All Photos © Casey Rodgers
Casey Rodgers is a portrait and fashion photographer who originally dreamed of becoming a Samurai. He now kicks and slices his way around the world for clients such as InStyle, Glamour, Microsoft, & Xbox. He placed in last year’s PDN Faces Portrait Photography contest with a series of celebrity portraits, including these portraits of Matt Damon and Keanu Reeves. Today is the deadline for the 2012 Faces contest.
© Jimmy Chin
Jimmy Chin is an adventure photographer and filmmaker who is part of Camp 4 Collective, a full-service video production house of like-minded artists and athletes. In addition to a myriad of amazing feats, including reaching the summit of Mt. Everest, Chin also placed in the 2011 Great Outdoors Photo Contest with this image of James Pearson climbing the first ascent of the Arch of Bishekele in the Ennedi Desert in Chad. The deadline for the 2012 Great Outdoors Photo Contest is Thursday, April 26, 2012. Chin will also be speaking at this year’s Outdoor Photo Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah, which will be held August 1 through 4.
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“I found this wonderful jumping spider in the brush looking at me as if he wanted to have a conversation.” Lyndon Johnson‘s arachnid portrait was included as part of The Great Outdoors 2011 online gallery.
Viktoria and Anton await the arrival of their daughter, Varvara, in St. Petersburg, Russia. “Waiting,” Jana Romanova’s series on sleeping expectant parents, was included in the PDN Photo Annual 2011 online gallery.
How did the monkey cross the road? By performing a high voltage wire routine. Gregg Bleakney caught the primate’s act while in Bundi, India. This image is included in the World in Focus 2011 online gallery. The 2012 Contest is currently open for entries until September 8, but enter today to avoid late fees. A People’s Choice winner will also be selected.
