Nike Jackets By Sander Reijgers Combine Contrasting Dogma.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHXfkzV12R-CK4qVK0WRx0q0iLfckjN_cGircLnJl6D1DYlg0xgcra_b0SC8wcFHksoAxYFctZy1zT0v9KZEk1jvgF64km7Vbx5DE3c-YT1muC2yjfBxjhQ_QGA6NT97qmhXqvlSTeyzp/s1600/sander-jas-06-a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515424178033445314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHXfkzV12R-CK4qVK0WRx0q0iLfckjN_cGircLnJl6D1DYlg0xgcra_b0SC8wcFHksoAxYFctZy1zT0v9KZEk1jvgF64km7Vbx5DE3c-YT1muC2yjfBxjhQ_QGA6NT97qmhXqvlSTeyzp/s400/sander-jas-06-a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 431px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi08FbtKDqofBce43u0MkExOoQoAbJvuDWrXO1E8bw3Noq64umG6Z4yGrglsx8pvx1PUTW_soIfqLoHQ0qj4jskMmfrKzycbq4PEElEYU7vRNwfMfM3ZmjTayci6PPkcEDGNmIm-CdwXK/s1600/18_-jas-06-b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515446201326810642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUi08FbtKDqofBce43u0MkExOoQoAbJvuDWrXO1E8bw3Noq64umG6Z4yGrglsx8pvx1PUTW_soIfqLoHQ0qj4jskMmfrKzycbq4PEElEYU7vRNwfMfM3ZmjTayci6PPkcEDGNmIm-CdwXK/s400/18_-jas-06-b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 426px;" /></a><br /><br />Sander Reijgers, the designer whose very unusual use of <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/03/making-blow-up-sex-dolls-fashionable.html">Blow-up sex dolls as jackets and hoodies</a>, has just released a brand new project.<br /><br />His '<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cultural contrast of symbolism' </span>is a series of Nike jackets whose designs combine the West with the East, and politics with religion.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-CwamsLpkZf7801mwQU-A5vtXlZpsPGG2YHmOuS4TnMuLzzFRJAkeRQekQqD-xWKuqT4cvvLKLmycnXnOijF1IOg0TN_XQrw3WfmbYVLd1RnekJhulre3nwAyrJ5QAaip8TLFI4_PaTP/s1600/415px-ArafatEconomicForum.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515432082268343586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-CwamsLpkZf7801mwQU-A5vtXlZpsPGG2YHmOuS4TnMuLzzFRJAkeRQekQqD-xWKuqT4cvvLKLmycnXnOijF1IOg0TN_XQrw3WfmbYVLd1RnekJhulre3nwAyrJ5QAaip8TLFI4_PaTP/s400/415px-ArafatEconomicForum.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 522px; height: 369px;" /></a><br /><br />By combining the westernized sportswear with the Arab <span style="font-weight: bold;">keffiyeh</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">shemagh</span> (whose distinctive woven check pattern originated as an ancient Mesopotamian representation of either fishing nets or ears of grain and now is a controversial symbol of Palestinian solidarity), he has created a garb symbolic of the joining of two disparate cultures, politically and religiously.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJ0P7xyd0bSErrybrQSiAiX7VEpb8BDwuETH11MMsqTZb1O0UMuS6D0NGB9wLwpAL2niCqJfXMHmI7HvVkLDRUJlmfBaTbRlCBm1NwoQG_3Ak1NF2oXQiI9hv3EnQU4_niz41hqD7K4bF/s1600/sander-jas-01-a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515424482287943810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJ0P7xyd0bSErrybrQSiAiX7VEpb8BDwuETH11MMsqTZb1O0UMuS6D0NGB9wLwpAL2niCqJfXMHmI7HvVkLDRUJlmfBaTbRlCBm1NwoQG_3Ak1NF2oXQiI9hv3EnQU4_niz41hqD7K4bF/s400/sander-jas-01-a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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Nike Jackets By Sander Reijgers Combine Contrasting Dogma.

