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Class Photos
I thought we could do better…
For ages, the class photo for the annual Summer Seminar at the American Numismatic Society was a fairly dreary, formal affair. Usually, the class lined up on the steps of the building, hands clenched in front, looking tense. I wanted to do something different. The class was a seminal, fun time in most students lives and I wanted the photo to reflect that.
I started experimenting with different locations around the city, then, different themes, inviting the students to collaborate, bringing their own ideas to the shoot.
The 2024 Class Photo. Inspired by Film Noir and Hong Kong cinema especially the films of Wong Kar Wai.
2022’s class photo was inspired by HBO’s series “ROME”, not New York.
For 2019 we decided to go for something very light and comical. Pastel shirts for everyone. Bright warm sunlight. Puppies, kittens, bunnies, budgies and, even a unicorn.
Leonardo’s Last Supper was the inspiration for 2018’s Photo. With all of the detritus of the seminar on the table. The overloaded power strip with a spaghetti jumble of cables. Coffee cups, study materials, snacks, a spirited discussion, and, of course, some wine.
2017 Class Photo. After a vintage photo of the Royal Danish Coin Cabinet
A friends bar was taken over in 2016 to illustrate how important money is in relation to various types of vice.
2015 Saw the first of the movie poster concepts and a spoof on low-budget Sci-Fi films. Full credit goes to William Chiriguayo for the inspired copy-writng on this.
The iconic location we used in 2014 you know from Once Upon a Time in America, and too many Instagrams.
We headed to the iconic Times Square for 2013’s picture.
The famous Staple Street was 2012’ location. Don’t think it’s famous? look up the Rolling Stones latest photo…