max wanger blog

CNT + MSW.

max — Mon, 20 May 2013 16:38:15 +0000

working with conde nast traveler and martha stewart weddings is always a thrill. in the may issue of cnt, you’ll find photos i took for a story on new york’s waterfronts (as the writer justin davidson points out, NYC “is a maritime city again”). it’s not every day that you’ll find me on a schooner in the east river, but (minor) seasickness aside, it was a beautiful ride. further highlights – including visits to queens’s gantry plaza state park and the beach volleyball courts near the brooklyn bridge – are pictured below. for martha stewart, i had the honor of shooting amanda & tim’s beautiful san clemente wedding. the icing on the cake? working alongside longtime friends from bash, please, the flashdance and sharkpig. both magazines are on newsstands now – check them out if you have the chance! mw

HAWAII TOURISM.

max — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:00:57 +0000

margaux and i were lucky enough to spend almost the entire month of september last year shooting a campaign for the state of hawaii. we spent a lot of our time on maui and it was amazing getting to explore the whole island. among the many highlights: sunrise at kapalua, touring a lavendar farm in upcountry kula, watching little paniolo’s (hawaiian cowboys) in makawao and literally standing above the clouds at haleakala. below are a few tearsheets as well as a handful of other shots from our time on the islands. mw

RUN, RUN, RUN.

max — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 06:35:06 +0000

a favorite from a recent shoot with my pal, bri. mw

CUSTOM.

max — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 23:20:04 +0000

when bri told me that emily henderson was redesigning her living room, i thought “how cool is that?” — and when she asked me if they could use one of my prints for her wall, i was obviously thrilled to be able to contribute. we all agreed that the tulum print, with it’s soft blues and greens would make the greatest impact and be a perfect fit. we ended up doing a custom 45×65 print and below is the finished product (photos of bri’s home by the wonderful laure joliet). you can see more of bri’s living room transformation on her blog as well as emily’s. and the la times also did an article on the whole process which you can look at here! mw

COMING SOON.

max — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:42:18 +0000

between traveling, moving, shooting non-stop (oh, and a baby on the way!), i haven’t had much time to share new work as of late. but i wanted to at least post a handful of images from the past few months, with the intention of adding more very soon. thanks, as always, for visiting and having a look. mw

THE INDEPENDENT, UK.

max — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:14:14 +0000

a little write-up on one of my favorite photos in the Independent UK! mw

FEET FIRST LA RECAP.

max — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:34:55 +0000

we had a blast at our feet first session in LA last month. thanks to everyone who attended and helped out. we always feel so inspired and fulfilled by all of you. for those interested in future feet first dates and locations, stay tuned! e-mail us at hello@feetfirstsessions.com for any questions at all or just to say hello.

and a huge thank you to all our amazing sponsors! incase // artifact uprising // heirloom LA // fotofafa // alien skin // renaissance albums // tattly //impossible project // matchbox kitchen // magcloud // rifle design co. // photojojo // !mo straps // sparrow nest script // baggu // yeah! rentals // smilebooth

PDN WORLD IN FOCUS.

max — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:20:25 +0000

traveling the world and taking pictures along the way is one of my favorite things to do. so it’s especially meaningful to have been recognized as a winner in PDN’s travel contest, alongside some other pretty incredible photographers and photographs. if you get a chance, pick up a copy, it’s on newsstands now. mw

BETH + BEN.

max — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:20:16 +0000

THE MASTERS.

max — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:44:55 +0000

when you have shirley kurata and jen gotch on your team, you know all is right with the world. mw