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Rings That Rock and Roll. Kinetic Jewelry By Michael Berger.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmLgE4s_mBk9CPJWwhWGV_j8iATZKnwh1qE__Ex-MufXAvNAFmBqu3GAQA63B_oV5Jm6tHg8-9iCrr-RzFMeen1EYD0W4s1PzAb1UIWtvb1Bn69s8QVZQgf0zWivMtrtncnOvHB1ytUk4/s1600/RK022+3BR.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512496975273504178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPmLgE4s_mBk9CPJWwhWGV_j8iATZKnwh1qE__Ex-MufXAvNAFmBqu3GAQA63B_oV5Jm6tHg8-9iCrr-RzFMeen1EYD0W4s1PzAb1UIWtvb1Bn69s8QVZQgf0zWivMtrtncnOvHB1ytUk4/s400/RK022+3BR.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 346px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Stainless Steel kinetic ring with 14 brilliant cut diamonds</span></span><br /><br />Most kinetic (moving) jewelry is downright ugly. But these modern rings by Michael Berger are definitely an exception. Geometric shapes in brushed and polished golds or stainless steel, some set with fine gems, diamonds or Tahitian Pearls, sit upon the finger like little moving sculptures. I love how the shanks are all unusually shaped as well.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/7594349?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="530" frameborder="0" height="298"></iframe><br /><br />The Johannasberg born and now Germany-based Berger assisted and worked with Friedrich Becker (1922-97), the inventor of kinetic jewellery, for many years before he began designing his own.<br /><br />Stainless Steel:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnLBt7xxWjWXoMYU12BQbnbCQ_19FsRaZ-NrxA0XFT4JqwRaryuzEWu2xf9sFE1RagXNd0qKAZ8nlDqTxqmZQrO08m-FX66Qv3lDZGax8EllAH6ZS1XK5dkv4tKmlJI3BPFzvFbvTk0Z_/s1600/RK+042-1.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512497192150815522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnLBt7xxWjWXoMYU12BQbnbCQ_19FsRaZ-NrxA0XFT4JqwRaryuzEWu2xf9sFE1RagXNd0qKAZ8nlDqTxqmZQrO08m-FX66Qv3lDZGax8EllAH6ZS1XK5dkv4tKmlJI3BPFzvFbvTk0Z_/s400/RK+042-1.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 344px;" /></a><br />Stainless Steel and Stainless Steel with Peridot:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXp9AsTh37bULQTysFS9UkkG_Wfq6gRLT2uvgX79JPMLbFysgkiKSnlASpcIf7pIhsy7ns7abWR3TFjhWqynwkiK_viJ30MaamnUZXXmGnjYT-Jp2MJYEEmp8L9U00d2pJS4ZxPxKLC5aZ/s1600/3821.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512506448482702290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXp9AsTh37bULQTysFS9UkkG_Wfq6gRLT2uvgX79JPMLbFysgkiKSnlASpcIf7pIhsy7ns7abWR3TFjhWqynwkiK_viJ30MaamnUZXXmGnjYT-Jp2MJYEEmp8L9U00d2pJS4ZxPxKLC5aZ/s400/3821.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 315px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHonRV87OU2cybdiX0zgouxvzcJXQhNo6x8rkSyrHKcvGIwaEK18QBXqvWmc6WHoatvuRzMG2nUCs0j1yosvbDZOHHRDXkBwATJkczmbdOU7ZzjohlklKF-y0_NE-Aro6HQfuMkylBOEeg/s1600/peridot+steel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512506171541491202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHonRV87OU2cybdiX0zgouxvzcJXQhNo6x8rkSyrHKcvGIwaEK18QBXqvWmc6WHoatvuRzMG2nUCs0j1yosvbDZOHHRDXkBwATJkczmbdOU7ZzjohlklKF-y0_NE-Aro6HQfuMkylBOEeg/s400/peridot+steel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 315px;" /></a><br />18k gold with 12 brilliant cut diamonds:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6-0YfGGTrEdTgK4HPb3g0-WjeEgEk31z5GDfu5ZZVEkL4uQOEDDMyOgCrNFfe7r6xlRYeCYTOqgv6kMJlsKnHv24pkHrbVhSG6vBwpzjSFe2No0REtjNKVnFywBHBf6PQT2kQlb4KP3E/s1600/RK+043-1BR.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512497122335455122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw6-0YfGGTrEdTgK4HPb3g0-WjeEgEk31z5GDfu5ZZVEkL4uQOEDDMyOgCrNFfe7r6xlRYeCYTOqgv6kMJlsKnHv24pkHrbVhSG6vBwpzjSFe2No0REtjNKVnFywBHBf6PQT2kQlb4KP3E/s400/RK+043-1BR.