Hali Tara Friehling studied cinema and photography at Ithaca College and then went on to complete her MFA in Photography and Related Media at The School of Visual Arts in New York. She worked as a freelance photo editor for Newsweek and was then the photo editor at Absolute magazine from its launch until it's close. For the past four years Friehling has been running the photography department at Details magazine as the senior photo editor.
Mazdack Rassi
creative director and managing partner, The Milk Group
Mazdack Rassi is the creative director and managing partner of The Milk Group. Based out of New York and Los Angeles, The Milk Group of seven companies is a hub for nurturing creativity and supporting partnerships with some of the industry’s most visionary talents and innovative brands. Milk Studios are considered “home” by some of the world’s biggest photographers.
Jed Root
founder, Jed Root, Inc.
Jed Root is the founder and sole owner of Jed Root, Inc. The company was founded in 1989 and is one of the leading artist management agencies in the world with its family of fashion photographers, makeup artists, hair stylists, fashion stylists, and illustrators. Jed Root, Inc. has helped bring great success and international esteem to hundreds of artists over the past two decades.
Jennifer Kim
senior photo producer, Teen Vogue
Jennifer Kim is senior photo producer at Teen VOGUE magazine in New York. Over the past five years, she’s produced hundreds of shoots, working primarily on the magazine’s cover and core fashion stories. Kim’s interest in fashion photography was sparked as an undergraduate when she won a photo contest while interning at Tatler magazine in London.
Matthew Jordan Smith
fashion photographer
Matthew Jordan Smith has worked with celebrity clientele including Jennifer Connelly, Halle Berry, Britney Spears, Jamie Foxx and Mandy Moore. Top beauty clients include Pantene, L’Oreal and Revlon. Officially sponsored by Kodak, Microsoft and Sony, Matthew has also appeared as a guest judge on “America's Next Top Model” in addition to photographing numerous magazine covers, advertising assignments and entertainment assignments. He has appeared on “E! Entertainment,” “Good Day New York,” and “The Tyra Banks Show.” A native of New York City, he resides in Los Angeles.
Steven Torres
photo editor, Style.com / Conde Nast Digital
Steven Torres has been the photo editor for Style.com/ Conde Nast Digital since 2003. The site has received numerous honors including the 2005 National Magazine Award for online excellence. Torres researches, commissions, and produces shoots worldwide. He has contributed to books including Style.com's Stylist: Interpreters of Fashion and the CFDA’s, American Fashion Accessories by Candy Pratts Price. Aside from performing his duties as the photo editor for Style.com, Torres acts as the in-house photographer.
Vince Aletti
adjunct curator, Year of Fashion ICP & curator,
2010 New York Photo Festival
Vince Aletti reviews photography exhibitions for the New Yorker’s Goings on About Town section and photo books for Photograph magazine. Formerly the photography critic and art editor at the Village Voice, he received ICP’s Infinity Award in writing in 2005 and was a curator at that museum for 2009’s “Year of Fashion,” including “Avedon Fashion 1944-2004.”
Nadine McCarthy
photo director, Allure magazine
Nadine McCarthy is the photo director at Allure, where she is responsible for magazine’s imagery. She began her career in publishing at Mirabella. McCarthy likes images that tell a story and have cinematic qualities that evoke emotion. She especially enjoys approaching the topic of beauty in unusual ways and has collaborated with world-class photographic talent such as Marilyn Minter, Tina Barney, and Patrick Demarchelier.
