All Time Best NC Author/Artist Photos

I am always trying to push the envelope in regard to author artist/photos. I loathe the refined, posed, airbrushed glamor head-and-shoulders shots publishers seem to prefer. The author as inhuman, noble object of adulation. NC has always had a subversive edge. And I have been thinking for a while of honouring some of our more adventurous and outlandish spirits for their efforts toward having a bit of personality in their images. I don’t know if I have all the best ones here. If you have a favourite that you remember, remind me in the comments.

I cheated a little bit. bill hayward’s photo of Gordon Lish wasn’t taken especially for NC, but bill has invented a brilliant style of artist/author portrait and we did get to show the photo on NC. But check out bill’s wonderful book of images Bad Behavior for inspiration. Also Jonah’s photo wasn’t his author photo; it’s a self-portrait of sorts. Sometimes I tell authors to at least get a child or a dog in the photo. Horses and goats will do…  André Marois went for bees.

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David Ferry

Steven Heighton

André Marois

Sharon McCartney

Sydney Lea

Phil Hall

Amber Homeniuk

Betsy Sholl

Julie Bruck

Derek White

Brianna Berbenuik

Michael Bryson

Julie Larios

Steven Axelrod

Gordon Lish photographed by bill hayward

Jonah Glover

Taiaiake Alfred & Sons

Alexander MacLeod

Diane Schoemperlen

David Jauss & Grandson Galen