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 339px;" /></a><br />18k gold with 12 brilliant cut diamonds:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZTQbGHg6_p5X5uFfRfYgoJmtMtcP_B1OG8AWZXVysIkVpD9HXxOE3oG7EBcwL2Nwjlah1CatoOkWCK7ARLTQBRgJ94AcFEI9cIs43waVnJwkTX9zjCzP5ARdHg-zcM9RBdXS1FP3Lihz/s1600/RK+015+3BR.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512497631679597106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZTQbGHg6_p5X5uFfRfYgoJmtMtcP_B1OG8AWZXVysIkVpD9HXxOE3oG7EBcwL2Nwjlah1CatoOkWCK7ARLTQBRgJ94AcFEI9cIs43waVnJwkTX9zjCzP5ARdHg-zcM9RBdXS1FP3Lihz/s400/RK+015+3BR.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 342px;" /></a><br />Stainless Steel or 18k gold with a Tahitian pearl:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjMtUeE-5K6isq7ly7YtHel0y8QHiPWemb9yIsqnV5wdf8BS2tSN0UQtP_jiI12RFqaR05-NCDCPuh2tpvDog72wKyvgmB4k8ADYpP_h0caHi-KYWUrtyM2lXWGNU-EOE6ldH5k28ffZ8/s1600/RK+049-1P.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512497050893630562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjMtUeE-5K6isq7ly7YtHel0y8QHiPWemb9yIsqnV5wdf8BS2tSN0UQtP_jiI12RFqaR05-NCDCPuh2tpvDog72wKyvgmB4k8ADYpP_h0caHi-KYWUrtyM2lXWGNU-EOE6ldH5k28ffZ8/s400/RK+049-1P.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 343px;" /></a><br />Blackened Stainless Steel with 18k white gold and 12 brilliant cut diamonds:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQj8PF-8PtieopIcrh2_DTiuDZToBGP9hjJKqJXrmOy_nOTDbaM8ZmPTBMDE5PnJ0S-u0ZlbyYUcE5QOapqUvMX6ifYm37N8ioaVfc60Xjjj1MOq-v-nR-iMZv2hhyphenhyphenEdHiHLSdV0ru1K-/s1600/RK+015+3BRs.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512497449207262946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQj8PF-8PtieopIcrh2_DTiuDZToBGP9hjJKqJXrmOy_nOTDbaM8ZmPTBMDE5PnJ0S-u0ZlbyYUcE5QOapqUvMX6ifYm37N8ioaVfc60Xjjj1MOq-v-nR-iMZv2hhyphenhyphenEdHiHLSdV0ru1K-/s400/RK+015+3BRs.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 339px;" /></a><br />Blackened Stainless Steel with 18k white gold and 14 brilliant cut diamonds:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7o6p6DLS9zpcEUjiUYsfRU40_xm4MuOl14cpcVcPQkDGAazOrsK5JqdBkkTTz5bcoymzLgQ-Nh_cPIeW8wnCSMPwkF9c6Q1na6k8a4Uzdmfpbrl4e6654EVosDxR5wLVmAySPLIN1c0Y/s1600/RK+022+4BRs.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512497255351167154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7o6p6DLS9zpcEUjiUYsfRU40_xm4MuOl14cpcVcPQkDGAazOrsK5JqdBkkTTz5bcoymzLgQ-Nh_cPIeW8wnCSMPwkF9c6Q1na6k8a4Uzdmfpbrl4e6654EVosDxR5wLVmAySPLIN1c0Y/s400/RK+022+4BRs.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 341px;" /></a><br />Stainless Steel with Mandarin Garnet:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdut9cq3qxU_eLnsg14C_VdbzVFyCGl2J1iKxO7_wqaVTN80iAhkV-pm5ROiFY0VtW4vhYv74b60XVLB4NhY2RFJnsiAODpZj_futQA5i70DfNsSkCXYUeqIHesEblqo5zvIPhnakvyejq/s1600/Michael+Berger-RK+032-1B.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512507737043723426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdut9cq3qxU_eLnsg14C_VdbzVFyCGl2J1iKxO7_wqaVTN80iAhkV-pm5ROiFY0VtW4vhYv74b60XVLB4NhY2RFJnsiAODpZj_futQA5i70DfNsSkCXYUeqIHesEblqo5zvIPhnakvyejq/s400/Michael+Berger-RK+032-1B.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 524px;" /></a><br />Peridot in stainless steel and blackened steel:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieU66M43pDmkXlI_X9nv8pOb5Z5_EKBXjbB9iWCcfqhcVBfTzDMPxTRQg8-harNDV_gtZkHEwsdmOxmKvEuzk13q0CScduZIOnr694AKbNPXhwoixJ3ZsDWfMaVMx-KV2TYWUTbGvPjVt_/s1600/Berger-Michael.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512506998413203778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieU66M43pDmkXlI_X9nv8pOb5Z5_EKBXjbB9iWCcfqhcVBfTzDMPxTRQg8-harNDV_gtZkHEwsdmOxmKvEuzk13q0CScduZIOnr694AKbNPXhwoixJ3ZsDWfMaVMx-KV2TYWUTbGvPjVt_/s400/Berger-Michael.