Models Street Style:Song Kyunga

Song Kyunga of One Models New York looking great as always.

Models Street Style:Louise Donegan

British beauty Louise Donegan wearing glasses by DIOR and boots by Marc by Marc Jacobs.

Paris...boy meets girl

Bette Franke of DNA Models New York

This is Bette Franke. Apparently she was discovered while shopping back in 2003. Make no mistake about it, she has a list of accomplishments a mile long: not only was she named This Years Model by WWD back in 2005, featured in a Steven Meisel campaign for Dolce and Gabbana in 2006, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for a Paris Vogue editorial in 2006, but she was also shot by Craig Arend for altamira in 2008 (just kidding about that!!!).

leather jacket -- Balenciaga

boots -- YSL, she said they were old, but hey, I think they look good

scarf -- Dries Van Noten

skirt -- 3.1 Phillip Lim

Calm Before The Storm

Stef van der Laan of IMG New York was on the cover of Dutch Elle in March 2008.

Hyoni Kang, FORD's Supermodel Of The World 2008 winner rockin the asymmetrical zippers.

I know what I'm about to say probably sounds worn and trite like an old smelly 1970's vintage flannel shirt, but I'm sorry for the recent lack of updates. This will soon end however with fashion month coming up where you will be able to find daily updates from New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, and Paris Fashion Week.

As well, I've been working on a few behind the scenes gigs which have keep me from the streets. But when you see what's in store for fashion month, I can almost promise you will be amazed.

See you soon!

Zuzana Gregorova and Milana Keller

Zuzanna (L) had a solo cover for the September edition of L'Officiel Paris in September. She also did the Dolce and Gabanna Spring/Summer 2009 campaign. You have got to click the photo above so you can see the detail on Zuzana's heels!

Milana (R) had a solo cover for the February 2008 issue of Vogue Spain.

Both are represented by DNA Model Management

Song Kyunga of One Models

This is Song Kyunga of One Models in New York. She was on the May 2008 cover of Vogue Korea.

blazer -- Costume National Men's

hat -- Japan

bag -- Chanel

boots -- Miu Miu, if you click or double click the picture, you can more clearly see that they are over the knee boots.

Happy Holidays from altamira!

Teen Vogue, Feb. 2009

Hope everyone is enjoying a warm and memorable holiday season with family, friends, and loved one's. I promise regular updates again after the holiday season passes. For the moment, above is a scanned page from the Feb. 2009 issue of Teen Vogue, which is a collection of images I shot during fashion month. This is certainly an amazing way to end 2008. Did you know you could subscribe to 2 years of Teen Vogue for just $10? That's not even the cost of a drink in Manhattan. It also reminds me just how far I have yet to go: agents in all major global capital cities of the world, a professional photo book the size of a small desk, and eventually a 39 mega pixel Hasselblad camera. One step towards that dream has already been made as my new camera is finally in (no, not a Hasselblad, but definitely enough to provide you with word class quality), so you can look forward to new and improved images. See everyone back soon!

Dree Hemingway of Elite+ New York

Dree Hemingway, daughter of Mariel Hemingway and great-grandaughter of Ernest Hemingway is a new part of the Elite + roster right alongside the likes of Lydia Hearst and Vanessa Traina.

Leather Pants -- Helmut Lang
Bag -- Balenciaga

Ford's Supermodel of the World winner Hyoni Kang!

Following in the steps of Chanel Iman and Adriana Lima, Hyoni Kang winner of the 2008 Ford Supermodel of the World Contest is equally sure to stir the modeling world.

home country -- Korea
coat -- 3.1 Phillip Lim
boots -- Vintage

Introducing actress and model Bonnie Calean

This is Bonnie Calean an actress and a model. Bonnie has appeared in editorials in the New York Times and Oprah magazine, which you can see by clicking her name above.

hat -- H & M

coat -- GTG

skirt -- wool, Highland

sweater, stockings -- Forever 21

shoes -- vintage

Model Street Style: Egle Tvirbutaite

This is Egle Tvirbutaite of Elite Model Management, New York. She was in the F/W 2008 Armand Basi (shown at London Fashion Week) advertising campaign, and has done editorials for Vogue Germany, Vogue Italy, Purple Magazine, and Interview.

home country -- Lithuania

scarf -- CBC

bag -- Miu Miu

coat -- Data

Until Saturday....

I hope everyone is enjoying the pictures.

You will find new updates on Saturday, after I come back from spending Thanksgiving with my family.

Nadine Strittmatter and Judith Bedard

Great models and good friends making time to catch up with each other despite their arduous travel schedules.

Cristina Tosio from Marilyn Model Agency NY

Cristina Tosio in her own mix of designer and mainstream commercial clothing. Remember, you can click the picture to enlarge for details.

Location: Mercer Street between Prince and Spring
Height: 5'9"
Hair: blonde
Eyes: green

Over the Weekend: Betten Art Exhibit

Neil Hilkemeyer (Studio Director), Jordan's girlfriend Sun Bae, and Jordan Betten

Stuart Holt (curator) and Cindy Blackman (drummer for Lenny Kravitz)

Daria Werbowy on Left (model) with Erotic II painting top right and Erotic 6 bottom right

This last Thursday I had the pleasure of attending the Jordan Betten Art Exhibit in a penthouse loft in Chelsea dubbed, "one of the best lofts in New York," by Sotheby's. Jordan's work is taking on new heights with celebrity buyers ranging from Madonna to Nicole Kidman to Cindy Blackman. The show was curated by Stuart Holt, a private European art consultant and attendees ranged the gamut from Cindy Blackman to model Daria Werbowy. The PR Agency People's Revolution promoted the event with a small post-exhibit gathering at Bungalow 8 for the night cap.

Betten is more broadly known for his Lost Art collections, a clothing line typified by it's fringed jackets and hand sewn leather pants. Thursday marked an official expansion of his creative expertise to include professional paintings with long, swerving, continuous lines representing the twists and turns one encounters in life. For those of you interested in collecting art, Jordan signed his earlier works differently than his later one's.

Overall, it was a great time.

Revisiting the Jardin des Tuileries

Models Street Style

Models in London

in Paris

Jourdan Dunn

Paris Fashion Week: Day 5

Hamish Bowles

This week in Paris has been a complete boon in every possible way. For starters, two of my photos appear in the print edition of the 40th Anniversary edition of New York Magazine. And secondly, I shot the Purple Magazine party for style.com which is aptly titled, Olivier Twist.

Ultimately, I hope to turn all this into editorial fashion photography in the future.