International Photography Awards 2016

Thrilled to announce my “Under The Big Top“ series received an Honorable Mention by The International Photography Awards. Special thanks to Photoville for inviting me to create work on the spot, Lynne Correia for creating custom dog accessories and to all the dog owners that came out that day. 

This is Otis, star of the hit Hulu original series Difficult People. Follow Otis's adventures on instagram @otis_thebassethound also have a look at Lynne Correia's Lil Pup Shop by Sweet Bindi.

FOTOFusion 2017

Announcing two workshops I'll be hosting during this year's FOTOFusion in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Kids Portraits That Pop

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

Lecture and Workshop- 2:30pm - 5:30pm

Location: Palm Beach Photographic Centre Studio

Pup Portraits Unleashed

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Lecture and Workshop- 10:30am - 12:30pm

Location: Palm Beach Photographic Centre Studio

Click here for a complete list of FOTOfusion lectures and workshops.

Love Gang NYC Planned Parenthood Fundraiser

My friends at Love Gang NYC are hosting a silent auction fundraiser supporting Planned Parenthood tomorrow night, December 16 from 6-9pm. As female entrepreneurs Love Gang's owners Carmen Ruiz-Davila (Artist and Designer) and Cara Bloch (Photographer) are deeply committed to helping women in all facets of their lives - from showcasing their designs in their store to helping organizations that provide quality healthcare to women. Amazing artwork has been donated by artists around the country as well as products and services from local East Village Merchants to bid on. All are welcomed to attend, I will be there, hope to see you! Love Gang is located at 436 E. 9th St. 

These limited edition 11x14 prints from my All Eyes On U! Series will be included in the silent auction. 

#Lovegang #Fundraiser #SilentAuction #PlannedParenthood #MichellePedonePhotography #EastVillage #NYC

FOTOfusion in West Palm Beach

I've been invited to host two workshops at this year's FOTOfusion in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Kids Portraits That Pop

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Lecture and Workshop 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location The Palm Beach Photographic Centre Studio

Pup Portraits Unleashed

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Lecture and Workshop 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Location The Palm Beach Photographic Centre Studio

Visit FOTOfusion for a complete listing of events as well as directions.

Holiday Pup Print Sale

Make someone's holiday especially bright with a fun & festive pup print they can enjoy all year long. Take advantage of this limited edition print sale before the online gallery closes on 12/31. Visit  Holiday Pup Print Sale to purchase prints and enjoy the pup gallery. Apply $5 off discount during checkout, simply click "Coupon Code" and Enter: holidaysale
Wishing everyone a happy holiday season! XO

New St. Ann's Warehouse Open House Celebration

Coming off the success of our Photoville Photo Booth, I am proud to announce that Lynne Correia and I were invited to bring our Doggie Photo Booth to the opening celebration of the new St. Ann's Warehouse on Saturday, October 17.

DROP IN: DOGGIE PHOTO BOOTH

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th 2:00PM - 6:00PM

FEATURING: MICHELLE PEDONE AND LYNNE CORREIA

This special photo booth is for the most adorable, treasured members of your family… Bring your pups as St. Ann's Warehouse hosts portrait photographer Michelle Pedone and costume designer Lynne Correia as they come together to put on a photo shoot that’s fun for the whole family. Your pups can don custom-made costumes and pose in front of colorful backdrops. They’ll have a blast and you’ll have one-of-a-kind images of your treasured family members. FREE low res downloads of images to share with friends and family on social media, as well as print purchasing options will be made available after the celebration so the memories are yours to keep. 

The Doggie Photo Booth will be located in Brooklyn Bridge Park, right next to the new home of St. Ann's Warehouse at 45 Water Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn.

All are invited to attend the FREE open house event,12-6pm. Come see their beautiful new theater and building and enjoy music, puppetry, food trucks and more. For a complete schedule of the day’s events including directions visit St. Ann's Warehouse    #NewStAnns

Thank You Photoville!

This year's Photoville was off the charts awesome! It was an honor to be included along side so many incredible photographers. Special thanks to Sam Barzilay, Laura Roumanos, Dave Shelley and Jasmin Chang for inviting Lynne Corriea and I to create a mini dog/kids portraits studio and the entire Photoville crew for helping us make it happen. Also, thank you to all the parents for bringing their kids and pups to be photographed. We had an amazing turnout, and enjoyed every minute of it. That being said, for your viewing pleasure, I wanted to share the gallery of images captured that day. Enjoy!     #Photoville Rules!!
Photoville Photo Booth Gallery    

Photoville 2015

I'm excited to share that images from my Dog Day High series will be on display at this year's Photoville. 

Lights, camera, action! 

Bring your kids and your pups on Sunday, September 20th 3-6pm as costume designer Lynne Correia and I come together to transform the Photoville Activity Tent into a portrait studio. Your kids and your pups can don custom-made costumes and pose in front of colorful backdrops. They'll have a blast and you'll have one-of-a-kind images of your treasured family members. The photos can be downloaded online after Photoville, so the memories are yours to keep. 

Photoville on the Brooklyn Waterfront is built from repurposed shipping containers, combining photo exhibitions, outdoor photo installations, talks, workshops, and night-time multimedia events in their Beer Garden in Brooklyn Bridge Park runs from September 10 - 20, 2015 and is FREE for everyone to attend and enjoy!. 

Visit www.photoville.com for more info including directions. 

Hope to see you there!

Happy Holidays

My annual Pepito holiday card is fitting for my last post of 2014. Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and successful 2015! 

International Photo Festival Leiden

I'm honored to be one of 20 American photographers invited to be a part of the International Photo Festival in Leiden Pieterskerkhof, Netherlands. A selection from my All Eyes On U! series is featured along side some incredible images created by photographers: Manjari Sharma, Thomas Jackson, Gregg Segal, Hector Rene, Jeff Rich, Sam Comen, Andrew Frost, Lauren Welles, Nathan Bett, Syd London, Monica Merva, Keren Moscovitch, Irina Rozovsky, Elizabeth Herman, Debi Cornwall, Alice Proujansky, Elizabeth Moran, Sara Macel and Restless Collective. 
This marks the first satellite exhibition of Photoville New York. In keeping with the Photoville spirit all images are being shown in sea shipping containers. The International Photo Festival Leiden runs from October 11- November 8 2014. Special thanks to curator Sam Barzilay, Dave Shelley, Laura Roumanos and Gilbert!

Have a look here: http://internationalphotofestivalleiden.com







#IPLeiden #Photoville #UnitedPhotoIndustries #MichellePedonePhotography #AllEyesOnU

Cat Heads

This personal project came about by accident. Each time I was set up to photograph a dog portrait a curious cat would walk on set. Cats love paper! It was as if the cats were demanding their close-up. Unlike dogs, who freely express their emotions cats are bit more challenging to read. You can usually tell a cat's mood by the expression in their eyes and sometimes the smack of their tail.

Baby Olive

Oscar

Louie