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 347px;" /></a><br />Stainless Steel with and without Citrine:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITStSCvctB9BT6wdbjpp0Lur5nuzWn7yrMnpep3zb4LZvE14kHdOuX4aMmLmwvDcQpMZE2tyA1B1Q61twp-vQGFiggN-vQVj4uyMJzc_DunteOobaeIUp2hEU4Po4FpQ9EwSJB8_nOAUo/s1600/citrine+and+steel.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512508137161828738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITStSCvctB9BT6wdbjpp0Lur5nuzWn7yrMnpep3zb4LZvE14kHdOuX4aMmLmwvDcQpMZE2tyA1B1Q61twp-vQGFiggN-vQVj4uyMJzc_DunteOobaeIUp2hEU4Po4FpQ9EwSJB8_nOAUo/s400/citrine+and+steel.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 320px;" /></a><br />Stainless steel and 18k gold:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvohCSnBE4BJQE3s7aKw3EJR1C7X-RkSUXY6dncSiRU0fOFJjl1FRnEHMDmcLWVQERkG7V6lGWoQ47ycmGefXydgPsrVbmSPrIVUoI3ajUdyEzoOeQyJ4fXudYWYaDaLAnkShA2k_35NN/s1600/michael+berger+kinetic+ring.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512511563367448402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvohCSnBE4BJQE3s7aKw3EJR1C7X-RkSUXY6dncSiRU0fOFJjl1FRnEHMDmcLWVQERkG7V6lGWoQ47ycmGefXydgPsrVbmSPrIVUoI3ajUdyEzoOeQyJ4fXudYWYaDaLAnkShA2k_35NN/s400/michael+berger+kinetic+ring.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 333px;" /></a><br />Tahitian pearl rings and combinations of stainless steel and 18k gold:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7tdcJ6I-0dqagvjs87hU7kZE6FNR9oeeIgoNszkehlgeb5jTNdvpGsNHEIDDh7OlHdL7S23mcIQyuvPFLj2d1AvdH_V-c7sk-dE9yddP_vFCS-jERlO1h0ZRc4W6z7ujbg5xrXKqw4JI/s1600/ring+trio.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512506611915812386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7tdcJ6I-0dqagvjs87hU7kZE6FNR9oeeIgoNszkehlgeb5jTNdvpGsNHEIDDh7OlHdL7S23mcIQyuvPFLj2d1AvdH_V-c7sk-dE9yddP_vFCS-jERlO1h0ZRc4W6z7ujbg5xrXKqw4JI/s400/ring+trio.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 242px;" /></a><br /><br />Goldsmith Michael Berger:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ8_9vNS7CR8HiZsrkoLRL6cp_RCZsjFxufdyrdQV8YoN_XzoUECz7c8zAZY-nXbypVlWA9gBL7l4BNmQuK7d-mkHVJWHcNdvA0gpC3bfZkcoNFR012924uPgShAddYCOY1VPf5y-KDnl/s1600/Berger_gr-300x300.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512497735099206082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJ8_9vNS7CR8HiZsrkoLRL6cp_RCZsjFxufdyrdQV8YoN_XzoUECz7c8zAZY-nXbypVlWA9gBL7l4BNmQuK7d-mkHVJWHcNdvA0gpC3bfZkcoNFR012924uPgShAddYCOY1VPf5y-KDnl/s400/Berger_gr-300x300.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 518px;" /></a><br />some of his rings on display:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fbMmWnCLhBJaQdVIGG_NG8ao-qBiWpdqxJZpbG8sUbXzQDRTjSlcPxdk1Thg96SZIUHeI7QuLDXZUkit4OlWwWP5anKL4A77eRiFw3a1yqUclaPFKa0LUA-eBZPIcZ-0KOqf0wSw35IJ/s1600/michael's+rings+display.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512506722371945698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fbMmWnCLhBJaQdVIGG_NG8ao-qBiWpdqxJZpbG8sUbXzQDRTjSlcPxdk1Thg96SZIUHeI7QuLDXZUkit4OlWwWP5anKL4A77eRiFw3a1yqUclaPFKa0LUA-eBZPIcZ-0KOqf0wSw35IJ/s400/michael's+rings+display.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 363px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.atelier-berger.de/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512497826812498882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjVc-MGa1zMr0bXamwCfue6xe2V5e74i7p3CgqXqxt6dW4bLDLKnxilL8po7rVZxdrM8GlRf6IfXHKVta6rF1KHPfrW2kHz4cAxpokPRSRW4G0gFRchX-w9IAb-Lbfcx-UXEaA8PYFMaa/s400/MBlogo.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 93px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.atelier-berger.de/">Atelier Berger</a><br />Michael Berger<br />Columbusstraße 16<br />40549 Düsseldorf

Rings That Rock and Roll. Kinetic Jewelry By Michael Berger.

