Press Clippings

Monster Children October 2009
Candy Collective October 2009
Vogue Brazil September 2009
Mojo Magazine August 2009
Los Angeles Times May 2009
L' Officiel Magazine 2009
L' Officiel Latvia Magazine 2009
Apple Store Soho New York 2007
Gallerie Thoma & Thoma 2007
Dagbladet August 2005

 

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The Photographs of...
By Brad Elterman

Monster Children

Monster Children Black And White Issue October 2009

Monster Children Black And White Issue, October 2009

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Candy Collective

Candy Collective October 2009

Candy The Photography Issue, October 2009

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Vogue Brazil

Vogue Brazil September 2009

Vogue Brazil, September 2009, 'Beverly Hell's Angels' feature of Brad Elterman's photographs.

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L' Officiel

In their June/ July 2009 issue, French fashion magazine, L' Officiel did a beautiful eight page feature of my seventies photographs. I flew to Paris to meet the editors and was so moved with the way that they embraced my seventies paparazzi style of photography. It is incredible how this type of photography is so "in vogue" today. I definitely plan on spending more time in Paris this year. I will keep you posted! My next stop will be to shoot a Gucci ad seventies paparazzi style. Thank you Emmanuel Cossu and the entire L'Officiel team!!

L' Officiel Magazine June 2009

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Mojo

August 2009 issue.

Mojo Magazine August 2009

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A Photography Blog.

Brad Elterman: Then and Now
By Rachel Hulin on October 15, 2008

I became fascinated with Brad Elterman's classic rock imagery (and amazing caption-writing) from the '70s and '80s at the inception of this blog, and was recently in touch with him about his current activities. He continues to shape the paparazzi industry from the inside-- he's now a co-founder of Buzz Foto.

A little Q&A follows.
Brad Elterman (on the right), then:

Brad Elterman

How did you get started in the paparazzi business?

I was not always a paparazzo. I shot for all of the record companies and rock magazines. I was friends with many of the bands and we all hung out. Back in 1975 I wanted to take photos of David Bowie while he was in L.A and I was turned down by the publicist. Bowie was such a provocative figure back then and every move he made was controlled by his management and PR.

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The Birth Of Buzz Foto

The big news is that I am back in the photo agency business once again. I started Buzz Foto with my brilliant business partner, Henry Flores. Henry has been in the industry for years and we make a wonderful team. This agency is all about making iconic photographs of celebrities for magazines and newspapers.

We studied the market before we started Buzz Foto and came to the obvious conclusion that Paparazzi is what the magazines want these days. It is evident that when executed properly and professionally, this is an expectable form of journalism and it is not going away anytime soon.

We promised ourselves that we would strive to have our photographers make beautiful iconic photographs which would have the potential to hang on the walls of MoMA one day next to the works of Walker Evans, Helen Levitt and Bresson. That is how we came up with Buzz Foto's "Paparazzi As An Art Form" and we are about to produce our very first "Paparazzi As An Art Form" photo exhibition in Los Angeles. We hope that it will be the first of many.

Last fall, Henry and I were invited to speak in New York at the Apple Store, SoHo where we shared with the capacity crowd the stories behind our photographs. The showcase featured my seventies and eighties photos and covered all of the modern work that Henry does daily with Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Ritchie.

› www.buzzfoto.com


Gallerie Thoma & Thoma 2007

Last year I was contacted by Basel artist Marco Pittori inquiring if he could use my "Behind The Beverly Hills Hotel" as inspiration for one of his modern conceptual paintings. I agreed and I flew to Basel to join Marco for a group show at at Gallerie Thoma & Thoma last May. The show was a big success and we became instant friends. We hope to do other shows together in Europe and Los Angeles in 2008.

› www.modern-arts.ch

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times Article May 29 2009

› Paparazzo Brad Elterman takes the long view

The Buzz Foto agency owner was there for the anything-goes '70s. His photos can be seen in a new book, 'Like It Was Yesterday,' and a show at Equator Books in Venice.
By Nicholas White
May 29, 2009

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YouTube: Interview by Photo Induced

› Brad Elterman - Teenage Paparazzi

 

Press Quotes:

LA Alternative Press
"Elterman is the quintessential Hollywood photographer with a 30-plus year history to show for it."
Johnny Angel

City Beat
"He turned a teenage adventure into a business"
Kirk Silsbee

Los Angeles Times
"Don't miss this"
Heidi Cuda

City Beat
"Comparisons to the posed calm of Diane Arbus and the just-at-the-moment qualities of Helen Leavitt"
Kirk Silsbee

LA Alternative Press
"If anything screams ’70s decadent L.A.
it is this image." Johnny Angel

 

Hey, I just started a blog

› www.bradbuzz.com