Dialog with Paulette Pascarella

Through the click of the finger, photographers become storytellers. 

Through the click of the finger, design inspiration can be found on the New York based Lonny Magazine. 

Both of these are the brainchild executions of British-born Patrick Cline. 

Becoming a co-founder, along with Michelle Adams, of an online design and lifestyle magazine, is a major task.

It is not for those who like to take weekends off.  Hard work pays well though, as Patrick’s story is one whose star continues to rise.

Enjoy The Good Company of Patrick Cline.

D:  Best lunch spot?

PC:  Currently, an authentic Indian Restaurant just around the corner from my studio.  After all, it is England’s National Dish.

D:  Best working tool?

PC:  My Mamiya RZ medium format film camera, the love of my life.

D:  Biggest thrill in your life?

PC:  Two similar experiences, in our first year of business with Lonny Magazine, we appeared in Vanity Fair and then The New York Times.  It had always been a dream to shoot for Vanity Fair, but life often works in a strange way.  I still managed to get into VF, but it was about the magazine, even better!

D:  Favorite color combination?

PC:  Navy Blue & Red, probably influenced by the many images of the Union Jack located in my office and studio. 

D:  What is your working studio like?

PC:  The studio is a work in progress.  I am slowly filling the space up with great art from photographer friends of mine, and random art purchased whilst traveling for Lonny.

D:  What makes you belly laugh?

PC:  My older brother Paul, consistently.  We share the same sense of humor.  Paul is one of the only people who can crack me up to tears.

D:  Where did your creative journey begin?

PC:  Quite by accident, I moved to London from the country in the UK without a job.  A friend of mine suggested I go and help him out at his Black & White Darkroom, underground at Spitalfields Market, in the East end of London.  From that day, I became obsessed by photography.

D:  Who are your current Design Icons?

PC:  There are many talented people and designers I have met on the journey that is Lonny, but I would ultimately say, my business partner Michelle Adams.  She is a complete natural.  Watching her create, visualize, and edit is terrific to watch.

D:  Your current obsession?

PC:  The Mole People, the small ordered communities living underground in New York City. I am currently reading a book about them and it is fascinating!

D:  Favorite charity?

PC:  Cancer has affected my family and I support any charities conducting Cancer research. 

 All photographs used by permission, copyright © Patrick Cline.

Color in the house, The House of Brinson.

I always try to encourage clients to go to the natural world,

see and select,

before going to the paint fan deck,

heck, just go to the farmer’s market or the kitchen.

As my followers now know, the House of Dialog grooves to a different tune on Sundays. 

Traversing the web, I discovered another house with a spot on tune;

New York based husband and wife team, William and Susan Brinson.

From an industrial chic NYC loft, William, a still life and food photographer, and Susan, a creative director,

share stories and beautiful photographs about food finds, while promoting the style of natural luxury,

through The House of Brinson.

Color from the kitchen,

Williams’ Grandma Brinson would approve and most certainly Stay A While.

All photographs used by permission, copyright © William Brinson.

Autumn in New York City is treating us to a glory of a low glow of light.

 Danish Photographer Ditte Isager treats us to a vision of Nordic light.

Isager has photographed several of the Gordon Ramsey cookbooks,

Chef Rene Redzepi’s book, Noma: Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine,

as well as the new interiors and art for Gloria Vanderbilt’s recently published bestseller.

To purchase one of Isager’s prints,

MILK Gallery will have a Real or Surreal Photography and Illustration Benefit Auction, Tuesday, November 16, 2010.

Silent Auction:  6:00PM – 8:00PM, Live Auction:  8:30PM.  Review all the work online.  See Isager’s image available here.

Photographs used by permission, copyright © Ditte Isager.

Michael Mundy’s editorial clients include Vogue, W., Wallpaper, and he has shot portraits of  luminaires like

John Updike, Tom Ford, and Carolina Herrara. 

So what do you do when Michael says he would like to spend an afternoon in your home, with camera in hand. . . ?  

Michael’s new online art project, an afternoon with,  features people within their living spaces, 

using his camera to record, without compromising the style of the homeowner. 

His shots of interiors,

seen in every magazine you have picked up in the last 10 years, plays with light, color, shadows and composition. 

As an artist seeks to evoke feelings through their medium, Michael sees things in a way many of us do not, again, the role of the artist at play.

So what do you do when Michael comes over. . . you ask him to

Stay A While.

All photographs used by permission, copyright © Michael Mundy.