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Photography Legend Matthew Rolston Shoots For America's Next Top Model

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CRZrcMWvQn_w_P7bRqR98tbMix2dZsiyBSWzWzviapeSLUMmE52Qxq411L3x5XHyTNm3sLe7Re6P1pcLOzxqLBjxA05Oy6Jmrw3c18JgfuyFgEDwCctACj_Ugwg_s5Hvkkao78k2xD4j/s1600/Ann_TM1504_04_ANN_REV1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522628795957202498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CRZrcMWvQn_w_P7bRqR98tbMix2dZsiyBSWzWzviapeSLUMmE52Qxq411L3x5XHyTNm3sLe7Re6P1pcLOzxqLBjxA05Oy6Jmrw3c18JgfuyFgEDwCctACj_Ugwg_s5Hvkkao78k2xD4j/s400/Ann_TM1504_04_ANN_REV1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">the above Matthew Rolston photo of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ann</span> was deemed the winner by the collective panel of judges</span><br /></span><br />For those who don't tune into ANTM (that's America's Next Top Model for you non-watchers), you wouldn't be aware of how the show has upped the creativity quotient for their 15th cycle.<br /><br />They've enlisted more impressive photographers and judges than in previous cycles, have wrangled a <a href="http://www.vogue.it/">Vogue Italia</a> spread and cover of their Beauty supplement as part of the winner's package and in the episodes that have aired thus far, seem to be taking the creative art of modeling a bit more seriously. Don't fret, the cat-fights, insipid conversation and petty drama within the modern beachfront Venice house still occur.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyi4p5pQyTbwbiM7eguZ8eyd5UIamic02ICCEODbrXiN7oNbd1pdRQOdg_YWLNJKcBRs64MxdbWbNYF6mJMDFco0LkPabdwjxbyZpVTTJuCaOFH3-lvkYBcsr6jMvP5s1sjXRE4qsiJ0Z/s1600/matthew+rolston.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523166224347953538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyi4p5pQyTbwbiM7eguZ8eyd5UIamic02ICCEODbrXiN7oNbd1pdRQOdg_YWLNJKcBRs64MxdbWbNYF6mJMDFco0LkPabdwjxbyZpVTTJuCaOFH3-lvkYBcsr6jMvP5s1sjXRE4qsiJ0Z/s400/matthew+rolston.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 307px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: photographer Matthew Rolston</span></span><br /><br />Wednesday night's episode featured legendary beauty photographer <a href="http://www.matthewrolston.com/">Matthew Rolston</a> as both a photographer and a judge. Rolston chose to style the models as underwater mermaids and placed them along with diamonds, pearls and sea life beneath a plexiglass case filled with water. For many of the models, it was their best shot of the season, not surprisingly.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AGELIC3qClLBEZNktBntvGIw-tzfTTuajJ0pWut4UPePJzbp8KYjaYcXLAIiF5OM2-118VvYSwl7LJVCuFkEpSwI5jvrY73FHpBnf7Ev-_BS9wHlIFOfJ3ZuMJA6_tDM28GH9OWXeaTT/s1600/TM1504a_258b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522929496624197154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1AGELIC3qClLBEZNktBntvGIw-tzfTTuajJ0pWut4UPePJzbp8KYjaYcXLAIiF5OM2-118VvYSwl7LJVCuFkEpSwI5jvrY73FHpBnf7Ev-_BS9wHlIFOfJ3ZuMJA6_tDM28GH9OWXeaTT/s400/TM1504a_258b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 339px;" /></a><br /><br />For the more discriminating folks who may consider this reality television entertainment a waste of time, let me just share with you the portraits shot by Matthew Rolston of cycle 15's remaining contestants. You may very well decide to start tuning in.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivi629_keHGZbdipbL9i3lrAnm5DhdPBni8uZErxR5MTcmXsJ80PrswlyHXMsgJ366txC4R9hkX8x_GC0ImoR9IDKgkSTxeFCkgYoZSbjvS3VChaAwlK6pjVtqzkEhVxSFEDiSgMDLQ-Gf/s1600/Chris_TM1504_06_CHR_REV1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522628365601002642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivi629_keHGZbdipbL9i3lrAnm5DhdPBni8uZErxR5MTcmXsJ80PrswlyHXMsgJ366txC4R9hkX8x_GC0ImoR9IDKgkSTxeFCkgYoZSbjvS3VChaAwlK6pjVtqzkEhVxSFEDiSgMDLQ-Gf/s400/Chris_TM1504_06_CHR_REV1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">the above photo of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris </span>was Matthew Rolston's personal favorite</span></span><br /><br />I don't know if these young and beautiful women realize that this may be the only time in their potential careers that they are ever shot by the likes of Matthew. Never again may they be in front of the lens of such a reputable and respected photographer, so I hope they cherish the following photos and place them in their portfolios forever (except for Chelsey and Liz whose photos, although beautifully shot, are not flattering).