Todd Waterbury has resigned as co-executive creative director of Wieden+Kennedy New York (W+K NY) effective May 1.
Waterbury is leaving the W+K network to start an as-yet-unnamed creative/strategic consultancy.
“After sixteen years at W+K and a lifetime of creative accomplishments that I cannot begin to list, now is the time to find unexpected ways to realize the business and creative potential that exists at the intersection of design, media and technology,” said Waterbury.
During his nine years as co-executive creative director of W+K NY, Waterbury expanded the size and definition of the New York creative department, introducing architects, industrial designers, playwrights, curators and technologists to the context of advertising, product design and filmmaking. He was also instrumental in the integration of interactive into the mind-set and organization of the creative department, including the hires of the director of user experience, information architecture and experience design, which have led to recent work for ESPN and its interactive storefront, and Nike’s campaign for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
“Todd and I go back a couple of careers. He has been a wonderful creative leader for us at W+K,” said John C. Jay, W+K global executive creative director. “Opening his own independent shop was inevitable, and despite our many offers to start one together, he decided to go it alone. I guess he learned the independence thing all too well here. We will miss him.”
Waterbury will be working closely with W+K founder/CEO Dan Wieden and Jay to name Waterbury’s successor. Kevin Proudfoot remains W+K NY’s co-executive creative director.
Edward Lachman Wins American Society of Cinematographers Award For “Maria”
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) held its 39th annual ASC Awards on Sunday night (2/23) at the Beverly Hilton with Edward Lachman, ASC earning the marquee theatrical feature film honor for Maria. In his acceptance remarks, Lachman thanked, among others, director Pablo Larrain and actor Angelina Jolie who portrayed Maria Callas. Lachman noted that this was his second film with Larrain whom he described as โa cinematographer himselfโ in terms of how he thinks about images and camera movement. Lachman also hailed Jolieโs performance for capturing the spirit and heart of Callas. Lachman said he found Callasโ story inspiring, sharing that she suffered from an autoimmune disease the last 20 years of her life, but continually fought for perfection to become one of the greatest artists and opera singers of all time. He said her life is motivation for artists to rise above their circumstances to create and express themselves through their art. This marks Lachmanโs first ASC Award win in a theatrical or television category. He was previously nominated for Far From Heaven (2003), Mildred Pierce (2011), Carol (2016) and El Conde (2024, Lachman's first film with director Larrain). Lachman was honored with the ASCโs Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. The 39th ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards also honored Jomo Fray for Nickel Boys in the Spotlight Award category, which recognizes stellar cinematography in independent, foreign or art-house type/festival films. Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw topped the documentary category for Gaucho Gaucho. ASC Award winners in television were Robert Elswit, ASC for Ripley, Sam McCurdy, ASC, BSC for Shลgun, and Richard... Read More