© Mark Rubenstein

SCAD alum and former PDN staffer, Mark Rubenstein, migrated from New York to L.A. in 2009, continuing his series of fine-art photography based on post-adolescent adults. Most recently, his work has gained buzz through art blogs and Marc Jacobs’ Bookmarc (where he collaborated on a post card series).  “Each image is unsettling and that’s exactly what I want,” Rubenstein says. “I draw heavily on nostalgia and movies from when I was growing up. Katsuhiro Otomo and Terrence Malick are my biggest influences.” Rubenstein takes his time, only releasing a few images per year when he feels inspired, but his latest work “The Shape of Things to Come,” shows increasing maturity. See more of his work here. – Jessica Gordon

Harley Victoria Weir is a 22-year-old fine art graduate of Central Saint Martins, and a regular contributor to Vice Magazine and Citizen K.

This shoot aptly named “Cat Power” is an editorial spread for TEST Magazine. Harley explains, “we ended up using two of the neighbor’s cats who were lovely but very shy and spent the entire shoot hidden under the sofa. So we ended up with very little presence of cats in the shoot but I suppose too much of a good thing is bad anyway.” See more of Weir’s work here and check our more of the spread at TEST Magazine.

© Elizabeth Weinberg

PDN’s 30 is coming to NYC! See more of Elizabeth Weinberg’s work other PDN’s 30 photographers at PDN’s free seminar series, PDN’s 30: Transitions: Strategies for the Young Working Photographers.

Thursday, April 15, 2010
Seminar 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Reception 8:00pm – 9:00pm

School of Visual Arts Theatre
333 West 23rd Street
New York, NY  10001
212 592 2980

SEMINAR
Transitions: Strategies for the Young Working Photographers

Hear photographers included in the 2010 PDN’s 30 issue highlighting top new talent offer their perspectives on getting started in the photography industry. These photographers will give you specifics on how they got to where they are today, including how they got their first jobs and structured (and more importantly paid for) their first promotional efforts. They will discuss what they learned in school and what they wish they’d been taught, and share career advice you won’t hear anywhere else. This seminar is a must for any young photographer beginning his or her career.

SPEAKERS
Seminar Moderator:
Holly Stuart Hughes, Editor, Photo District News

PDN’s 30 Photographers:
Adrian Mueller
Elizabeth Weinberg
Wayne Lawrence

Creative:
Jeanne Graves, Deputy Photo Director, Men’s Health

Sony Artisan of Imagery:
Brian Smith

Sponsored by Kodak, Sony & AMSP

© Alex Prager

See more of Alex Prager’s work and other PDN’s 30 photographers at PDN’s free seminar series, PDN’s 30: Transitions: Strategies for the Young Working Photographers. The first seminars in this series will held this Monday, March 29th at Pasadena Art Center and Thursday, April 2nd at the Palm Spring Photo Festival.

March 29, 2010
Seminar 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Reception 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Art Center College of Design
Ahmanson Auditorium, lower level
1700 Lida Street, Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 396-2200

April 2, 2010
Seminar 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Reception 4:00pm – 5:00pm

Palm Springs Photo Festival
Palm Springs Art Museum
101 North Museum Drive, 
Palm Springs CA 92262
(760) 325-7186

SPEAKERS
Seminar Moderator: Holly Hughes, Editor, Photo District News
PDN’s 30 Photographers:
Lauren Dukoff, 2010
Jennifer Rocholl, 2008
Alex Prager, 2010
Creative: Jigisha Boverate, Art Producer, TBWA\Chiat\Day
Sony Artisan of Imagery:  Andy Katz

SEMINAR
Transitions: Strategies for the Young Working Photographers
Hear photographers included in the 2010 “PDN’s 30″ issue highlighting top new talent offer their perspectives on getting started in the photography industry. These photographers will give you specifics on how they got to where they are today, including how they got their first jobs and structured (and more importantly paid for) their first promotional efforts. They will discuss what they learned in school and what they wish they’d been taught, and share career advice you won’t hear anywhere else. This seminar is a must for any young photographer beginning his or her career.

These events are free and open to the public. See you there!

All photos © Edith Maybin

These images are part of a larger fine art series which Maybin has made of herself and her daughter combined as one. This particular series is photographed at night while Maybin’s daughter is asleep; these photographs of her daughter’s head and her own body are combined to make a chimera of persons. This discussion surrounds the topic of identity as a woman, mother and daughter.

Maybin’s images were inspired by artists Caravaggio, Vermeer, authors Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Madonna videos.

A continuation of this series is expected summer 2010. To see further images in this series visit edithmaybin.com