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people WHO’S WHO BEHIND THE SCENES OF THIS MONTH’S ISSUE, PLUS THEIR FAVORITE CALIFORNIA PLACES
Mary Jean Ribas “The Queen Mary had an air of An Affair to Remember, which I loved,” explains freelance photo producer and casting director Mary Jean Ribas (“Ship Shape,” p.138). C SPOTS • Hollywood Farmers’ Market • The beach in Montecito
Dimitri Newman “I had a blast. I learned that I love the challenge of shooting metallic surfaces,” says Dimitri Newman of his still-life C Fashion opener “Precious Metals” (p.75). The Texas-born photographer, whose clients include Paramount Pictures
Sabrina Bedrani
and BCBG, is currently planning another trip
“Kirsten [Dunst] is up for anything and loves
to South America to shoot landscapes.
looking different every time,” says makeup artist
C SPOTS • Go Kart racing in Torrance • Road
Sabrina Bedrani about this month’s covershoot.
trips to Joshua Tree • Surfing in Laguna Beach
L.A.-based Bedrani has worked with Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams and Demi Moore. C SPOTS • Hiking Griffith Park • Sequoia National Park • L.A.’s Outdoor Cinema Food Fest
Adrián Gregorutti “Ira Yeager’s paintings are as colorful and inspiring as the surroundings in which he lives and works. I felt privileged to capture slices of his cosmos,” explains photographer Adrián Gregorutti of “Artist in Residence” (p.132). The native Argentinean now lives with his family in the Napa Valley. C SPOTS • Homemade pasta at Alex in Rutherford • The yellow and ochres of the vines in Napa • Beer and pool at Pancha’s of Yountville
NEWMAN: COURTESY OF DIMITRI NEWMAN. RIBAS: DAVID X PRUTTING. BEDRANI: ERIC GUILLEMAIN. GREGORUTTI: TOYA HUIJON
• Hiking Runyon Canyon
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