The annual PDN PhotoPlus International Conference and Expo kicks off this week in New York at the Jacob K. Javitz Center. This three day event features a full schedule of talks, seminars, workshops and presentations of the latest imaging products and services. For the duration of the conference hundreds of exhibits and booths from leading industry publications, manufacturers, organizations, galleries and more will be open for browsing. Visit Aperture magazine at booth #643 to preview the Winter issue, for back issues and to receive special discounts on subscriptions. Thursday afternoon join co-publisher Michelle Dunn Marsh, VP, Bonnier Group Gregg Hano, Photographer Lisa Kereszi and Photo Editors Sacha Lecca and Whitney Johnson at the convention center for panel discussion sponsored by Aperture and Freestyle Photographic Supplies entitled 10 Things You Should Know About Magazine Publishing Today.

PDN PhotoPlus International Conference + Expo
Aperture Booth #643, Expo Hall
Thursday, October 28, 2010 – Saturday, October 30, 2010

10 Things You Should Know About Magazine Publishing Today
Thursday, October 28, 2010, 3:45 – 5:45pm

Registration required.
Receive FREE admission to the Expo Hall by clicking here.
Admission charged for conference sessions.

Jacob K. Javitz Convention Center
655 West 34th Street
New York, New York

Bruce Davidson and Michelle Dunn Marsh, opening for La Nature de Paris, Maison Europénne de la Photographie, Paris, 2007

When I first started working at Aperture, one of my greatest challenges was reconciling the incredible photographs I’d pored over in publications with the flesh-and-blood people who’d created them. It was hard to imagine that an image, indelible in my mind and impacting audiences around the world, was not a divine manifestation, but rather the result of an extraordinary eye, often a steady hand, and a camera.

With time and through various professional opportunities at Aperture I have been privileged to meet many of my photographic heroes, and some have become important personal connections in my life-checking in with me after a recent trip, inquiring about my latest project, filling me in on their next exhibition or planned photo excursion. Bruce Davidson is one of these guiding lights, and I never pass up the opportunity to dine with him or to work with him.

When I first met with key people from the Levi’s® Workshop series to discuss a possible collaboration with Aperture, I was jotting down their goals in my notebook, along with the first names of photographers I thought might be a good fit. One of the people happened to glance down as I was writing and said excitedly, “You just wrote ‘Bruce.’ That wouldn’t be Bruce Davidson, would it?” When I confirmed, the brainstorming portion of the process was over-Levi’s® wanted to work with us if we could find a way to work with Bruce. And fortunately, Bruce was open to the idea of an event that focused on photography in New York, since he’s created so many important photographs here.

To hear Bruce Davidson’s stories in person and to see his selection of photographs from over fifty years of image-making is always a gift, and we are glad to facilitate the opportunity to share that gift with his friends, colleagues, and fans in New York on December 9 at the Levi’s® Photo Workshop.

-Michelle Dunn Marsh

Co-Publisher, Aperture magazine

Click here for more information on the Bruce Davidson Artist Talk and Book Signing.

Untitled, 2008, © Cindy Sherman

With the recession and the Internet age weighing print businesses down, the time has come to consider the current state of the modern magazine and its success for the future. On the occasion of the publication of issue #200, Aperture has organized a bi-coastal conversation on this important subject. Beginning in San Francisco, where the magazine was founded in 1952, the event will be moderated by Aperture Co-Publisher Michelle Dunn Marsh and feature established players in the magazine world including Kyle Blue, Dwell magazine; Zana Woods, Wired magazine; Nion McEvoy, Chronicle Books and Andrew Leland, Believer magazine.

The Storehouse and the Arsenal: The Industry and Creative Environment of Magazine Publishing Today
Thursday, September 30th, 2010 6:00-8:00 pm
Admission: Free, space is limited; please  RSVP to reserve a seat

SF Camerawork
657 Mission Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, California
(415) 512-2020

Click here for more information on this event.

Click here for information on the east coast event that will be held during PhotoPlus Expo in New York City on October 28, 2010.