Aurora photographer Katja Heinemann’s portraits of Denis Dutton, a philosopher of art and the author of The Art Instinct, have been published in the fall 2009 issue of Mercedes Magazine, which talks about the philosopher’s belief that all mankind is born with an innate instinct for beauty and art. “I photographed Professor Dutton on The High Line in Chelsea, a new park created from a disused stretch of elevated railway which offers great urban views and backgrounds as well as being a landscaped oasis,” says Heinemann.

To see more work by Katja Heinemann, visit Aurora Photos.

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Aurora photographer Dennis Drenner’s portrait of Greg Strella, the manager of Great Kids Farm in Baltimore, has been featured on the cover of the latest Edutopia Magazine. The cover story tells about a new initiative from Baltimore City Public Schools, where they are serving healthier food, buying fresh produce from local producers, and teaching kids where food comes from through Great Kids Farm, a 30 acre plot of land where inner city school kids go to get their hands dirty and learn how food is grown.

“There were two aspects of the assignment I loved,” says Dennis. “One was simply getting to spend time with the people at the farm. The place has a great energy and I felt my stresses melt away as soon as I stepped out of my car. The second was that I left all my shoots there with some fresh produce. I ate those beets Strella is holding in his hand on the cover.”

To see more work by Dennis Drenner, visit Aurora Photos.

Aurora photographers Jen Judge and Greg Von Doersten have been featured on the covers of Get Out There Magazine- Canada’s most widely distributed network for endurance sports and outdoor recreation publications with editions in every province. Both photographers’ cross-country ski images can be seen covering the November/December 2009 issue; Jen’s image (left) is seen the West Edition’s cover while Greg’s image (right) is seen the East Edition’s.

To view more work by Jen Judge and Greg Von Doersten, visit Aurora Photos.

Aurora Photos contributors gathered on the shores of Sebago Lake, Maine for three, sun-filled days at the beginning of September for the 4th Annual Photographer’s Meeting.  Generously sponsored by Lowepro and Nikon, Aurora photographers and staff were honored to hear guest speakers Rich Clarkson, Rich Clarkson Associates, Miriam Marseu, Sports Illustrated and Amber Terronova, PDN Magazine.  Attendees enjoyed group discussions, informative lectures by staff members, portfolio reviews, slideshows, delicious seafood paella with Maine micro-brews and even a rousing game of tug-of-war.

A new addition to this years meeting was the Lowepro Aurora Photographer Design Council.  A product of the long-standing relationship between Lowepro and Aurora Photos, the council gathers photographers of varying specialties together to provide insights into Lowepro products design and functionality.  Pete Hill, VP Design and Development at Lowepro and Tim Grimmer, Lowepro Product Manager were on hand to share ideas with Aurora photographers Justin Maxon, Shoshannah White, Corey Rich, Peter McBride, Jose Azel, Michael Eudenbach, Woods Wheatcroft, Rhea Anna, Todd Korol, and Chris Noble.

View a video of the 2009 Photographer’s Meeting, highlighting the Lowepro Aurora Photographer Design Council. Produced by Aurora Novus.

above: Eric Sandström with the chief nurse, Mary Ngatoluwa, the medical officer, Suleiman Choum, and a visitor (to the left). The medical personnel are taking part in the HIV vaccine trials.

Aurora photographer Åke Ericson’s latest work can viewed on The Digital Journalist in an online feature story depicting Swedish professor Eric Sandström’s medical research facility in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where his new HIV vaccine is being tested. Åke spent three years trying to persuade professor Sandström to allow him to photograph at the research facility, along with a medical reporter. To read the entire story on The Digital Journalist, click here.

To view more work by Åke Ericson, visit Aurora Photos.

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Aurora partner agency NOOR presents “Consequences“, a group project involving nine of their photojournalists on the social impact of climate change all over the world. Each photographer documented a unique story; Pep Bonet on Poland’s coal industry, Kadir Van Lohuizen on the deforestation of the Amazon for cattle, Yuri Kozyrev on pollution in Karabash, Russia, Francesco Zizola on the Maldives and the rising sea level, Philip Blenkinsop on burning coal fields in India, Jon Lowenstein on Alberta’s oil sands, Stanley Greene on Greenland’s melting ice, Jan Grarup on scarcity and conflict in Darfur, and Nina Berman on pine beetle infestation in British Columbia. The project will be presented in Copenhagen during ‘COP 15′, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, beginning December 7, 2009.

To learn more and view the images, visit the project website.

To read a full interview with Noor’s director, Claudia Hinterseer, on PDN, click here.

Aurora photographer Michael Hanson’s image of a woman walking on a snow covered dock on Lake Washington was recently published in the November 9, 2009 edition of overseas Newsweek.

To view more work by Michael Hanson, visit Aurora Photos.

Aurora photographer and Vice President Corey Rich was recently interviewed by PDNedu, along with seven other leading photographers, to talk about his use of industry networks and social media to stay in touch with colleagues and attain industry information.

During the interview, Corey stated, “My photography friends are most valuable resource network, including college buddies, past instructors, colleagues, mentors, and even clients.” “I also rely heavily on my agency as a resource network. One of the things that we pride ourselves on at Aurora is that we are a family of photographers”, he said. “Many of us are connected through the typical social networking tools: LinkedIn, Facebook, Lightstalkers, Sportsshooter, and of course we exchange regular email”, he continued. To read Corey’s full response, click here.

To see more work by Corey Rich, visit Aurora Photos.