'Suburbia Gone Wild' Featured on The Atlantic

"What is it about upper middle-class American suburbs that makes them aspirational or exportable to the places you visited?

This copy+paste behavior is a result of America's cultural dominance over the past five decades, exported through soap operas, movies, and magazines. I also think that the "lifestyle" fills a cultural gap as many of these countries didn't have an upper middle class until recently and haven't established a strong identity for this growing class yet."

In July 2013, Mr. Mark Byrnes, associate editor at The Atlantic Cities, interviewed me about Suburbia Gone Wild. Check the full piece here. 

'Suburbia Gone Wild' Featured on Gizmodo

"It's like the rooms of a single, vast house got shaken up and lost, redistributed in a spatial puzzle spanning the globe."

In December 2013, Geoff Manaugh from Gizmodo wrote an engaging  story on Suburbia Gone Wild. You can read the full story here. 

The story of a master blacksmith, Mr. Keijiro Doi

In the spring of 2013, Sandvik, a global engineering company, commissioned me to shoot a story on one of the most renowned blacksmiths in the world, 86 year old Mr. Keijiru Doi. Mr. Keijiru and his son Itsuo live and work in Sakai, Japan which is located about 45 min south of Osaka.

In addition to the photo story I also directed a 2-minute video which offers more depth about Mr. Doi's craftsmanship and dedication to details that’s required to make these +US$300 knives. The video also sheds light on an underlying human condition in the Doi family history, including his son and grandson. The response from the client was great, and spending a full day in the blacksmith shop with Mr. Keijiro and his son was incredible.

I believe that by offering both photography and video a story can become more compelling and rich. It’s also an efficient way to deliver a story that is aesthetically coherent across different channels used by consumers.

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Kathryn Minshew for SAMSUNG x MONOCLE

The Monocle Dec/Jan 2014 edition features the branded content I shot for the SAMSUNG x MONOCLE series. In this story, we show how the Samsung Galaxy Note helps Ms. Kathryn Minshew, co-founder of thedailymuse.com,  leap ahead on her second day at their new (and still very spartan) office space in Midtown. 

Agency: Winkreative
Makeup by: Claudia Katona
Assistant: Claire Cali

Monocle Issue #69 Dec/Jan 2013

'Suburbia Gone Wild' Featured on Slate Magazine

"For six years, photographer Martin Adolfsson traveled to 44 model homes in eight countries on five continents photographing McMansions as found in the emerging economies of the world. The project culminated in Suburbia Gone Wild, a book he self-published this year."

In December 2013, Lisa Larson Walker interviewed me for this story. Read it here.