'BIT BY BIT, PUTTING IT TOGETHER. PIECE BY PIECE, ONLY WAY TO MAKE A WORK OF ART. EVERY MOMENT MAKES A CONTRIBUTION. EVERY LITTLE DETAIL PLAYS A PART. HAVING JUST THE VISION’S NO SOLUTION. EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON EXECUTION. PUTTING IT TOGETHER, THAT’S WHAT COUNTS.' – Stephen Sondheim ['Putting It Together' – 'Sunday In The Park With George'].
Theater director by trade and training David G. Zak knows as no other what it is to compose a piece of art. At the age of 51, he can look back upon 25 years of passionate work in the world of theater. Just recently he directed the American premiere of Jerry Springer - The Opera for his theater in Chicago, Bailiwick.
David Zak is not exactly an amateur when it comes to photography. He has been carrying a camera with him for as long as he can remember, and, besides shooting on location, he has been renting a small studio since a few years, in which he shoots actor/artist headshots and models. David has experienced that working in the studio is similar like that in the theater. It is all about creating a character, with lights and costumes. Telling a story. "I think some of my favorite times have been working with men new to modeling to see the secrets within the eyes and matching that with the powerful of their bodies," David explains about his work. Over the year, this talented man, who finds his inspiration with Bruce Weber, Tom Bianchi and Annie Lebovitz, has built quite an impressive portfolio.
Like a theater piece, David’s pictures tell a story. "I start with the eyes and try to capture the joy and pain within. I then try to create a comfortable work environment where we collaboratively create your look - playful, strong, vulnerable, heroic, or real."
From fashion and physique photography, to headshots and editorial, David’s work is distinctive and kinetic. And like a true theater, David’s online portfolio builds up his work from introduction to climax: eyes, torso, back and but, solo nude, duo nudes, multiple nudes.
The art of making art, is putting it together. Bit by bit, piece by piece. That is the state of the art. –B-
DAVID G. ZAK | BEAUTIFUL
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