Stephanie Gonot shoots Jesse Thorn larking about in his office for BBW

Date
10 December 2014

Judging by the photographs she was commissioned to take for Bloomberg Businessweek, Stephanie Gonot and American radio show host Jesse Thorn were a seriously good match. She was commissioned by the publishing giants to photograph Bullseye founder Jesse, and where many would have fallen into that chic, perfectly polished and occasionally dull trap that portrait photographers so often have to skirt around, she succeeded in steering well clear and opted to capture him larking about instead; gesticulating wildly in his office, sitting in a giant banana (?) and photographing the view from his desk.

In spite of what could have been a dingy brief the images are unexpectedly vivid and full of personality, and it seems like they had a bloody great time making them, which in turn results in images which are really enjoyable to look at.

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Stephanie Gonot: Jesse Thorn for Bloomberg Businessweek

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Stephanie Gonot: Jesse Thorn for Bloomberg Businessweek

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Stephanie Gonot: Jesse Thorn for Bloomberg Businessweek

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Stephanie Gonot: Jesse Thorn for Bloomberg Businessweek

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Stephanie Gonot: Jesse Thorn for Bloomberg Businessweek

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Stephanie Gonot: Jesse Thorn for Bloomberg Businessweek

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Stephanie Gonot: Jesse Thorn for Bloomberg Businessweek

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Stephanie Gonot: Jesse Thorn for Bloomberg Businessweek

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Stephanie Gonot: Jesse Thorn for Bloomberg Businessweek

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Maisie Skidmore

Maisie joined It’s Nice That fresh out of university in the summer of 2013 as an intern before joining full time as an Assistant Editor. Maisie left It’s Nice That in July 2015.

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