Nick Onken » Work http://nickonken.com/blog Nick Onken's Blog Fri, 17 May 2013 18:09:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 nickonken + Madbury Club http://nickonken.com/blog/2013/05/nickonken-madbury-club.html http://nickonken.com/blog/2013/05/nickonken-madbury-club.html#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 18:09:51 +0000 nickonken http://nickonken.com/blog/?p=2141

I met Phil over at the Madbury Club on a Nike job last year, and love his talent. We talked about collaborating for a while, and finally we had the chance to do so. These guys have some great ideas, and this was one of them. 7 guys in vintage NYLON running through New York City. I’m inspired by these guys. They are so talented especially for how young they are. It was a pleasure collaborating with them.

Check the full editorial out here: http://madburyclub.com/editorial/nylon-expeditions-a-madbury-editorial-project/

See what else the boys are up to here: http://madburyclub.tumblr.com

A few outtakes from the shoot:

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It’s exciting to see this project finally come to life. It was such a opportunity to work on a brand book for Old Navy and set a vision for the company with my friend Matthew over there. It was one of those projects with a lot of creative freedom, and on that was truly a joy to work on.

Here are a few spreads from the actual book:

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Video by WE ARE NOT PILGRIMS

A couple weeks ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to work with Nike and the talented Sam & Chad over at We Are Not Pilgrims(who directed and produced the amazing video above), in creating the photography for their Black History Month: Be Bold, Be True campaign. I love that this campaign extends past sport and into empowerment of creativity of all people of different ethnicities and cultures. It was great to connect with and shoot young hustlers like Josh & Travis from Street Etiquette, Phil and the boys at Madbury Club, Kilo Kish, spoken word master, Joekenneth.

Joekenneth wrote and drops the powerful spoken word in the video, and here are the words:

“What are rules to the rebel youth who grow with a gusto for adventure?
They’re imaginary…
Like boundaries in infinite space.
The building begins from within.
Then out of skin.
Onto pavements.
Where you pave the way.
From corner store conversations to revolutionary contemplating.
It takes training.
It requires heart to acquire an absence of fear.
This ain’t no hocus pocus.
You can become potent when potential is embraced.
And your focus causes you to become colorblind to color lines; seeing that there is no mold.
The model for the future is for you to make new.
So spark the rebellion!
Do it with cause.
The power to change your surroundings is right there in your palms.
Go out and pound the pavement.
Pulverize any paradigms and leave no standards standing.
For success isn’t intended to be the possession of a select few.
Don’t ever let them see you sweat.
Just be bold.
Be true”
– Joekenneth Museau

Below are the digital imagery that I shot for the campaign:
Josh & Travis of Street Etiquette

The Madbury Club


Kilo Kish

Joekenneth- Spoken Word

Samantha Jo Alonso of Fruition

Brittany Sky

Little Dribbler Man

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Burning Man is an experience of a lifetime especially if you do anything in the artistic field. I had the opportunity to go for the first time this year and it blew my mind in so many ways. Hard to describe to anyone who has never been, but I like to describe it as a magical oasis where Star Wars meets Dr. Seuss in the desert, then a metamorphosis to Tron at night. The art and costumes that people create and bring to the desert are like nothing you’ve seen. Hanging out on the Playa with “art cars” and bizarre costumed people strolling by takes you to an imaginary world you’ve imagined as a kid. As dusk falls into evening the Playa completely changes into a colorfully lit up fire blowing Tron extravaganza with every art car creating their own moving dance party around the massive burning art structures.

While I was there I was given the assignment to capture people’s amazing attire for Stylecaster. Special thanks to Shannon Shiang for helping me by introducing me to some cool people and wrangle releases.

Check out the published article on Stylecaster.com here: http://nonk.it/X1watl

Below are some of the pics from the editorial:
Crystal’s Unicorn costume was my favorite.^^

Maor(who designs my jewelry)^^

Delicia^^

John Dill^^

Yeva^^

Mika^^

Shannon^^

Moshe^^

Monica^^


Ewa^^

A few other moments..

And from the iPhone…
Sea of Motorhomes at sunset^^

My gaffed up bike^^

Riding through a dust storm^^

The temple^^

Staying cool^^

These were black when they started^^

Fishmobile, Tron style^^

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I quite enjoy the story of how I met Jasmine. I was attending a gallery show at MILK back in December and this attractive lady DJ was spinning some dancetastic tracks. Three days later, I ended up shooting her along with Amar’e Stoudemire for Nike. From there we became friends, and have done a few shoots together since. This was the first shoot, and we shot in the LES.

Check out her site: http://jasminesolano.com
Her albums/mixes: http://soundcloud.com/jasminesolano

Cameras: Hasselblad 503CW & Contax G2 with Kodak Portra 400

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Some new work in the studio for Style Caster that just dropped this last week. Got to meet some awesome Fashion Bloggers based in NYC. Check out the whole story here: http://nonk.it/Qfd51V

Props to Tovah for the hair/makeup.

Lindsey Calla from Saucy Glossie

Alexandra Spencer from 4th & Bleeker

Phil & Matty from The Madbury Club

Natalie Suarez from Natalie Off Duty

Nicolette Mason from Nicolette Mason

Kim Pesch from Eat Sleep Wear

Sean Hotchkiss from GQ

Helena Glazer from Brooklyn Blonde


Claire Geist from De Lune

Natacha Steven from Natacha Steven

Isaac Hindin Miller from Isaac Likes

Christina Caradona from Trop Rouge

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A few weeks ago I was commissioned my awesome friends Coco && Breezy for Inked Mag. One of the few time they’ve had a few shots taken without their glasses. But do check out their glasses.

http://www.cocoandbreezy.com Stay tuned in September for some outtakes.

We shot Hasselblad 503CW Kodak Portra 400

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http://cocoandbreezy.tumblr.com/
https://store.cocoandbreezy.com/

Minus the Polariods below, these were all shot on my Hasselblad 503CW with Kodak Portra 400 & 800

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The recent portrait here in NYC of the 10 most stylish social media gurus for Style Caster just dropped today. We shot the social media peeps from Conde Nast, Donna Karen, Michael Kohrs, Bergdorf Check out the story and what everyone does here on their site: 10 Most Stylish Social Media Gurus

A few of my fave pics from the series:

Farryn from Michael Kohrs. You may know her from her site jetsetfarryn.com

Raman Kia from Conde Nast Group
Aliza Licht of DKNY


Steven Rojas from Grandlife Hotel
Sarah Reynolds from Iced Media

Danny Chung from Diane Von Furstenberg

Leslie Steinberg from Everyday Health

Cannon Hodge from Bergdorf Goodman

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A couple months ago I got the opportunity to shoot for one of my favorite highly prestigious magazines in the travel world, Conde Nast Traveler. Even better yet, I ended up shooting the cover. When I got the call to go to Turks & Caicos, Jamaica, and Barbados, needless to say I was pretty excited. The shoot is now in the June 2012 issue that’s on the shelves now.

The title of the story is called “Don’t Just Lie There, Do Something” and the article is about doing sports in the Caribbean, but on another note, the title is so befitting to me and my life in general. I like to live life doing as much as I can instead of lying around doing nothing.

I’m pretty excited about how the 10 page article turned out. The design is a great compliment to the photos. You can also check out the online 40 image slide show of the other images from the shoot that aren’t in the printed magazine on Cntraveler.com

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