Photo © Emily Shur
Very very exciting. My first shoot for The New Yorker is out in the March 26th issue, and it’s not of dogs or people holding dogs, but of cats! Yes cats. Five cats. Way to switch it up. I have wanted to shoot for The New Yorker since I began taking pictures. Sometimes the call comes when you least expect it, and sometimes the subject matter is also unexpected. In this case it was a whole lotta cats. In case you’re wondering, this is not a composite. All of the cats are there doing exactly what they appear to be doing. This was a lengthy game of waiting for something exciting and spontaneous to happen. Instead of exciting and spontaneous I got quiet and calculated. I accepted the cats for who they were and just tried to be ready when they were.
Sometimes challenging shoots are challenging in all the wrong ways. The ways that make it pretty much impossible to produce a good picture. Other times the challenge is presented in all the right ways, and it makes you want to rise to the occassion that much more.
It’s all there: rich color, geometry, and sense of space, cats notwithstanding.
Congratulations on a spot-on photograph, Emily.
Congrats! Looks great and I can see why they hired you…reminds me of your personal work/landscapes!
That is beautiful. Love the shot. Congrats on the New Yorker!
YES!! Great photo, with or without the cats!!
My old backyard. Oak Grove. Good Times.
Sorry, I was still in shock over turning the page and seeing my old backyard – Congratulations on the New Yorker!! – that’s an amazing shot and I look forward to viewing more of your work!
wow that looks great, if you ever need another kitty
model, I’m your guy!
Emily, I will now have to worship the ground you walk on. Freakin’ amazing! Also love the video that Nina posted.