Publications
My photos accompanying other authors:
The Somm Journal: Lars Leight "The (bitter)sweet Smell of Success"
Vera Salm for Medium: "Unapologetically Her"
The Tasting Panel: Stefanie Schwalb "Around the World in a Glass"
Sofía Ruvira-Fernández for The Brooklyn Rail: "Ballet Beyond Binaries"
The SOMM Journal: Kate Newton "COLORING OUTSIDE THE VINES"
Decanter: "Best Wine Shops in New York City"
The New York Times "Restaurant News"
David Kennerley for GayCityNews "‘Sperm Donor Wanted’ review: And baby makes five?"
Renee Sferrazza for Monarch Wine Publication "THE JEWEL OF LA FÊTE"
The SOMM Journal: "A Vision Fulfilled"
Carl Giavanti for WineIndustryAdvisor: "Turning the Tables on Eric Guido"
The SOMM Journal: "Meet the People Who Keep Sequoia Grove Winery in the Groove"
Decanter "A drink with… Yannick Benjamin"
AustrianWine.com "Sommelier Competition"
Fine Dining Lovers: "Yannick Benjamin: a force for positive change in the industry"
SevenFiftyDaily: "Creating a New Model for Accessible Wine Retail and Restaurant Design"
Savour: "We Hope Wine Shops of the Future Look Like This Newcomer"
Mordu: "Contento, le nec plus ultra des restos accessibles"
Press Fraction "Monday Musings on Tuesday"
The Wine Enthusiast: "50 Best Restaurants in America 2022"
Food and Wine: "Gamechangers: Yannick Benjamin"
CNN: "Start Small Think Big: Contento" (Photography accompanying the episode)
Dunn Vineyards: Gallery Photos
The Wine Enthusiast: "A Tireless Advocate For Accessibility and Inclusion, Yannick Benjamin"
Forbes: "Contento Restaurant Offers All Diners A Seat At The Table"
Forbes: "Wines Made On Spanish Islands With Erupting Volcano And Tsunami Warning"
Eater: "East Harlem’s Contento Is a Wine Destination with a Seat for All New Yorkers"
The Cork Report: "There’s Some Sparkle in the Finger Lakes"
Hudson Valley Magazine: "Elevating the Hudson Valley Wine Experience at Milea Estate Vineyard"
The Cork Report: "Set Your Radars to Milea Estate Ciders"
The Wine Buzz: (July / August 2019 - Vol. 16 #6) "New York Wines Offer a Taste of History"
The Cork Report: "A Conversation About NY Drinks NY 2019"
As well as by my clients in the wine world and other journalists:
Susan Gordon's article "The Age Of Red Wines On New York’s Long Island" for Forbes Magazine
Susan Gordon's article "Ten Years In The Life Of Italy’s Slow Wine Guide" for Forbes Magazine
Michael Alberty's Article in The Oregonian: "Possible New Tariffs on Wine"
Susan Gordon's article "Five Wine Stories Set In Monferrato, Piemonte" for Forbes Magazine
Northforker: "Behind the Bottle: Paumanok Minimalist Cabernet Sauvignon"
Buffalo Spree Magazine: "Wine, Beer, and Liquor Awards"
Resy: "How Contento Offers a Blueprint for True Acessibility in Restaurants"
Annemarie Morse's article "A Flavorful Exploration of Piedmont"
As the photographer and writer for TheCorkReport, my images have not only been used in my own articles for the website, but in other publications as well, accompanying articles of Lenn Thompson.
As writer and photographer:
The Cork Report: "A Decade or More Later? It’s No Problem for These Long Island Red Wines"
The Cork Report: "Summer 2019 Finger Lakes Tasting Report"
The Cork Report: "A Day Trip to the Hudson River Region"
The Cork Report: "Treasury Cider"
The Cork Report: "Finger Lakes Report 2018: Part 1 of 4"
The Cork Report: "Finger Lakes Report 2018: Part 2 of 4"
The Cork Report: "Finger Lakes Report 2018: Part 3 of 4"
The Cork Report: "Finger Lakes Report 2018: Part 4 of 4"
The Cork Report: "Cider in the Northeast: Tradition through Innovation"
The Cork Report: "2018 New York Drinks New York Tasting Report"
The Cork Report: "Can it Age? The Assemblage Story"
The Cork Report: "The Confession of a Former Finger Lakes Doubter"
I have been a contributor as a writer and photographer to Morrell's Blog - "The Cellar Table" run by Eric Guido, Wine Director at Morrell Wine Company.
"German Grosses Gewächs (GG) Riesling – Power, Purity and Presence"
"Oregon Pinot Noir - A Child Prodigy"
"The Vintage That Keeps on Giving: 1998 Barolo and Barbaresco"
"Germany’s Nail-Biter Vintage"
"Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk with Kelley Fox"
One of my photographs was chosen and exhibited at the LightBox Gallery in Astoria, Oregon as part of the The Photographic Nude 2024
Two of my photographs, as well as an essay, were featured on NYU: Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, in a special feature titled "Immigrant Stories".
Immigrant Stories: A New Rubric at All the Russias
The Journey to Amerika: An Immigrant Story
Additionally, my portraits of the artist, Aleksander Kedrin, as well as photographs of his magnificent ceramics were printed in a collection of essays titled "Aleksander Kedrin: Formulae of Creation". The texts themselves were translated from Russian to English by me for this publication, printed and presented at his recent exhibition in Moscow. More about the book and the photographs can be seen here:
