Dash & Will

Two of the sweetest girls to come into the music industry this year; Dash & Will, Charlie and Josie have toured with the Kooks, and are creating a following around the perimeter of Australia, aaaand that's just the beginning. They are pretty much right out of school, and have a hell of a lot ahead of them.








I also recently shot Charlie with Tim Rogers for a Drum Homebake cover.

LA for 3 days.

Flower Power

A (microscopic) walk through Pin Mill, in the British countryside.

I was immersed in the happenings deep within the grasses of the fields, the ants impersonating the black taxis in London, shiny skins racing around in haphazard order, lady beetles strolling along the promenade, parading their new red threads, bees tramping their way around town, from one flower to the next, a lad out on the prowl, flowers aching for the sun, the last chance at sunbathing they will get, on this unseasonably warm late September day.

Red Rock, Nevada

We drove down the Las Vegas strip, past the thousands of people swarming around the dream of a big win. Fake tans, fake smiles.

Heading straight into the sunset, we headed to the canyons. Perfectly manicured green lawns, triple garages, footpaths as wide as Sydney roads, roads as wide as Sydney harbor.

The final row of houses back onto the canyon. Green, swimming pool, plastic toys, fence, and suddenly red. Just like that. We are out of Vegas.

We arrive at Red Rock, sign our lives away, and wait in line with the 50 other city slickers in need of some respite from the neon glow in the not so distant distance.

Here are some pictures from the amazing sunset ride. (I am amazed my camera survived the bumpy ride!)

swan lake

dial tone

bob ellis- a day in the park

Bob Ellis, named after the beloved political writer, Bob Ellis the first, a wise old old romantic fool (to quote George Negus).








and then we get home. a stretch is in order

sam sparrow @ mtv

Photographed at MTV gallery for a Blackbeery launch on Tuesday night.

Academy for Men

My two personal favorites below. Check it out at academy for men. This is the first issue of this new online magazine. I have a great series of shots based on The Lost Boys, coming out next issue.







Photography Cybele Malniowski

Models Ben W and Daniel McMillan @ Viviens
Joel Rosenveig @ Academy for Men
Joshula Crocombe @ Scene
Adrian Africa & Charlie Taperell @ Pricillas
Stylist Fernando Barazza
Hair and Make-up Felicia Young @ Look

'love triangle' 20th September 2008, Mission St, SF

three mannequins. two shop windows. one broken heart.



tracy. haughty and proud. The scent of mothballs and lavender waft out to the street below. Passers by breathe in this melancholic fume.




Marge watches from the shadows in JC Penny. The San Franciscan Indian Summer, searing into her plastic glare.



Buck's got it all. the girls. the suit. the specs. which girl will this plastic hearted man pursue? which one's heart will he break?

Catcall

Some pictures I found in the Blue Murder archives of the lovely Catcall. You may remember her from my exhibition at MTV galleries in April. She was the pinup girl of the show.

These were taken early this year, after I had photographed Catherine for the FBI magazine. Since then, Catcall has joined forces with Levins, as they set off to tour through the US shortly.





The idea for this shot was to set up a cyclorama in front of a suburban home. I bought the material at spotlight, and we basically taped the cloth up in front of a garage in Randwick. I used a long lens for this shot. So I was on one side of the street, screaming out directions to Catherine, as cars whizzed past. We had many inquisitive onlookers.

Backstage at Valerie Tolosa

One of my favorite regulars, Valerie Tolosa asked me to shoot backstage at her AW09 Collection Launch @ Piano Room on Tuesday night.

I love shooting backstage, it's when the models are not in 'photo' mode, or they are just to busy to give a shit about me, so I just roam around with my camera and take candid pics.

It was a bit rushed at this show, as I set up a shooting area and shot all 24 looks while the girls were preparing. I'll put some of those shots up soon. As much of the collection is velvet, and I used a crushed velvet background, it has a rather 80s romantic feel to it.

I can't wait till this range comes out. It's darker and sharper than her previous floral feminine looks.

