talents that warrant our attention, such as singing, cooking, or design, the main commodity being offered by my subjects is simply themselves. Many of the people I photographed just want to have a television show made about their lives.

BROAD CHANNEL

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 15:25:42 +0000

Broad Channel, photographed by David Kimelman in 2009/10, in Queens, NY." title="Man Standing With Net" />

Broad Channel is my first-time collaboration with filmmaker Sarah J. Christman. Friends since childhood, Sarah and I share a fascination with altered landscapes and an expressive documentary approach. Broad Channel is a multi-channel project exhibiting our year-long exploration of a narrow strip of public shoreline in Jamaica Bay, Queens. My photographs and Sarah’s films and soundscapes closely witness the unceasing waves of visitors, the cycling seasons and tides, and the flight patterns of airplanes and migratory birds surrounding the unusual urban island of Broad Channel.

SENEGAL & THE GAMBIA

admin — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:35:23 +0000

Photographs from my recent travels through Senegal and The Gambia. We obviously had an amazing time.

CAMMI CLIMACO FOR EAST VILLAGE BOYS

admin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:02:07 +0000

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These are the portraits I shot of the artist Cammi Climaco for her interview with East Village Boys. Looking at Cammi's work, I thought it would be appropriate and fun to do some studio portraits of her that are informed by the customs, and to a certain extent the aesthetics, of american high-school senior-year portraits. My aim was not to make silly ironic fake senior portraits of an artist acting like a teenager, but rather have the senior-portrait qualities function as the construct for a serious portrait shoot of an artist who is obsessed with that period of personal development. I was also really happy to have a good reason to use that purple back drop.