Photoshoot By BILL RAY
Bill Ray was a staff photographer for Life magazine, based in New York, Beverly Hills, and Paris. From these bureaus he traveled the world covering major events, wars, and great personalities.
Since Life's demise, his work appeared in many major publications, such as Smithsonian, Archaeology and Fortune, including 46 Newsweek covers. Bill specializes in portraits of individuals, families and executives in their environment.
His work has been exhibited and sold in prestigious galleries. Many of these pictures areavailable signed, in 11 x 14, 16 x 20, and custom sized silver gelatin prints of exhibition quality. Color prints are Fuji Crystal Archival. All printing supervised by Bill Ray. www.billray.com
Additional Photography by HILLARY URENA
Hillary Urena comes from Dominican and Puerto Rican descent and currently resides in Washington Heights. She bagan her career as a wardobe stylist for Urban Latin TV, a show that focused on lifestyle culture of Latinos in America. In 2002, she collaborated on a television series called "Major League Baseball Productions".
As an independent contractor, Hillary has continued to pursue her career as a wardobe stylist and art director for Maya, Latinvox, and Avalanche Productions, all commercial projects that have aired on Telemundo and Univision. She has also worked as an offset director for American Latino TV, Latination, and Sonidos.
In 2005, Hillary began work with Jennifer Ouellette, now the premier NYC fashion accessories designer. Over the last 5 years, Hillary has spearheaded the PR efforts of the brand, creating multiple opportunities for Jennifer Ouellette in various publications from Conde Nast and Hearst both international and domestic. In addition, Hillary served as the lead art director for Jennifer Ouellette's fashion shoot in the Fall 2010.
Hillary is not only a career woman, but also the mother of three children. She is continously learning how to expand her capabilities and provide a better living environment for herself and her family.