Genevieve

The Vines- jmag july 2008 issue

excerpt from the article:

"Once in the studio, Craig puts the Super Fury Animals on the stereo while photographer Cybele, towering in knee-high boots, cranks up her alternately gentle and dominatrixy technique. 'Hot' she murmurs, pinning each wandering Vine against the wall between her legs.

Craig's barely visible behind hte massive flash contraption she's homing in on him with, like a crazed b-movie scientist with a laser gun....."

-Jenny Valentish
( Jmag editor)

hair expo 2008- Romance was born

Here is the first installment of pics from Hair Expo 2008 Sydney.

I had the incredible opportunity of being the official photographer. There was a team of three of us from BMS in total, and I must say, I was stuck at the computer most of the time just trying to file the millions of beautiful shots from the shows.

A press photographer whom I have seen around the traps made the bold claim of it being bigger and better than Fashion Week. I have gotta say, it was impressive. There is A LOT of money in hair! I mean we (mostly) all have hair (and mostly) all wash, colour, care for our shiny manes.

Anyways, here are some pics backstage from a show featuring the clothes and designs of Sydney label Romance Was Born

The hair was amaaazing, but I can't recall the name of the hairdressers....

Time Out- Style Issue

Check out this article on me in timeout for the style issue!



As I was requested to take a self portrait, the pressure was on... being the style issue!

I decided to use similar lighting to many of my studio portraits in bands, and play with the simple concept of layering.

Joel Peter Witkin

Check out the photography of Joel Peter Witkin. He uses cadavers to create darkly imaginative images which, once you look past the macabre spectacle, are just magical.

Witkin claims that his vision and sensibility were initiated by an episode he witnessed when he was just a small child, a car accident that occurred in front of his house in which a little girl was decapitated.

"I could see something rolling from one of the overturned cars. It stopped at the curb where I stood. It was the head of a little girl. I bent down to touch the face, to speak to it -- but before I could touch it someone carried me away."

Essay on JP Witkin

LOUDlight opening

LOUDlight opened last Thursday night, and it was a huge! Over 500 people came through the doors at MTV gallery, in fact it was so crazy that I almost missed my speech.



I lost my notes for my thank you speech, so I would like to quickly say thanks now.

A huge thanks to HDALLAS who designed and made the beautiful lightboxes.

Thanks to all sponsors and those who helped make this show happen:

MTV
Jamesons
Tooheys
Preece Wine
Workshopped
Whirlwind
Inpress
Fringe Bar.

PhDJ
Catcall
Michaella Solar-March
Justin Miller
Anne Wall
Povel Torod
Caroline Paidasch
Mai Mai
Kristy Bradly
Timeout
Daniel Boud
Helen Malinowski (my mum)
Troy Barrott
Nancy Siler
Matt Weston
Kate Hurst

Dave Rennick, Sarah Kelly and Curse Of Company. You guys were just incredible! I can't wait to hear more. It was an honour to have you play on the night. Thank you thank you thank you!

and a MASSIVE thank you to my brother my inspirer, Justin who with the help of the Elle Mcarthy who have made this whole thing happen. Justin, without you, I would not be here. I have you to thank for everything.

AND of course all of the amazing bands whom I have worked with, and a particular thanks to those exhibited in the show. You are the stars of tonight, and I owe it all to you. Thank you so much!

and thanks to the beautiful Marieke, Lindsay and Robbie! You guys rock.

See pics from the night.

Damn Arms in LOUDlight

Josh Pyke & Pnau

Two more additions to the LOUDlight set.

LOUDlight invite

18-30 April 2008

Opening Night 17th April

Doors open @ 6.30pm

Marieke and the Doctor from Triple J will be officially opening the night, followed by an exclusive preview of Dave Rennick's new musical venture Curse of Company!

