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Postal Photography:
www.jonathanpostal.com
commercial
photography
Portrait
– Includes photographs of Spain, the cartoonist
who drew Trashman; Jerry "The King" Lawler, the professional
wrestler; Wayne Wang the director of the films Joy Luck Club, Smoke,
and Snow Falling on the Cedars; Sam Phillips, the founder of Sun
Record Studios in Memphis and the first person to record Elvis Presley;
Bob & Tom of the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Radio Show;
Elmore Leonard, the novelist who wrote Get Shorty; Timothy Dalton;
Richard Linklater, the director of the films Mall Rats and Slackers;
Wanda Wilson, owner of the P&H Bar and Grill; and Craig Brewer,
the independent film maker of The Poor And Hungry.
Travel
and Lifestyle - Travel photography
from places including as Memphis, Tucson, Phoenix, Route 66, New
Mexico, Austin, Texas, St. Louis, Houston, Mane, Miami, Fort Lauderdale,
Jacksonville, Orlando Florida, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Montreal
Canada, Detroit, San Francisco, Fresno California, Nashville and
Knoxville Tennessee, Toledo Ohio, Denver Colorado, New Orleans Louisiana,
and Mississippi, Connecticut, and Tijuana, Mexico.
Editorial
- Includes editorial photography shot on assignments
for various magazines and books.
Published
Editorial - This section displays
covers and page layouts as they appeared when published in magazines
and books. It includes a Mojo Magazine cover featuring Stevie Ray
Vaughan, New Orleans Magazine covers, a Guitar World Magazine cover
with Brian Setzer, Eye Magazine covers, a Skin Art magazine cover,
a Time Out magazine cover, an album cover for CBS records for The
Leon Thomas Blues Band, and a Rolling Stone Magazine cover.
Advertising
- Features reproductions of advertisements that
Jonathan Postal photographed for clients such as Max Factor, Long
Life Beer, SAS, and Baptist Memorial Hospital.
Music
- Contains portrait photographs of
musicians including Chuck Berry; Brian Setzer of the Stray Cats;
Deborah Harry of Blondie; Jimmie Vaughan; Ron Wood of the Rolling
Stones; Alejandro Escovedo; Bo Diddly; Jay Farrar of Sun Volt and
Uncle Tupelo; Willie Nelson; Blind Mississippi Morris; Cordell Jackson,
the Rockin Granny; Albert King; Adrian Balew; and Hank Willams III.
Fashion
- Fashion photography for clients such as Vogue
Vanity, Vogue Pelle, Caroline Charles and Liz Claiborne.
Still
Life - Samples of Jonathan Postal's
still life, table top, and product photography.
Architecture
- Architectural photographs of the exteriors
of skyscrapers, office complexes, resorts, churches, and houses,
as well as interior photographs of homes.
Catalog
- Sample of Jonathan Postal's catalog photography
Corporate
- Sample of Jonathan Postal's corporate photography
fine
art photography
Culture
& Subculture – Black
and White fine art photographs documenting various activities integral
to the cultural fabric of America, ranging from boxing, mud wrestling,
strip clubs, and burlesque girls to ballet, the classic car culture,
bikers, and true believers in the Baptist Church.
Another
Roadside Attraction – Color
fine art photographs of roadside landscapes along Old Route 66 in
the American Southwest, including photos of the Cadillac Ranch and
the Dinosaur Parks.
Twenty
Images – This section is
a rotating portfolio of 10 Black and White photographs focusing
on one subculture from Jonathan Postal's larger body of fine art
work documenting various aspects of the cultural life of America.
It currently features Shout Baptist Church Services, but it will
be changed every few months. Future content may include boxers,
ballerinas, mud wrestlers, Elvis impersonators, dancers, or even
cowboys.
Polaroid
Transfers– These are images
made using a process which transfers the emulsion of a Polaroid
photograph onto a piece of paper during the developing process.
Infrared–
These black and white fine art photographs are made using infrared
film, which reads a different wave length of light than standard
film and human vision. It interprets tones differently and lends
a slightly dreamy quality to the images.
Punk
Rock and New Wave– These
are photographs taken in the 1970’s and early 1980’s
documenting the inception of the Punk and New Wave music movements
in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City. This section includes
photographs of The Clash, Deborah Harry and Blondie, Joan Jett and
the Runaways, Devo, Iggy Pop, David Byrne of the Talking Heads,
Billy Idol of Generation X, Television, Hugh Cornwall of the Stranglers,
The Sex Pistols, PIL, The Ramones, Readymades, The Avengers, Crime,
The Nuns, The Mutants, Sting and The Police, The Cramps, Mink DeVille,
The Damned, The Dead Boys, and The Dictators.
Portrait
photography
Weddings
– Jonathan Postal photographs weddings
in a reportage style using black and white 35mm film.
Animals
– Sample of Jonathan Postal's animal photography
Children
– Sample of Jonathan Postal's children
photography
Madonna
and Child – Sample of Jonathan
Postal's Madonna and Child photography
Intimate
– Sample of Jonathan Postal's intimate
photography
Seniors
– Sample of Jonathan Postal's senior photography
Family
– Sample of Jonathan Postal's family photography
Portraits
– Sample of Jonathan Postal's portrait
photography
Writing
Route
66 – This travel diary describes
the photographer's experiences during his recent trip down Old Route
66 in the American Southwest.
Tijuana
– This travel diary describes the photographer's
recent trip Tijuana, Mexico.
New
Orleans – This travel diary
relates photographer's experiences during a documentary photo assignment
in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Toledo
– This travel diary sardonically muses
about life in Toledo, Ohio.
Knoxville
– This travel diary describes the photographer's
experiences during a documentary photo assignment Knoxville, Tennessee.
Biography
Biography
– The biography of photographer and musician
Jonathan Postal, who has done many interesting things in the time
since his birth in New York City, such as playing in rock bands
including Readymades and the Avengers, and traveling around the
world on photo assignments. Postal currently resides in Memphis,
TN and works as a freelance professional photographer.
Exhibitions
– Chronological listing of exhibitions
of Jonathan Postal's fine art photography at galleries and museums
around the world.
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