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kacey:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhBJipLiA_XJew4Jq8m_DsMvscrDLdWTByA8706M3MRYY8UWxcilQ8ChejUkDpiGLQhk35YiF9SMqmIbG94kgHS-FsWzF6D1iO-FEP6BgTIhzvAJPbQTA-pBrYdpU1oo9g7_Sb1I-aRcJ/s1600/Kacey_TM1504_09_KAC_REV1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522628123897717506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhBJipLiA_XJew4Jq8m_DsMvscrDLdWTByA8706M3MRYY8UWxcilQ8ChejUkDpiGLQhk35YiF9SMqmIbG94kgHS-FsWzF6D1iO-FEP6BgTIhzvAJPbQTA-pBrYdpU1oo9g7_Sb1I-aRcJ/s400/Kacey_TM1504_09_KAC_REV1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 394px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Esther:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UECx32IHw_MP5HztW50jK6PRo_ueQV8V2ZfsGtohVxytzbjOX9VpmSr_CygbH2aCRdhKMJqcCVJziw8pFTaqgTa3BtUo_U1S3qRV-4wuSSPHFYp8ic4axKYAzPuTH0WAMye1VBjtl9BR/s1600/Esther_TM1504_07_EST_REV1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522628294438858562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UECx32IHw_MP5HztW50jK6PRo_ueQV8V2ZfsGtohVxytzbjOX9VpmSr_CygbH2aCRdhKMJqcCVJziw8pFTaqgTa3BtUo_U1S3qRV-4wuSSPHFYp8ic4axKYAzPuTH0WAMye1VBjtl9BR/s400/Esther_TM1504_07_EST_REV1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kendal:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9fc_BO0WSEC08ZGdu4OuabebrqhWSfutaoeb6I1Opz1yJScPQ_xmJ7X1_qvCVSMtcSB2m1M56MMdcRz_QBbf1ypTTV1S5l0_1tG6ucOOT5eqayEh5FVK6qnZA1itGs66eSJx36M4KkUK/s1600/Kendal_TM1504_11_KEN_REV1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522626744862638098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9fc_BO0WSEC08ZGdu4OuabebrqhWSfutaoeb6I1Opz1yJScPQ_xmJ7X1_qvCVSMtcSB2m1M56MMdcRz_QBbf1ypTTV1S5l0_1tG6ucOOT5eqayEh5FVK6qnZA1itGs66eSJx36M4KkUK/s400/Kendal_TM1504_11_KEN_REV1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lexie:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5upFq16uPSp3HOn3hPzEEN_exNvTZHxRNlH8TzLDVZ_fZpB-pWYYOLiGh9rpJdpw5WWMaOUqVzijCW_wDkio0pvhpDnpE0actKF5h0bmdD9PDjWbD1WbwX60unqYX6Xd7xO-HiPE7Y7G/s1600/Lexie_TM1504_12_LEX_REV1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522626403627986082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5upFq16uPSp3HOn3hPzEEN_exNvTZHxRNlH8TzLDVZ_fZpB-pWYYOLiGh9rpJdpw5WWMaOUqVzijCW_wDkio0pvhpDnpE0actKF5h0bmdD9PDjWbD1WbwX60unqYX6Xd7xO-HiPE7Y7G/s400/Lexie_TM1504_12_LEX_REV1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kayla:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHVRMDKKG7maKIAdHf2MbbtNbCNSwuQzrxQxPIqqqYPduAviF6gebNtVVywLwFIDDoKfshIkrF1fRtldQYuOk6KOeKJOQ2CHhk194NzMk4MY9CgIBSiWYNAgn-DDyblFyDIH1jkL9d2OQ/s1600/Kayla_TM1504_10_KAY_REV1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522626914226774738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHVRMDKKG7maKIAdHf2MbbtNbCNSwuQzrxQxPIqqqYPduAviF6gebNtVVywLwFIDDoKfshIkrF1fRtldQYuOk6KOeKJOQ2CHhk194NzMk4MY9CgIBSiWYNAgn-DDyblFyDIH1jkL9d2OQ/s400/Kayla_TM1504_10_KAY_REV1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jane:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCrKzsAkylpXk5U0NznxN0MMcD7XHu1zdq4tfqvOhen8lI-FBs6Hu5aK9P6QpW68tXUQTw-1I3ci52HeIii340nmTsJ4QycriVazOWn_x4b36IoDL_ncqVjxtGGkeOhqkjrYhDWiHlW14/s1600/Jane_TM1504_08_JANE_REV1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522628214948493938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCrKzsAkylpXk5U0NznxN0MMcD7XHu1zdq4tfqvOhen8lI-FBs6Hu5aK9P6QpW68tXUQTw-1I3ci52HeIii340nmTsJ4QycriVazOWn_x4b36IoDL_ncqVjxtGGkeOhqkjrYhDWiHlW14/s400/Jane_TM1504_08_JANE_REV1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 