Photos By Dolph

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Richard Eldredge

A Sexy, Sudsy ‘Dream’ Assignment
6:05 pm March 18, 2009, by Richard Eldredge

Atlanta photographer Timothy Dolph’s work may be coming soon to a MARTA bus stop or grocery store display near you. Dolph’s heavily stylized beer advertisement, shot in 40-degree weather in East Atlanta Village this winter, just won the 2009 photography division in the third annual Pabst Blue Ribbon Art Contest.
On his website, Dolph explains that the concept, “I Dream of PBR,” literally came to him in a dream.
Or dare we suggest, a brew-induced blackout.
Dolph rounded up 13 gorgeous models in skimpy outfits to pose in frigid temps to portray characters from “Alice in Wonderland” and “I Dream of Jeannie,” and to dress as sleep-inspiring sheep (essentially, a sly way to get leggy models to wear cotton ball-decorated bikinis and ears, if you ask us).

Atlanta photographer Timothy Dolph’s winning picture for a PBR beer ad.

Dolph knows his way around a sexy photo shoot, routinely snapping for Playboy, Penthouse, Cosmopolitan, Maxim, Stuff, FHM, Men’s Health and Muscle and Fitness.
Percolating within the winning image are liberal sips of irony and wit, too. Even more amazing? Dolph bought his first camera off eBay in 2000.
Explains the photographer on his website: “I must have filled up an entire dumpster with prints and negatives. And apart from taking a beginning black and white photo course at the local university, I’m pretty much self-taught.”
Still, Dolph likely will keep his day job even if his PBR campaign pops up on billboards across the city this month.
His winnings from the contest: A mere $1,893 (symbolic to the year 1893, when the brewer first won that coveted blue ribbon, natch). Oh, and a one-year-supply of the suds. Let’s hope he at least scored the 16-oz PBR tall boy cans. . .
Check out a short film chronicling the making of Dolph’s winning image at www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzfgoXhanzU

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