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The Benjamin Kanarek Blog Fashion Photo Contest No.1

The BK Blog Fashion Photo Contest The winner will get a “1″ (One) Hour Phone Call Tutorial with Benjamin Kanarek to discus anything relating to Fashion-Beauty …

More than photography

Welcome to my world What you are seeing when you look at an image I create, is not just my photo. There is a team of …

The Politics of Fashion Photography Part 1

Above Photo ©Benjamin Kanarek As you probably already know, politics play a very important role in any profession. But as I am a Fashion Photographer, I …

An Epiphany

By Marvin Kanarek A simple epiphany without the guidance of The Muse. Have you ever watched a child draw? Have you noticed how deeply absorbed and focused …

Starbucks and The Emperor’s New Clothes

by Marvin Kanarek Anyone who has lived in Europe as I have, especially in any one of the three “Latin” countries, France, Italy, …

Camera and Lens Quality Control?

Several years ago, I would pick up my camera, put on a lens, start taking photos and not think twice about the outcome. The responsibility …

The State of the Artist # 7

by Marvin Kanarek I’m now being challenged by questions: What is Art? Does Life imitate Art? Does Art mirror Life? Can Art exist without Life? Can …

The State of The Artist # 6

by Marvin Kanarek “Body Of Work” is here, let’s see where this goes… Someone who designs a single house is not an architect. …

Fashion Prospective and Natural Selection

Above picture © Richard Burbridge – Model Anne Vyalitsyna @Elite Paris, Makeup Kabuki, Hair Shay Ashual, Styling Brian Molloy By Frédérique Renaut You might have read the …

Boom Boom Satellites

Boom Boom Satellites… Friggen Awesome… Enough Said… All Songs © Boom Boom Satellites

The State of the Artist # 5

by Marvin Kanarek It’s back. I’m not sure why I was left with “Body Of Work”. It’s obvious to me right now …

The State of The Artist # 4

by Marvin Kanarek I was going to do something else right now. I was outside having a smoke. Something came in again. So …

The State of The Artist # 3

by Marvin Kanarek So what is this Muse? I won’t take the time to look it up right for fear that it will break …

The State of the Artist # 2

by Marvin Kanarek I just had an epiphany, maybe it’s The Muse, I don’t know. So I guess I’m fated to continue at least ‘til …

Henry Rollins interviews Marilyn Manson + Rollins Speaking tour in Israel

An interesting interview with Marilyn Manson. Quite the contrast from what one might have thought of him prior to this interview. Marilyn Manson is quite a …

Yeah Canada

Yeah Canada… I am so proud of You… A Humble Folk who Humbly Deserve this Recognition! How many Olympic Gold Medals does that Make? We always …

The State of the Artist # 1

by Marvin Kanarek I’ll try as best I can to describe the journey, the psyche, the attitude, the denial, the acceptance and anything else I can …

Wouldn’t It Be Good – Nik Kershaw

This is one of my favourite songs ever. I was and still am profoundly touched by this masterful composition. The lyrics have on occasion moved …

Beam me up Scotty

Enjoy the trip… A new single from the new album “Looking Back Ahead” Marv Kanarek Lyrics Below… Beam Me Up Scotty When the wind’s blowing I can hear …

I Love Polaroid

I used to love using my Polaroid Camera to do quick snaps of models before doing the actual shoot and always had to use a …

We the People

I wanted to share the new music video “We the People” by my bro Marv Kanarek with you. I guess there really isn’t much to …

Necklace by Yves Saint Laurent

I love YSL and thought I would share this little bit of Eye Candy with all of you… I rarely post just an image, but being …

Beyond wedding photography…

Above and below Images by Jeremy Clay … is the Artist Jeremy Clay Today was one of those rare days in my life where I had an …

My White Pentax K-x Coming Soon

I never thought I would ever own a white camera. Well those lovely people at Pentax France have decided to send me a Pentax K-x …

Blow Up

Blow Up Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni was a film loosely based on the life of David Bailey and was one of the first films I …

God did not save McQueen!

When I worked with Alexander McQueen… Opening image: AlexanderMcQueen & Isabella Blow photographed by David LaChapelle in 1996 by Frédérique Renaut After the …