Jazz Fest's legendary confluence of New Orleans' culture and bacchanalia lured indie royalty The Strokes to headline this year's ten-day celebration. Frontman Julian Casablancas braved the humidity in his native downtown gear and was captured on stage by photographer Martien Mulder, who shot guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. in his hotel room earlier that day. The meeting proved to be a rare, jam-free moment: “I was overwhelmed by the amount of music everywhere,” says New York-based Mulder, who names local oufit Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, pictured, as one of her standout acts. “There isn’t a silent moment on any street. Brass bands would play on their porches knowing crowds would pass by.” The sun-soaked festival, which has been held in the city's Fair Grounds Race Course since 1970, hosted performances by Arcade Fire, Willie Nelson and Wilco, plus local legends Allen Toussaint and Dr. John, and regional outfits representing the south's Cajun and swamp pop traditions.
Martien Mulder
As the Dutch-born, New York-based photographer Martien Mulder gladly admits, she is inspired by "many people," her images gliding through genres including portraiture, landscape, still life and fashion, and all bound by a steadying sense of assurance and calm. Cameras fascinated Mulder from a young age—her father had been an enthusiastic amateur photographer—and she began shooting friends in her homemade studio at age 16. She later studied art history in Amsterdam, writing her thesis on fashion photography, and after spending a brief period as an agent to young photographers, the urge to get back behind the camera became too great. In 2005, Mulder moved to New York, where she opened her studio the following year. Currently, she is working on a book about artist studios, to be published by Rizzoli; shooting for clients and magazines including Purple, Hermès, Jil Sander Navy, Hobo, Corduroy, Wonderland and The New York Times; and preparing a project for Petit Bateau.
Martien Mulder by Miep Jukkema, Amsterdam, 2010
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