About Us
We’re three guys who are crazy about THE HIGH LINE. So much so, we’re doing a big book – PROJECT 2017: THE HIGH LINE in PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID GOODMAN & WORDS by YOU!
David Goodman has been a photographer from the age of 8 when his father gave him his first camera, and at 11 taught him how to develop film and prints. His work as a fine art photographer is characterized by his ability to photograph in a wide range of photographic styles with power and grace. He is equally at home photographing portraits as well as street, sports, landscapes, and nature. David has a keen eye for color and composition and his work is distinguished by a rare ability to capture “the moment” with wit, humor, irony and melancholy. His 2016 Manhattan gallery show “On The High Line” was the springboard for “The High Line Book.”
Jordan Schaps spent 23-years as Photography Director at New York magazine, producing over 800 covers and photography for features, ranging from politics, to fashion, design, food, and “Best Bets.” He also created and produced stories for, InStyle, GQ, The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and other magazines, and produced advertorials for Lincoln Motor Cars, JC Penney 100TH Anniversary, and Knoll International. In addition to many book covers (THE WHITE HOUSE FAMILY COOKBOOK, WISEGUYS, etc.) he was Creative Director of: MIAMI BEACH, BLUEPRINT OF AN EDEN (Feuerabend Press), Producer of: XXX – 30 PORN STAR PORTRAITS (with photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Bullfinch, 2004), and is co-author (with Aaron Rezny) of the current best seller: EATING DELANCEY: A CELEBRATION OF JEWISH FOOD (powerHouse Books, 2016.)
He teaches a required course, created for him - to photography majors at SVA (the School of Visual Arts,) - 1997 – to present - “MAKING THE TRANSITION FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE REAL WORLD.”
Schaps is fluent in Spanish, and has run 5-New York City Marathons.
Robert Best joined New York magazine in 1978 just after working on a major redesign of Newsweek magazine. Two years later Best became Design Director at NYM, working on some 900 issue over a total of 18 years. During this period of time he also launched the very successful, award winning movie magazine, Premiere. After NYM he moved on to the highly visual Conde Nast Traveler as Design Director. Best has consulted for Time Inc. “TICS” custom publishing division (Charles Schwab, Xfinity, publications). Served as guest Creative Director for Hearst’s Redbook and HGTV magazines. Presently working on the 150-year-old progressive weekly The Nation, responsible for the entire brand including the magazine, books, advertising.
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Best has also been the principal of Best & Co Design since 1985. Clients include Clear Channel, Conran Store, Doubleday, Harper Collins, New York Times Books, Pantheon, Random House, Workman Press, Microsoft Press.
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Since 1980 Best has also taught at the School of Visual Arts.