392px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Liz:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_UDWhXuqGg1kGKugY76o_Bb7Ga0L2QuUgX0KUSclpq_GTGgcNsgawIJ80I4pyerujIf7BikzXJW2CG1X_J4LvdclnDHjNK51wc800J8YOWkKw81RI0S2YBHQRk0WkJw1MKspG8OlBJEt/s1600/Liz_TM1504_13_LIZ_REV1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522626297286243378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_UDWhXuqGg1kGKugY76o_Bb7Ga0L2QuUgX0KUSclpq_GTGgcNsgawIJ80I4pyerujIf7BikzXJW2CG1X_J4LvdclnDHjNK51wc800J8YOWkKw81RI0S2YBHQRk0WkJw1MKspG8OlBJEt/s400/Liz_TM1504_13_LIZ_REV1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chelsey:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4Kjk9jt_U5wu5JOJTpA8sSUriW4Ij00co6952xJU1jfwc9Rz0G57sonqhuVe8adjHHNH6FvgYHV_T6SG0WhxN0vgexK8XDFAaOIvQ2nm_BQlVlPKK5t1B_DvPDTWiBQmue-ZeyQVYALS/s1600/Chelsey_TM1504_05_CHEL_REV1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522628456226473042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4Kjk9jt_U5wu5JOJTpA8sSUriW4Ij00co6952xJU1jfwc9Rz0G57sonqhuVe8adjHHNH6FvgYHV_T6SG0WhxN0vgexK8XDFAaOIvQ2nm_BQlVlPKK5t1B_DvPDTWiBQmue-ZeyQVYALS/s400/Chelsey_TM1504_05_CHEL_REV1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rhianna</span>, below, was elimated in this episode, due to purported lack of versatility:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNvDMq6RWnHxdFGJIuBBs2h0pKx67VrzyrBJMeh9uczbGpkkznz5D_qlZeDLSwt1ikBeGA3VkMB0B8K3Gl8ZsndeIOHOlOCba-TPlYpJS4VeJtVcFEg_-t7R8HtPMlT_9sc_dprQ3Rh0L/s1600/Rhianna_TM1504_14_RHI_REV1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522626124483641842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNvDMq6RWnHxdFGJIuBBs2h0pKx67VrzyrBJMeh9uczbGpkkznz5D_qlZeDLSwt1ikBeGA3VkMB0B8K3Gl8ZsndeIOHOlOCba-TPlYpJS4VeJtVcFEg_-t7R8HtPMlT_9sc_dprQ3Rh0L/s400/Rhianna_TM1504_14_RHI_REV1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >photos courtesy of Matthew Rolston/Pottle Productions Inc ©2010 Pottle Productions Inc. All Rights Reserved.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Images of the prep for the underwater shoot:<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ06I-6mhNYKzvOqZVUApJJwVWzQPRozt47BsuY-N5l-8v8SNGJ45_PFazctM0KOB7MWFeZNqEP1fdCh-z_23K9TzkrxnnYeQBNymidC5nyNaNskiHdrVDyyA5gYsAtGvrGWktSaBlJ62U/s1600/TM1504a_546b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522928509264074498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ06I-6mhNYKzvOqZVUApJJwVWzQPRozt47BsuY-N5l-8v8SNGJ45_PFazctM0KOB7MWFeZNqEP1fdCh-z_23K9TzkrxnnYeQBNymidC5nyNaNskiHdrVDyyA5gYsAtGvrGWktSaBlJ62U/s400/TM1504a_546b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEfRUte4lS-m1yfWRN9BRo3eAum_S9yihv36hoZ7YezdFUUfrdyeZyNfS-mFIHsoinBMTNSiQzUPRQrQCxIw2fw2rtyZBh3BvntALqC-_U49Vxh1FB6KudteRQRbW3v9clKD9kG9PR4QC/s1600/TM1504a_412b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522996687910153570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEfRUte4lS-m1yfWRN9BRo3eAum_S9yihv36hoZ7YezdFUUfrdyeZyNfS-mFIHsoinBMTNSiQzUPRQrQCxIw2fw2rtyZBh3BvntALqC-_U49Vxh1FB6KudteRQRbW3v9clKD9kG9PR4QC/s400/TM1504a_412b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ILmnPif8hDBNAu9qiQS5RQIOAJbPQp7bJxI2pztD0MUttutr2rqKBQO0p7nOZ0EcK2T6-A3PmLCx9hZCL0OQDVsqUjYJu966uc6WRjvLzjDI5Qa2knuQRwCqZYzMUOmkSi-Ect9MyGD1/s1600/TM1504a_389b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522996559305691522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ILmnPif8hDBNAu9qiQS5RQIOAJbPQp7bJxI2pztD0MUttutr2rqKBQO0p7nOZ0EcK2T6-A3PmLCx9hZCL0OQDVsqUjYJu966uc6WRjvLzjDI5Qa2knuQRwCqZYzMUOmkSi-Ect9MyGD1/s400/TM1504a_389b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rbp7cu_YMM-KKKt6jju4cjayo0UfL5-t0z7DBbopcg8J1NrGb-7QGDIBAC8O_nt9RAHspPSTs0V1w-8vaCmAJqxNkoE1Qho66fWmfFiu152FW4jJvU5LkA_fF4REi2z8seMDeUG1Y5CS/s1600/TM1504a_464b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522928670976353074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rbp7cu_YMM-KKKt6jju4cjayo0UfL5-t0z7DBbopcg8J1NrGb-7QGDIBAC8O_nt9RAHspPSTs0V1w-8vaCmAJqxNkoE1Qho66fWmfFiu152FW4jJvU5LkA_fF4REi2z8seMDeUG1Y5CS/s400/TM1504a_464b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 348px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5URy7Rtv2_2qQ7-mxTMPG502wL6IGvFDwsNUqvWvjOqyzQoz-4JBlS5q-qtvKbIyvXWTGIq0CY6H800NubluUXRHnt8U05_RSyw5-JZTbuHwbdMe8VBRgCuBLKfrypb4je5KJDVx-3ai/s1600/TM1504a_443b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522928877388394482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5URy7Rtv2_2qQ7-mxTMPG502wL6IGvFDwsNUqvWvjOqyzQoz-4JBlS5q-qtvKbIyvXWTGIq0CY6H800NubluUXRHnt8U05_RSyw5-JZTbuHwbdMe8VBRgCuBLKfrypb4je5KJDVx-3ai/s400/TM1504a_443b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 