Dj set by PhDJ


After party @ The Fringe Bar, Oxford St Paddington (9-late)

My beautiful girls Michaella Solar-March and Catherine Kelleher (aka Catcall) will be on the decks, as you sip on half price cocktails alllll night

Karina, Young and Restless

One of my favorite portraits taken last year. Karina has such an incredibly cheeky look, she is made for the camera. SO glad to include this in the exhibition

I did a re-shoot of Y&R the other week, as two member have left the band (which I will blog about). In only 6 months Karina's look has not so much changed, but developed. A little less demure, a little more feisty. She is one hot gal

Teenagers in Tokyo to replace Bernard Fanning and Daniel Johns

I am sad to say that I have been asked to remove the image of Fanning and Johns, front men of the eminent Aussie bands Powderfinger and Silverchair.

This change however has made space in the exhibition for me to exhibit a personal favorite shot that I have taken since the final selection. It is of the cool kids from Sydney's Teenagers in Tokyo, who have just recently had the honor of being signed with the UK label Backyard Recordings (who look after the likes of The Gossip and Cromeo)!!!



Here are some more pics from the shoot.

LOUDlight: my first solo exhibtion

NWalton@acpmagazines.com.au

2007 was a busy and exciting year for commercial photographer Cybele Malinowski and the the time has come to exhibit her very personal selection of photographs for all the music hungry world to see.

Cybele spent the best part of 2007 shooting Australia’s great musicians, bands and entertainers for album covers, magazines and label promotion. She has travelled all over this vast nation meeting and capturing the talented array of music stars that Oz has on offer.

Cybele’s solo exhibition “loudlight” will display massive translucent life-size prints on custom light boxes in a blacked-out MTV Gallery creating an out-of-this-world experience. Some of the artists featured include Daniel Johns, Bernard Fanning, Josh Pike, Dapple Cities Fly, Ben Lee, Young and Restless, PNAU, Muscles, Midnight Juggernauts and Catcall.

Most of this work has been shot in studio with her dramatic and unique lighting techniques. Location shoots were undertaken with equal technical complexity and prowess, pumping out brilliant romantic imagery. It is this ardent commitment to her own lighting style that sets her apart from the rest and lays her future claim to a place in art history.

Valerie Tolosa Shoot

Here are a few shots for a great shoot I had earlier this week for Valerie Tolosa's newest range.

More to come, this is just a sneak peak....








Thanks to all those involved

Stylist: Nadene Duncan (Summer/Winter)

Hair and Makeup: Nancy Siler

Model: Carla (Chadwicks- thanks Joseph Tinni!)

Agent: Nicole Glaven @ Paul Maloney Fashion Agency

teenagers in tokyo

Here is a press shot taken at BMS last Friday night of Teenagers in Tokyo.

Like the Catcall shoot, this shoot came about after shooting the FBI music fashion feature late last year. Sam, from TIT was the stylist on the mag spread.

I have not posted the catcall shot yet, as it is the feature of my upcoming solo exhibition, which I will post about very very soon

This shot was a direct take from an image I found of Picasso (I think it's Picasso...)




...more pics to come

The Veronicas @ MCM

Taken earlier this week, this was the first live show photographed on my new Nikon D3, and it truly went a breeze. Most of these shots were taken at 3200 iso, an unimaginable range on my old d200 (I would never go about 800 iso, in an emergency).

The D3 has opened up a whole door of choices now, often while shooting now, where I once would have been pulling the flash out, I simply find a nice source of natural light, up the ISO and bang, there you have it. Shooting gigs, conferences, portraits, the whole spectrum of jobs, has become so much easier.

I feel as though now that I can get shots at a much faster rate, I have time to search for more obscure or obtuse images. I really think that this revolution for Nikon will shape the way we shoot.











This drummer was 100% pure 80s rock. Mesmerizing to watch, could have been an extra in Wayne's World

Cut Copy -jmag cover shoot March 08

My second cover shoot for jmag, (the first being the Powderfinger/Silverchair shoot last year, where I had a total of ten minutes to get the shot).

This was a much more casual and rewarding shoot, where I was given a week to style and organize the shoot; plenty of creative freedom.

Myles from Wolfmother was kind enough to lend his amazing and geeky sound equipment you see the Cutters playing around with on the cover, and thanks to ksubi, somedays and orson&blake for the great clothes and accesories. (geek specs purchased for $4.95 each from the Cleveland St party hire shop.

