Content studio afterhrs. has launched a photography division that will showcase artists who lens the role of culture in art and advertising. To manage this roster of exclusive artists, the studio has appointed Annie Henley to serve as its executive integrated producer. Henley’s qualifications for this new gig are derived from her experience as both an integrated art producer and as well as photographic agent. Her roles have been pivotal in curating artists for integrated campaigns for global brands such as Google, Meta, Pepsi, Gatorade, BASF, and Pfizer.
The photographic artists in residence at afterhrs. are:
- Jason Al Taan (he/his) who began his career as assistant and apprentice to legendary fashion photographer David Lachapelle. His immediately recognizable voice blends the voyeurism of modern art photographers like Gregory Crewdsen with the democratic accessibility of classic pop and fashion creators.
- Nick Walker (he/his) who explores contemporary musical and cultural landscapes through music videos, feature-length documentaries, and scripted narratives. Collaborations include Beyonce, Billie Eilish, FKA twigs, Future, Olivia Rodrigo, and Playboi Carti.
- Liz Barclay (she/hers) is a creative living between New York City and Los Angeles; exploring where cultural realms and the arts intersect through storytelling, creative direction, and photography. Clients include Nike, Jordan Brand, Netflix, The New York Times, Instagram, Apple, Google, Beats, Capitol Records, Rolling Stone, Nowness, SSENSE, GQ, and Bon Appetit.
- Elizabeth “Eli” Wirija (they/theirs) is a non-binary photographer and director originally born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia. Currently based in New York, Wirija has executed imaginative and surreal fashion campaigns for clients like Nike, The WNBA, RCA Records, Facebook, Coach, Microsoft, SSENSE, Footlocker, British Vogue, Vanity Fair, I-D, FADER, and Nylon.
- Ryan Schude (he/his). Blending influences from cinema, literature, and street photography, Schude’s productions often focus around a single, wide image of a distinct location, telling stories of multiple characters in a single frame.
- Noa Griffel (she/hers) whose work is a collision of technical skill and other-world-ism that is as beautiful as it can be offhand. Light and color are her preferred vehicles. Clients include Estee Lauder, Youtube, Conde Nast, DKNY, Vogue, and Michael Kors.
- Chessa Subbiondo (she/hers). Through her thoughtful composition and her ability to elicit candid moments, Subbiondo creates narratives that escape the confines of staged photography, inviting viewers to connect with humanity and a spirited perspective. Clients include Highsnobiety, Interview Magazine, Office Magazine, SIXTEEN Journal, KingKong Magazine, Vogue Italia, KENZO, Levi’s, Coach, and Balmain.
- Tyler Ash (he/his) is a Los Angeles-based photographer specializing in fashion and beauty, often collaborating with his wife, Amanda, on styling for various clients including FentyXPuma, Dior, GQ, ON and Purple Brand.
- Lian Benoit (she/hers) is a Montreal-born photographer and creative. Her work is rooted in empathy, intuition and the need for authentic representation. She believes in the female gaze as a form of activism and self-actualization. Her background in branding, acquired through years in creative agencies like TUX, Sid Lee, and K72, provides her with a holistic understanding of each project and a desire to create with purpose.
- Kai Regan (he/his) is a cofounder of afterhrs who has worked at the intersection of art and commerce as a photographer and DGA director for top fortune 500 brands and the most contemporary culture brands. He brings a unique perspective on culture in his work with elevated execution and relationships in casting, styling and in tasteful, unique executions for integrated photography and video campaigns.
- Camila Cornelsen (she/hers) is a Brazilian director, photographer, and cinematographer. She grew up influenced by her dad, a photographer, and by her mom, a producer. Effortless and energetic movement punctuates campaigns for the likes of APPLE, Google, Instagram, Puma, Avon, Vogue, Netflix, and Nike.
Like many of the photographers in the afterhrs. photo division, Henley’s journey in the advertising industry is as inspiring as it is unorthodox. Starting from her early days as a model, where she collaborated with the industry’s top photographers, Henley’s passion for visual storytelling led her into photo production and laying the foundation from being in front of the camera to crafting the process and final product, experience which should serve her in good stead now as executive integrated producer at afterhrs.
Harvey Weinstein hit with new sex crime charge in New York
Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new sex crime charge in New York, as he awaits retrial in his landmark #MeToo case.
Details of the new allegations were not immediately available. He was charged with committing a criminal sex act.
The jailed ex-movie mogul has long maintained that any sexual activity was consensual.
Prosecutors revealed last week that Weinstein had been indicted on additional sex crime charges that weren't part of the case that led to his now-overturned 2020 conviction. But the new indictment was sealed until his arraignment.
Prosecutors have said that the grand jury heard evidence of up to three alleged assaults โ two in hotels in the Tribeca neighborhood and one at a lower Manhattan residential building. The purported incidents took place from the mid-2000s to 2016, prosecutors said.
But it's not clear whether any of those allegations underlie the new indictment.
While bracing for the new charges, Weinstein also is awaiting retrial after New York state's highest court this spring overturned his 2020 conviction on rape and sexual assault charges involving two women. The high court, called the Court of Appeals, ordered a new trial, which is tentatively scheduled to begin Nov. 12.
The Court of Appeals ruled that the then-trial judge unfairly allowed testimony against him based on allegations that were not part of the case. That judge's term expired in 2022, and he is no longer on the bench.
Prosecutors have said they'll seek to fold the new charges into the retrial, but Weinstein's lawyers say it should be a separate case.
Weinstein, who also was convicted in 2022 in a Los Angeles rape case, remains behind bars while awaiting his New York retrial.
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