September 18, 2014 by JP - 1 Comment

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMS FOR FLAUNT MAGAZINE BY SCOTT POMMIER

“Style is one of those things that’s nearly impossible to define and even harder to quantify, but when you see someone with style nothing could be more obvious. These photographs and films were shot for FLAUNT magazine’s denim issue. I was looking to shoot a fashion story that had some movement, because to me style is about so much more than how you accessorize, it’s about how you move and how you carry yourself.

A while back I saw some shaky footage of some gals trick-riding at a rodeo and was really captivated by it. It was beautiful, strange, athletic and dangerous. That’s a pretty good starting point for interesting pictures, so earlier this year a small crew of us travelled to the Riata Ranch which is at the base of the Sierras in a small town called Three Rivers. There we shot some of the best trick riders on the planet dressed in an eclectic mix of denim, bondage gear, shearling, fur and leather. Thanks to everyone who helped out, the Riata Ranch Cowboy Girls and Flaunt.”

-Scott Pommier

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March 10, 2013 by JP - 5 Comments

THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF SCOTT POMMIER | AIR FAST IMAGES FINALLY UNVEILED

Scott Pommier is alive and well in Paris! His latest work shot for FAST is a moving testament to his incredible eye and vision. FAST is a quarterly magazine, put out by the French advertising agency Born to Run. For each issue, they decide on a theme with a photographer, and have featured the works of– Henri Roy, Mathieu Cezar and Scott’s friend Dimitri Coste. The two first met on a Vans shoot and Dimitri was kind enough to introduce Scott to the folks who work on FAST, and planted the idea that they should work with him on an issue. It’s interesting to hear in Pommier’s own words how the shoot came together. It illustrates that having the balls to stick to your vision, even when the clock is against you, can pay off in big brass spades.

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“Boeing Stearman A75N1. This plane was used to train American pilots in the 1930s. It was sold-off cheap in the 1950s and likely flown by Nicaraguan guerillas up thru the ’60s, riddled with bullet holes. It was recovered and restored to its original glory by Philipe Ciepiela, A French aviation enthusiast. Now it lives in a hangar outside of Paris once run by the Nazis.” – Scott Pommier

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“When I came to Paris in October of last year, the Born to Run agency was one of my first stops. They asked me what I’d want to shoot for the next issue, and I had a few ideas– things that I thought would be easy enough to pull off in a short time-frame, with a tight budget. But the idea I was most excited to shoot was a cinematic fashion story involving vintage aircraft. I managed to convince them to help me find two 1930s bi-planes and two pilots who would be up for flying them in December– during some less than ideal weather.” –Scott Pommier

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“The agency really came through, and so I scrambled to find an assistant, a stylist and models. At one point it was looking like we wouldn’t be able to fly, it was going to be too windy and the clouds too low, so that’s when I made a last-minute call to Dimitri to see if he would make a guest appearance along with his father’s 1935 Norton 500 single. If I couldn’t shoot the planes in motion, having a running bike would at least allow me to capture some of the spirit and some of the movement that I had envisioned. In the end we were lucky and there was a brief window where we were able to fly. It was a very hectic day and the shooting was really compressed, but in the end, even though there were a hundred more setups I would have loved to shoot, it all came out very close to how I’d imagined from the outset. Shooting a seventy-something year-old piston-powered bi-plane over the french countryside is something that I will never forget.” –Scott Pommier

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–Photograph by Scott Pommier

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February 26, 2013 by JP - 2 Comments

AIR FAST @ REPUBLIC GALLERY | PHOTOGRAPHY OF SCOTT POMMIER

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For our friends in France, Do not miss this!

AIR FAST
photography by Scott Pommier

Republic Gallery
38 Rue Notre Dame De Nazareth
75003 Paris

FAST #9 Launch & Opening
March 6th, 6pm (18:00)
Runs March 6-March 13
scottpommier.com

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Scott Pommier is a talented photographer, and no stranger to TSY. We’ve featured the campaign for Moto Guzzi motorcycles, and his epic shots of Max Schaaf, Shinya Kimura, and Stacie B. London. In AIR FAST, Pommier showcases his amazing range, sensitivity and command of the craft. He’s the rare cat that is capable of shifting gears to shoot everything from Harleys to high fashion with enviable ease.

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–Photograph by Scott Pommier

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January 26, 2013 by JP - 8 Comments

SCOTT POMMIER x STACIE B. LONDON x TSY = INK | MATYLDA’S TATTOO TALES

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You gotta love social media– not always, but this particular time, HELLS YES. So, I see on Stacie’s triplenickel555 Instagram account that there’s a pic re-gram’d of some sort of bike tattoo. I look a little closer, and– hey, I recognize that image! So here’s the deal– this cool gal Matylda in Sweden saw the pic on TSY and was inspired enough to get it inked on her inner arm..OUCH for any of you who know about tattoos. God bless the internets. I reached out to Matylda, and she was kind enough to send pics of the finished work– read on and check it out.

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Scott Pommier shooting Stacie B. London for –SHUTTER SPEED– image courtesy of Camerabag.tv

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Hello from the land of the ice and snow! Hope these pics are usable — it’s winter now and we don’t have any decent light to shoot in (not exactly 30 Days of Night, but you know…). Btw, the website is awesome, and I’ve been a big fan.