This one is my personal favorite, an homage to the beautiful Ladyhawke*







And here is the final product!
(The design team at Jmag have taken out the photographic auto-poles that Justin so painstakingly placed in in photoshop...)




*ladyhawke

Scribe

Scribe @ Take40



When ever I shoot at MCM Take40, I always like to take the artists somewhere nearby and get a couple portraits. It just so happened there was a boxing ring next door in Fox Studios, and it also just so happened that Scribe can box! He almost got me right on the nose via my camera, but I got out of the ring unharmed. Scribble was a great sport.







Scribes dj P money has been straight edge for 9 years.

here comes the sun

Believe it or not, we have almost finished summer here in Sydney. After three months of rain, the highest rainfall in history, the Warragamba damn is bubbling, the grass is greener, though selfishly, I miss the, the sweaty bus seats, hell, I even miss the water restrictions and those long summer days at Bondi that have been far and few between this year.

Here is some photographic evidence that there was a summer, be it brief. Taken for Marie Claire at Bondi in January.

CutCopy and Van She @ Cockatoo Island

Shot on Cockatoo Island, a mystical island right bang in the middle of Sydney harbor. i could hear the unmistakable sounds of CutCopy in sound check from the ferry wharf 5km away.

Despite the terrible weather, some 2000 kids came along to this Myspace gig. Although the rainbow of fluro may have washed away with the rain, their smiles didn't.

The highlight of my night was dancing in the middle of the stage with the Modular DJs, thousands of kids jumping and screaming (to have their photo taken). I can see why being a rock star is so alluring. Once you have been in the limelight, its hard to get out!

View more pics on the gallery



Modular Djs



CutCopy



Van She











Barney@modular (this is just before I raced out onto the stage to the adoring crowd




Client: Myspace

Big Day Out, Sydney 2008

For 11 years I have somehow avoided Big Day Out. The crowds, the train, I have much preferred go to the side shows, prefering the more intimate environment. Finally this year I bit the bullet and applied for a photopass through Drum Media.











Enter Shikari were amazing. There has been a fair bit of speculation, the phrase 'best thing since Sex Pistols' floating around.





Pnau were amazing as always, Nick Littlemore(singer) even gave me a shoutout when he spotted me in the photopit (that would have to have been the highlight of my day).





lady saw was as dirty as a sexy man and as sexy as a dirty woman.


Arcade Fire





Battles





Please click on any of these photos to view more BDO pics on flickr

pnau (part i)

Press shots taken for Pnau's latest album release, self titled Pnau.

Niko Littlemore first came to my photo studio over a year ago, for a shoot with his now deceased band Teenager. The beautiful Pip of Ladyhawke was the other half of this one of many of Niko's side projects.

Arias 2007 & the wonders of photoshop

Photoshop. Brings the world together!

For the second year running I was asked to shoot the Arias cover for Australian Street Press. This includes Inpress, Drummedia and Zebra throughout the nation.

The only thing was, three musicians were to be shot in my studio, and two were to be shot backstage at their gig up in Toowoomba QLD. Somehow I had to shoot all people as though they are together, interacting with one another...Photoshop to the rescue!

Connie from Sneaky Sound Systems, Mr Dan Kelly and the always beautiful Sarah Blasko came to my photo studio in Chippendale. I photographed each person separately, using identical lighting and camera setup. This was so I could easily replicate the same effect in Towoomba, despite the vastly different location.

Three days later I flew up to Brisbane and was driven by a lovely Drum staff member to Towoomba. It was a stunning drive, such different scenery from Sydney.

We arrived in Towoomba, where Powderfinger and Silverchair were playing their National Tour, Across the Great Divide.

As you can see in the pictures, I actually shot Ben Gilles and Bernard Fanning outside a demountable backstage. Using the same lighting and camera settings, I was able to simulate the same lighting as in the studio in Sydney.

It was then up to Justin Malinowski, my right hand man to work his wonders on photoshop and bring all the participants together. Team work is always the best.