THINGS GALLERY :: WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES :: HOMEPAGE MBIA MBIA is the premier financial guarantor and leading provider of fixed-income investment management services in the United States. For this annual report MBIA and their design firm, The Barnet Group, chose to blend traditional -- film-based -- photography with illustration and advanced digital imaging. All photographs -- both on location and in the studio -- were created by Richard Marin and grupomarin.net provided complete digital imaging services. The Ogilvy Group The Ogilvy Group, the New York-based parent of Ogilvy & Mather, is now a part of WPP, the World's largest advertising agency. This annual report was photographed on location within Ogilvy's Manhattan skyscraper, then under construction. The Old Town School of Folk Music The Old Town School of Folk Music teaches and celebrates music and cultural expressions rooted in the traditions of diverse American and global communities. Throughout its fifty year history, what has set the Old Town School of Folk Music apart from other music teaching programs has been the philosophy that music is for everyone. Richard Marin crafted a series of portraits designed to depict the joy of music and dance that is the hallmark of The Old Town School's educational tradition. The assignment was executed over two shoot days with more than 100 students photographed. A. C. Nielsen The Nielsen Company is the world's leading provider of marketing information, audience measurement, and business media products and services. Headquartered in New York, USA and Haarlem, The Netherlands, Nielsen operates in more than 100 countries with a global team dedicated to helping clients compete more effectively and discover opportunity with more clarity than ever before. This annual review was designed to highlight the international character of the firm, and the portraits of satisfied clients were executed in a number of European countries, and Japan. Houghton Mifflin With its origins dating back to 1832, Houghton Mifflin is one of the leading educational publishers in the United States. This annual report featured some of Houghton's finest authors, notably Paul Theroux, Roger Tory Peterson, and John Kenneth Galbraith. All photographs were executed on location by Richard Marin. Triple "O" Service Triple "O" Service is one of the United States most widely respected restorers of high-line vintage Italian racing motorcycles. Richard Marin photographed a number of their finest restorations in B&W infrad for their website -- tripleOservice.com -- which was developed by grupomarin.net Westinghouse Airbrake Westinghouse Air Brake was founded in 1869 by George Westinghouse shortly after he successfully demonstrated the first straight air brake systems to the railroad industry. Throughout the 20th century, Westinghouse Air Brake maintained worldwide leadership in rail equipment technologies designed to improve the safety and productivity of customers in the transportation industries. Today, Westinghouse Airbrake manufactures a broad range of products for locomotives, freight cars and passenger transit vehicles. Photography for this annual report was executed on location, and designed to highlight Westinghouse Airbrake's continued market leadership in a global economy. Lippincott & Margulies Lippincott & Margulies -- now Lippincott Mercer -- was founded in 1943, and has long been recognized as a pioneer in the art of branding. Today, they bring the same passion and pioneering spirit to over 3,000 clients around the world. From Coca-Cola to Citibank, their portfolio includes some of the world’s most recognized brands. This capabilities overview featured a number of the firm's most prominent clients, and was photographed on location. Cooper Technica Cooper Technica offers complete restoration of vintage European automobiles and vintage Land Rovers. Long recognized as one of the United States finest automotive restoration firms, Cooper Technica has restored automobiles that have sold for over $1,000,000 USD at auction. Richard Marin photographed a number of the firm's finest Land Rover restorations in infrared. Sandler O'Neill [In Memoriam] Throughout the United States -- and increasingly overseas -- Sandler O'Neill is acknowledged as a leader in providing the full suite of investment banking, advisory, balance sheet management, brokerage and research services to financial institutions and their investors. On 11 September 2001 the decent citizens of the World were attacked by vicious cowards. 67 of their victims were my friends at Sandler O'Neill, whose only transgression was to go to their jobs at the World Trade Center. I certainly never imagined on that shoot so many years ago that I would be called on Sunday, 16 September 2001 by the Los Angeles Times asking permission to use this picture for a story on the staggering price paid by this firm, 67 out of 167. You may click here to see the Founding Partners on a happier day in a vanished world.