CThru.com Presents Tony Ward

Picture Party King

……Ted Adams has a wonderful knack for converting his living room space in to the hottest party in town, “picture” party that is. That’s right, Ted’s home located in the heart of South Philadelphia doubles as Southwark Gallery, an exhibition space that several times a year pays homage to the photographic image. The next event is on October 31, 2009. He and former Philadelphia Inquirer photographer/curator Eric Mencher teamed up several years ago to put on a very unique one-night photography group exhibition/reception in the confines of Ted’s home environment. Past participants have included such distinguished artists as Harvey Finkle, Jenny Lynn, Lawrence Salzman, Zoey Strauss, Daniela Sessa, Kass Mencher, Ron Tarver, Robert Asman and others. If you ever get a chance to meet Ted, ask him to invite you to his next party. You don’t want to miss it! To learn more about Southwark Gallery, log on to www.philadelphiaphoto.net/southwark ……….

Lovers Kiss

…..Guest blogger, Atomic Bombshell weigh’s in on the Art of the Kiss……….

Movie Kiss

If Helen of Troy’s face could launch a thousand ships, kissing can definitely inspire timeless, artistic creations. You will always remember your best and worst kisses. I think this is because a kiss can leave an imprint on your soul. So much passion and longing can be felt with a single kiss. An ultimate chemistry of connection and sensory, that you share with another person. While there are some people who are not natural born kissers, if you feel strongly about the person you are with and you are open to experience, take your tie and discover kissing together. After all, we all hate those kisses that leave our faces chaffed! Some of the best stories and paintings were inspired by the beauty of the kiss. I wish everyone would take their time and explore the sensual Art of the Kiss!

……I’m sure everyone has heard by now, a legend of Photography, Irving Penn passed away yesterday peacefully in his home in New York at the age of 92. Another legend of photographic history is gone and hundred’s of thousands of Penn fans around the world will reflect on his life’s work and how it impacted the developing visions of those that aspired to be as great as he was. I tried to find a picture in the files that represented his influence on my photography. An image came to mind that I produced in 1993, simply entitled “Hailey”.

That picture represents what I felt most about Penn’s approach to picture making. The image must possess three intangibles; taste, class and style. Only Penn’s lighting could be taught if you had the patience to truly observe what light does for a picture. He possessed the intangibles in spades and that is what I loved most about his work. It was just a few months ago that yours truly was invited to participate in a group show at Galerie Hiltawsky in Berlin to pay homage to the legendary gatekeeper of fashion at Vogue. He will be sorely missed. It’s good for the world that he left all those great pictures…….

A Production For Ettore Salon & Spa

…..A call came in to the studio from Noel Zayas, freelance creative director, to produce pictures for Ettore Salon & Spa. Ettore was planning to celebrate their 10th year in business by throwing a huge party at the famous Bellevue Hotel in Philadelphia. They wanted TWS to produce pictures of beautiful young women to promote the elaborate public celebration. We started working the phones casting for talent.

A large number of potential models showed up for the casting call, it was hard to say no to any of them. Here are a few of my favorites……

Classic Beauty

This One Was So Demure

Party Girl

Posters By Artists To Promote Wasteland

….This is the first poster that I shot for Vault Productions to promote the Wasteland extravaganza. Over the years several distinguished artists have been invited to produce images to promote the event that include, Fritz Kok, Micha Klein, Gerard Wessel, Edland Man, Carli Hermes, Erwin Olaf and your’s truly……

Fashion By Issey Miyake

…I had the pleasure of meeting Issey Miyake at a party for former chief executive of Vogue, Steven Floria at the American Embassy in Paris in the mid 90’s. The American ambassador to France at the time, Ms. Pamela Harriman was the host for that most memorable evening…