atedge face-to-face AtEdge Face-to-Face San Francisco May 2009 Face-to-Face Face-to-Face AtEdge

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1 atedge face-to-face San Francisco May 2009 Our second bi-annual AtEdge Face-to-Face event was held in the beautiful Spanish Suite at the Clift Hotel in San Francisco on May 19. This intimate gathering gave AtEdge photographers and agents the opportunity to connect with some of the Bay Area s top agency art buyers and art directors. Face-to-Face revolved around private meetings between the photographers and the creatives. In between, everyone enjoyed hors d oeuvres and cocktails on the terrace. The energy was purely positive, and an amazing level of talent and professionalism on all sides made it a truly wonderful evening. Face-to-Face is another way that AtEdge connects top-echelon photographers with the world s most active and influential art directors. We look forward to holding more of these events in the future.

2 Thank you especially to the following creatives and art buyers who helped make it a memorable night for AtEdge. Suzee Barabee Director of Print Production/Art Buying Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Blake Bäkken Design Director Venables, Bell and Partners Stuart Brown Art Director Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Sarah Bruns Assoc. Creative Director McCannWorldgroup/MRM Jennifer Hall Senior Art Producer, Broadcast Producer Anderson DDB Kevin Jordan Senior Art Director (freelance) Karin Onsager-Birch Associate Creative Director Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Ana Maria Osorio Art Director Venables, Bell and Partners Shelley Parsons Senior Art Director Anderson DDB Erich Pfeifer Associate Creative Director Venables, Bell and Partners Bob Pullum Group Art Director AKQA Maryann Saltonstall Art Director McCannWorldgroup/MRM Dan Southwick Executive Art Buyer/Print Producer Goodby, Silverstein & Partners Lori Walker Art Buyer Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners Ron Werthmann Associate Creative Director Y&R Brands Jen Worth Art Producer (freelance) Neal Zimmermann Executive Design Director Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners

3 You all put on an amazing face to face last night. Thank you. Rod McLean, photographer My hats off to you all for producing such a wonderful event last night. Every detail was perfect; the room/setting, the great food and drinks, the portfolio viewing set-up, the creatives who participated - it was all top notch. I thoroughly enjoyed the event and think it was the perfect amount of social and work interaction. These events really show an investment by AtEdge in the creative community. Marianne Campbell, Marianne Campbell Associates Art director Stuart Brown, face-to-face with photographer Glen Wexler Art director Ana Maria Osorio

4 Overall I felt the experience and what AtEdge did was awfully generous. Nowhere else can you advertise, then have the opportunity to have face to face with creatives. Very cool, and thank you for doing such a wonderful thing for the photo community. Russ Quackenbush, photographer I had a wonderful evening. It was such a unique event. I m glad I got the chance to participate. Sarah Bruns, McCannWorldgroup Photographer Tyler Jacobsen (L) and Jess Hughes of 2 Liberty (R) enjoy their meeting with creative director Ron Werthmann Nadine Kalmes of NK Reps connects with design director Blake Bäkken

5 I had a great time and made some great connections. Vegar Abelsnes, photographer Last night s Face-to-Face was a truly wonderful, classy event and I want to thank you again for your time, energy and money to make this opportunity available for all of us. We met with creatives we would otherwise not have the opportunity to see and each and every one of those you selected to review books was most impressive and a highly thought of player in the ad community. Cynthia Held, Held & Associates My meetings were very informative and positive! Curtis Lantinga, photographer Tibor Nemeth (L) shares his portfolio with Suzee Barabee Photographer Bill Cash, face-to-face with Karin Onsager-Birch

6 Great event. Always relaxed, positive and beneficial. Great opportunity to meet new people, revisit with people I know, and get feedback. So enjoyable! Candace Gelman, Candace Gelman Represents I can t tell you how amazing it was to participate in the face to face event. I got some great feedback and met so many fabulous people. Annabelle Breakey, photographer Senior art director Kevin Jordan (R) meets with photographer Vic Huber (L) Creative director Sarah Bruns and Amber Dobson of Stan Musilek Photography

7 It was a pleasure. Lots of talent and fun personalities. Ana Marie Osorio, Venables Bell & Partners I met many so many nice and talented people, and I re-connected with some people that I hadn t had the pleasure of seeing for awhile. Suzee Barabee, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners The best part was having the chance to meet with senior creatives and with other reps from different markets. Charlene Nevill, Vis-à-Vis Photographer Jim Hughes (L) and creative director Erich Pfeifer (R) Photographer Hunter Freeman (L) and senior art director Shelley Parsons (R)

8 I had a wonderfully productive time. Blake Bäkken, Venables Bell & Partners It was a really fun evening, and great to hang out with so many passionate people. Stuart Brown, Goodby, Silverstein and Partners I thought it was incredibly well run and a great event. Shelley Parsons, Anderson DDB (L to R) Photographers Rod McLean, Jim Hughes and Tibor Nemeth Angela Harkin and Erik Almas

9 It was great to meet with buyers of photography. This seldom happens anymore. It also helps foster a sense of community. Thanks again for hosting. Hunter Freeman, photographer Thank you for coordinating the AtEdge face-to-face event. It was great and I was happy to be a part of it. AtEdge is a wonderful resource for photographers and art buyers. Brian Kuhlmann, photographer I really enjoyed the atmosphere and making new connections. It was a successful night for all. Eric Kiel, photographer Bob Pullum, Art director Photographer Russ Quackenbush (L) meets with Neal Zimmerman (R)

10 For more information about the AtEdge program, including Face-to-Face events, call Susan Baraz at or Thank you for putting last night s great event together. I had a good time and I thought the whole event was very well done from venue to layout to organization. You guys did a great job! I m honored to have been a part of it. Steve Peixotto, photographer Kristen McClarty of M3Reps Art director Maryann Saltonstall Executive Art buyer Dan Southwick Senior art producer Jennifer Hall