351px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBv3cybEJnleW6VyD4UIJ4JTFPb2snw6BGpR8MQ8dFQBQw0eThB8pBaZmOfGXNOgqJID8X0Edtcf1BVnaQytjifdxTqzpB9q_K_dhJjMB-8q70833CvZkBnH55KE0zOBqzpg8N6o2OuxjS/s1600/TM1504a_384b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522929160658222754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBv3cybEJnleW6VyD4UIJ4JTFPb2snw6BGpR8MQ8dFQBQw0eThB8pBaZmOfGXNOgqJID8X0Edtcf1BVnaQytjifdxTqzpB9q_K_dhJjMB-8q70833CvZkBnH55KE0zOBqzpg8N6o2OuxjS/s400/TM1504a_384b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">About the show this season</span><br />The show features Tyra Banks and gives real young women of various backgrounds, shapes and sizes an opportunity to prove that they can make it in the high-stress, high-stakes world of high fashion supermodeling.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixF34SxpczG2HRSqMRbRH9TwXeti_3cQncVkgnj-PN_BgHrODcXtSy8wl1lrWBuF6HNOCVqRE3laZHHN11XVF8XrnvjkOPIUsZE77bB8TAWu_U8pw-chCSYcSTGEgIZSs34pReaGsO8ZZx/s1600/americas-next-top-model-15.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522641698970441650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixF34SxpczG2HRSqMRbRH9TwXeti_3cQncVkgnj-PN_BgHrODcXtSy8wl1lrWBuF6HNOCVqRE3laZHHN11XVF8XrnvjkOPIUsZE77bB8TAWu_U8pw-chCSYcSTGEgIZSs34pReaGsO8ZZx/s400/americas-next-top-model-15.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 442px; height: 284px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">America's Next Top Model - Cycle 15 Pictured: (front row) Kayla, Chelsey, Kendal, Ann, Esther, Lexie, Liz, Jane (back row) Kacey, Sara, Free, Anamaria, Chris, Terra Photo Credit: Jessica Brooks /Pottle Productions © 2010 Pottle Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.</span></span><br /><br />Lending their expertise as guest judges during this high fashion cycle are designer Diane Von Furstenberg, designer/stylist Patricia Field ("Sex and the City"), top beauty photographer Matthew Rolston, supermodel Karolina Kurkova, top fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier, Italian photographer Francesco Carrozzini, designer Zac Posen, designer/model Margherita Missoni, IMG Models executive Kyle Hagler, Vogue Italia editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani and designer Roberto Cavalli.<br /><br />Banks leads the panel of judges, comprised of influential fashion editor Andre Leon Talley and photographer Nigel Barker. Jay Manuel serves as the photo shoot creative director, while Miss J Alexander returns as the runway trainer.<br /><br />The prize package has also been given a high-fashion makeover. The winner of Cycle 15 will receive a career-launching package, including a contract with IMG Models, one of the top international modeling management companies in the world; a fashion spread in Vogue Italia and an additional spread and cover of Beauty in Vogue; and a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl Cosmetics.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cwtv.com/shows/americas-next-top-model">AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL</a> is produced by 10 by 10 Entertainment, in association with Bankable Productions. Tyra Banks is the creator and executive producer along with Ken Mok ("Making the Band") and Laura Fuest ("Pit Boss").<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D10%26ref_%3Dnb_sb_noss%26y%3D24%26field-keywords%3Dmatthew%2520rolston%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Dstripbooks&tag=iishish-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957">Matthew Rolston books </a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="https://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=iishish-20&l=ur2&o=1" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" width="1" />

Photography Legend Matthew Rolston Shoots For America's Next Top Model

the above Matthew Rolston photo of Ann was deemed the winner by the collective panel of judges For those who don't tune into ANTM (tha...

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