Cheers,
Matylda

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May 19, 2012 by JP - 3 Comments

SCOTT POMMIER x MOTO GUZZI | 2012 MOTORCYCLE AD CAMPAIGN SHOOT

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“Shooting the motorcycle stuff really changed the way that I saw what I did as a photographer.”

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Friend Scott Pommier recently shot Motto Guzzi motorcycle’s 2012 ad campaign — and it looks amazing. The usually stoic Canadian gets a little sappy in this behind the scenes video — talking about his early days shooting skateboard stuff for Thrasher Magazine (Scott’s a helluva skateboarder, btw.) and how getting busted on a shoot by the cops who impounded all his equipment and car for a month (LA’s finest) led to him getting a motorcycle and his passion for bikes and riding. I love it — check it out. And the photography? Well, it’s classic Scott Pommier. Spot-on as always.

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Backstage film shot and edited by Stefano Righi

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Scott Pommier photography for Moto Guzzi Motorcycle’s 2012 ad campaign, Art Director Luca Eremo

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Scott Pommier photography for Moto Guzzi Motorcycle’s 2012 ad campaign, Art Director Luca Eremo

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February 15, 2012 by JP - 5 Comments

THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF SCOTT POMMIER | SCOTTERBOTS NOW ON TUMBLR

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Friend and photographer Scott Pommier has recently created a tumblr consisting of newer images, old favorites and some cool outtakes– sort of a rolling edit of his epic work that you can check out here. Get over, enjoy, and if you like what you see, follow!

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— Image by © Scott Pommier

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— Image by © Scott Pommier

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— Image by © Scott Pommier

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August 9, 2011 by JP - 17 Comments

THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF SCOTT POMMIER | MAX SCHAAF IS BIG IN JAPAN

Scott Pommier, photographer and good friend of yours truly, shared these pivotal pics of the force behind 4Q Conditioning— and well, frankly– who can resist a great Max Schaaf pic, for chrissakes?

— Image by © Scott Pommier

“Max Schaaf lives in Oakland, California where he skates, builds bikes, lords over land, watches movies, paints, writes, dog-walks, loves, hates, rides bicycles, talks on the phone, quotes, quips, scoffs, praises, and plays by his own rules. He drinks coffee in the morning, tea at night, he prefers to pee outside, he made me tear up once during a scolding, but he’s also been gracious, generous and patient beyond all expectations. He knows how to tell a story, he knows how to listen to one. He ollies out of smith grinds, he skated to Too Short, Johnny Cash and Fugazi. He went big on a Japan, and hung up, and now he’s big in Japan. He has the unflinching stare of a convict, but the eye of an artist. Self-made and self-destructive. “Uncompromising” can mean difficult or it can mean “principled.” Max is uncompromising. Every decision is from the gut. every move has meaning.”

–Scott Pommier

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May 19, 2011 by JP - 3 Comments

SCOTT POMMIER | PHOTOGRAPHER & FRIEND FEATURED ON CAMERABAG.TV

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Scott Pommier shooting Stacie B. London for –SHUTTER SPEED– image courtesy of Camerabag.tv

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Camerabag.tv has a great profile on photographer extraordinaire, and friend of TSY— Scott Pommier. I’m a huge Pommier fan (or “Half-pint” as I like to call him…) as a person– not to mention his talent, perspective and attitude. He was an incredibly professional, focused and generous artist to work with back on the Shutter Speed shoot for TSY. Scott was the one to reach out with the idea to collaborate on a shoot, and I’ll always remember and be indebted to him for the selfless generosity, the cool guy that he is, and the incredible images and memories that came of it. Here’s to you, brother.

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Photographer Scott Pommier on his Harley-Davidson Panhead — image courtesy of Camerabag.tv

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Photographer Scott Pommier shooting on his skateboard — image courtesy of Camerabag.tv

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March 28, 2011 by JP - 6 Comments

YOU KNOW IT’S A GOOD NIGHT WHEN… THANK YOU SECRET SERVICE LA & NICK

Thank you. Everyone. For making it such a special night. We celebrated artistic collaboration, friendship, and the incredible fruit born from it all that will always live on. Stacie B. London and crew were in top form. The TSY — SHUTTER SPEED photos by Scott Pommier are sick. Film by Toast had me speechless and humbled, staring at the screen with a wicked grin– check it out after the jump. And the setting. WTF can I say, it was Secret Service LA. First Class operation, and beautiful people. Thank you very much Chad & Sam. And then there’s Nick Maggio. The wise-cracking, luvable lensman, who captured some incredible image of the evening here. Thanks, brother.

We also had some very memorable moments, like being graced by the presence of…the epic photographer Robert Yager who came out for the show, and Ian and the great folks at Falcon Motorcycles. And did I thank Secret Service already? Rad. Everyone of you. Let’s do it again soon. I’m thinking already about the next ‘World Shakers’ event… Bonneville, anyone?

Here are Scott Pommier’s amazing shots of Stacie B. London–

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TSY — SHUTTER SPEED — Photograph of Stacie B. London by Scott Pommier

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February 14, 2011 by JP - 5 Comments

STYLE FROM THE CITY OF ANGELS | THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF SCOTT POMMIER

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Scott Pommier is someone I really dig as an artist– and for just being a cool, unassuming guy. His sense of humor is understated and dry, true to Canadian form– yet there’s an intensity to him when he shoots where you just stand back and watch a master in his element do his thang with laser-like focus.

Pommier shoots a lot of bike related images that he’s become especially known for (Scott himself has three H-D’s), but the guy is also one badass fashion photographer.

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