Claxton Represents: April 2015

4.30.2015

Eric Prine for Philadelphia Magazine

Eric Prine shot this feature article on Comcast for Philadelphia Magazine, his new hometown mag!

4.23.2015

Kate T. Parker, Football to Cotillion

I'm sure you're all well acquainted with Kate T. Parker's phenomenal campaign Strong is the New Pretty at this point. If you missed it, listen to this radio interview with Kate.

Here's another gorgeous photo essay that falls under the same umbrella, pushing our expectations and driving home the point that Strong and Pretty are indeed synonymous.

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This photo essay captures 7th grade girls from Georgia who take on the boys in an otherwise all male flag football league on Saturdays. Then on Sundays, they head en masse to the southern tradition of cotillion classes. Scrapes are covered in makeup, eye black is replaced by eye liner, and muddy cleats are swapped for black flats.

On Saturdays, the girls fought hard for a 1-7 record. Their coach, Steven Sweigart, was impressed with the girls: “Coaching these girls was one of my favorite experiences with the game of football. It’s a demanding sport that requires each player to do their job during every play. Even though the girls didn’t know football when they started and they got pushed around in the beginning, they kept fighting. These girls never gave up and impressed me every week. They are beautiful warriors.”

On Sundays, the girls take out their ponytails and don their cocktail dresses and name tags for cotillion at the local country club. Cotillion is a series of classes popular in the South that offer instruction in manners, deportment, social graces, and dancing.

With the girls cleaned up and blown dry, scrapes and bruises can still be seen on legs and faces from the day before. But today they aren’t blocking and tackling the boys; they are accepting their arms to lead them to the dance floor and following their lead in the cha cha.

The girls seem to revere the camaraderie and challenge of football and endure the directives of cotillion. One emphasizes manners and acting like nice southern ladies and the other completely the opposite.

“I go to cotillion because my mom makes me. I hate wearing a fancy dress and shoes, but it is fun since my friends are all there” explains Logan Speckhart, a receiver on the team.

Parents saw changes in the girls as the football season progressed, “I saw her confidence soar after she saw that she could compete with boys her age who have played football for years.” Jennifer Ford, parent of Gracie.

When asked if the girls had any trouble with the boys playing against girls, Gracie Ford said, “No, but they didn’t think we were going to be as good as we were.”

Well played, ladies.

4.21.2015

Seth Lowe - Iron Man Training

Seth Lowe photographed this Iron Man training in Chicago as part of a personal project - check out more of the images on his website. Hard work never looked so good!

4.14.2015

Attic Fire for AC Hotel Bourbon, VIDEO!

We are incredibly happy to announce that Attic Fire now shoots video!

Check out the awesome piece they just completed for AC Hotel Bourbon ....IT'S AMAZING!!

4.13.2015

ICYMI - Kate T. Parker on Al-Jazeera America!

Kate was interviewed LIVE on Al-Jazeera America over the weekend about her Strong is the New Pretty campaign....in case you missed it, here are some stills!

We'll have some clips from this and other interviews coming soon!

4.09.2015

Attic Fire featured on Photoserve!

Attic Fire is featured on Photoserve as a Top 10 Pick for the month of April...what a huge compliment! Check out their Photoserve portfolio HERE.

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4.08.2015

Seth Lowe for GX Magazine

Seth Lowe recently photographed Illinois Staff Sergeant Kellye Brestan for GX Magazine. For this shoot, they wanted to show the model's physique and strength in fun and positive way, as well as some of the style of lifting that she does for training, as it is pretty different than most weight lifting routines. Seth says "There are often a lot preconceived ideas and stereotypes about body builders, especially at the level Kellye is at, and I really just wanted to show her as a really healthy, strong, and beautiful woman, not just a gym nut who has no personality or life". After finishing up a personal project last summer focused on body building it was really fun to see that leading to real world assignments.

4.07.2015

Attic Fire for AC Hotel Bourbon - New Orleans, Part II

Here are some lovely interiors from the recent Attic Fire shoot for AC Hotel Bourbon - New Orleans. For even more, go to the Attic Fire blog. Next week we'll be premiering the video!

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4.06.2015

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4.03.2015

Kate T. Parker featured on CNN. Pretty. Strong. Indeed!

CNN is featuring a collection of images from Kate's "Strong is the New Pretty" campaign, as well as an awesome interview today.

Check it out here!