Mark Zibert often worries that “every job is my last. I think, ‘Oh man, I’m done, I better enjoy it while I can, because I am washed up now.’” It’s hard to believe the 35-year-old Toronto photographer and director has such anxieties. His portfolio, for big brands (Adidas and Sport Chek) and editorial (enRoute and [...]
In Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers the author describes something he calls “the 10,000-hour rule.” The rule is this: In order to truly excel at anything, whether it’s science or art or sport, you need to put in the time. Ten thousand hours’ worth of time. Assuming you have talent, that’s how long you need to practise your art [...]
For someone who is only 33 years old, Sylvain Dumais has had his fair share of successful careers. Formerly part of Montreal’s indie music scene, he is now an award-winning photographer, director and animator whose clients include Report on Business Magazine, General Mills and Subway. Raised in Chicoutimi, 200 kilometres north of Quebec City, he was, by [...]
Split Run is a new portfolio section that uses the power of both print and the Internet. Featuring an original image-maker who does both stills and motion work, the portfolio appears in Applied Arts Magazine and on www.appliedartsmag.com. Pick up the May/June 2012 issue of Applied Arts to see the print portfolio of Frank Lam [...]
