Tintype images by Aurora photographer Robb Kendrick were featured in the Spectrum section of the January 11, 2009 edition of the Sunday Times Magazine in London.  These portraits of contemporary working cowboys from Texas and Nevada were done using the traditional tintype method to help give the images a 19th-century “frontierland” feel.

In shooting these cowboys, Robb found it interesting how little their methods of work had changed in the last century, even in a such a modernized culture.  “I admire the work ethic and love these people have for their lifestyle and the value they place on living a life that is personally satisfying as opposed to merely monetarily,” says Robb.

To view more of Robb Kendrick’s tintype portraits, visit Aurora Photos.

Aurora photographers contributed to an Inauguration project that was published in Sette, the Sunday magazine of Corriere della Sera, Italy’s largest newspaper.  Carl D. Walsh, Beth Rooney, Justin Maxon, Rhea Anna, Katja Heinemann, Rafal Gerszak, Michael Bonfigli, Todd Bigelow and Robert Gallagher reported from around the globe on Inauguration Day.  From the eight US cities to Afghanistan and Mexico, these Aurora photographers captured a moment in time that touched the world.

Also contributing to the project were Aurora photographers David Stubbs, Elyse Butler, Trevor Clark, Blake Gordon, Matt Eich, Jaime Rose, Michael Hanson, Robert Benson, Clay McLachlan, Andrew Kornylak, Logan Mock-Bunting, Matt Mallams and Ryan Donnell.

View Aurora’s complete coverage of the Obama Presidential Inauguration here.

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Aurora Select photographer Katja Heinemann spent a few days this fall exploring Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland for the 2008 Winter issue of Volkswagen Magazin to document local color, historic places and the brand new Passat CC.

Volkswagen recently moved their US headquarters from Detroit to suburban Washington and wanted to acquaint their German readers with the region through a travel essay.  “I got to drive around the area for some 700 miles, location scouting and shooting simultaneously,” Katja said.  “Photographing the car in a tobacco barn in MD, on a horse farm in VA, circling in front the capitol, or on a cobblestone street in Annapolis – and just about wherever else looked good to me or the assistant I was traveling with.”

Aurora photographer Callie Shell’s behind-the-scenes images of Barack Obama and his family on Inauguration Day were featured in a segment on NBC’s The Today Show this morning, Thursday, January 22, 2009.  Callie’s unique position within the Obama inner circle allowed her to capture intimate moments from inside St. John’s Church during the morning’s prayer service, the Obama and Bush families sharing coffee at the White House prior to the Inauguration and President Obama as he took a final moment to himself prior to taking the Oath of Office.  To view the segment, please visit http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/18424824#28790390.

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José Azel, Aurora President and photographer, braved the infamous weather on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington to shoot for the February 2009 issue of National Geographic Magazine.  The mountain, often cited as having the “worst weather in America”, had José on his back as he tried to steady himself against the wind long enough to capture images of a weather observer smashing frozen fog (rime) from equipment and an intern at the summit weather station walking bent by the 100-mile-an-hour gusts.

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An article on Barack Obama ran in the December 20th, 2008 issue of DM Magazine, the weekly magazine for De Morgen Newspaper and Belgium’s premier news publication.  A full 80% of the intimate, “backstage” shots of the then candidate were shot by Aurora Photographer Callie Shell.  The article also includes an interview with Callie, detailing her time spent on the campaign trail.

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The lead image in the nation-wide marketing campaign for Suzuki’s new SX4 sedan was taken by Aurora photographer Ron Koeberer of a San Francisco indie rock band.  The client came to Aurora as they were putting together a campaign aimed towards people in their 20′s and 30′s who enjoy an adventure-filled lifestyle, making Aurora’s adrenaline-charged imagery a perfect fit.  This ad is running in many publications, including Powder and Ski Magazine and is slated to appear on the web and on billboards across the nation.  (Note: Other images are not affiliated with Aurora Photos.)

To view more work by Ron Koeberer, please visit Aurora Photos.

Aurora Select photographer Katja Heinemann’s photos were featured in the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law 2007 Annual Report. To document the Law Center’s work, Katja and art director Cliff Questel traveled all over Chicago to photograph local individuals and organizations that had received assistance from The Shriver Center to illustrate policy issues such as fair housing, child care, immigration, health care and economic security.

“The project evolved in a process that began with a fairly abstract concept of The Shriver Center’s policy priorities and through brainstorming and research resulted in a photo driven final publication that portrays individuals that are involved at the heart of these issues,” Katja said. “Photo shoots documented the SEED program teaching children how to save for college, The Grove Parc housing development’s resident leadership team, the Carole Robertson Center for Learning’s Child Care and Youth Initiatives, Access Community Health Network’s community health center, and the Jane Addams Senior Caucus initiative for affordable senior buildings.”

When musician Tim Hus needed a photographer to shoot the cover for his new CD, Bush Pilot Buckaroo, he called on Aurora photographer Todd Korol, who has worked with many people in the music industry. The shoot lasted a few days and involved an original Piper Cub airplane located for specifically for the shoot.  Bush Pilot Buckaroo is the third album from Hus and had received wide praise from critics across the country.

Visit Aurora Photos to view more work by Todd Korol.

For the January/February 2009 issue of Saudi Aramco World, Aurora photographer David H. Wells documents the many young Indian workers who man “Business Process Outsource” Centers.  These call centers manage the customer care needs of companies such as GE, American Express and British Airways and employ an ever-increasing number of recent college graduates. To read the article, please visit http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200901/the.virtual.immigrant.htm.

David says of the shoot, “I tell my students often that there are a dozen (or more) different ways to tell the same story, photographically.  No single one is “better” than the other, but each leaves the viewer with a different experience of the subject and of the author’s interpretation of that subject.”

To view more work by David H. Wells, please visit Aurora Photos.