Registration for Upcoming Santa Fe Workshop: Creating an Iconic Portrait

April 30, 2019 by kwakualston

This will be my second time teaching at Santa Fe Workshops.  I’m excited to return and share the knowledge and professional experience I’ve gained over the past 25 years in my career. This year I’m excited to share all of my secrets: lighting, production, set design, set etiquette, managing clients and expectations, etc.  Most importantly, I will cover how to capture great portraits by making subjects feel at ease, lighting them so they shine, and create iconic imagery. This is […]

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RIT Futurist Symposium

April 30, 2019 by kwakualston

I was invited to speak at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Futurists Symposium: Technology, The Arts & Design in New York this past weekend, accompanied by Melanie Shapiro, Tom Connor, and Brandon Hudson to share our thoughts about the future. It was great returning to my alma mater and seeing how much things have changed.  The campus is growing and expanding, and the new technology in editing suites is awe-inspiring. I had a wonderful time presenting my ideas about what the future […]

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Trunks Up LA @ The Sunset Room

April 30, 2019 by kwakualston

Our inaugural Trunks Up Los Angeles event was a great success!  Thank you to everyone who came out on April 17th for the art opening, screening, and silent auction to benefit endangered and abused Asian elephants. I was on a family vacation in Singapore when I received a message from Nikki Giacobazzi asking if I could photograph elephants in Thailand to help out the Save Elephant Foundation, led by the incredible Lek Challert.  Those final photographs were donated and bid […]

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Jordan Peele’s US

March 27, 2019 by kwakualston

The making of the key art for Us.

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Julia Roberts & Elizabeth Stewart: Hollywood Reporter

March 25, 2019 by kwakualston

  Julia Roberts and her stylist, Elizabeth Stewart for The Hollywood Reporter photographed in a fabulous Viktor & Rolf dress and Gucci suits.

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Trunks Up Show in Los Angeles

February 15, 2019 by kwakualston

Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of going to Thailand to photograph an elephant sanctuary maintained by Lek Chailert.  She has an incredible energy about her and I loved documenting her interactions with the elephants. On April 17TH, 2019, TRUNKS UP LOS ANGELES will host a fundraiser for global conservationist and award-winning founder of Save Elephant Foundation and Elephant Nature Park, Sangdeaun Lek Chailert. This event will include a screening of the recently released and critically-acclaimed film, “Love and […]

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PDN Photo Expo

November 9, 2018 by kwakualston

  Thank you to PDN and the people who came out to support me and learn about my journey.  It was a wonderful experience to share my story and my life’s work, and I truly appreciate everyone’s presence.

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Kane Brown for Billboard

November 8, 2018 by kwakualston

Kane Brown is an emerging musical force to watch out for with his eclectic style, combining country music with hip hop, rock, and R&B genres.

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LeBron James & SpringHill Entertainment for The Hollywood Reporter

September 21, 2018 by kwakualston

My photo crew and I arrived at an empty Warner Brothers soundstage, where a build team was unloading a box truck filled with platforms and seating to arrange for the Hollywood Reporter cover photo: a 30-35 person group shot of LeBron James’ staff from his companies SpringHill Entertainment and Uninterrupted.  Our concept for the Hollywood Reporter feature focused on LeBron’s business ventures and rise in Los Angeles.   A few days before the shoot I scouted the Warner Brothers Back […]

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