2nd Annual Smart Cookie Awards

Cookie Magazine honored extraordinary mothers in the business, philanthropy and celebrity worlds who are making outstanding contributions to women's and children's causes around the globe. Supermodel, Christie Brinkley, is fighting hard to abolish nuclear proliferation and the effects of nuclear waste on children. Kareena Gore, daughter of Al Gore, is advocating hard for improved day care, child education, and housing services for children in poverty. Lee Woodruff, wife of war injured ABC news anchor, Bob Woodruff was honored for championing her foundation to help war veterans suffering from brain trauma as a result of the war in Irag. Lipstick Jungle actress, Kim Raver, is an ambassador for Volvic and Unicef to bring celan water to children of communities in Ethiopia where half the deaths of children under five are caused by water borne illness.

I was moved by the work these woman are doing and the acceptance speaches given, and proud to have captured this evening for Cookie Magazine. Here are some photos from the event.






Cookie Publisher, Carolyn Kremins, and daughter with Christie Brinkley.


Christie Brinkley


Cookie Editor in Chief, Pilar Guzman with Lipstick Jungle actress Kim Raver


Lee Woodruff and Karenna Gore Schiff


Uptown Girls Christie Brinkley and Divalysscious Founder, Lyss Stern



See my red carpet pix on Cookiemag.com here

Also, click here for the full gallery I designed for Cookie:
http://www.jurick.net/archive/gallery/080421_smart_cookie1/

My Movie Star

Last night was our kids' school auction and the theme was "Old Hollywood Glamor." While I don't have a shot of Gal in her ball gown, I do have this morning after photo I took of her sporting a ravishing glow. Check out those mega-curls. I am one lucky guy. I can stare at this picture all day long :)

Wedding Journey Onboard the Queen Mary 2

It's not everyday one gets to follow a couple and 30 of their closest friends aboard one of the most beautiful ocean liners ever built. Janet & Michael asked me to do just that and join them on their journey of celebration from New York Harbor to the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. It was an incredible opportunity to photograph their unforgettable wedding experience.














You can view the full storybook here

Too Beautiful Not to Share

Here are a handful of recent images that are worthy of sharing. The first two are images from a maternity photo shoot at Sunset in Florida. Inez and David have since welcomed beautiful baby Rhyan Layne to the world.





Here's Ava & Lilah, another beautiful one at sunset:



And finally, my gorgeous Eden, playful in Mexico:

Sampras vs. Federer at Madison Square Garden

The battle for tennis history was fought right here in New York City last night at Madison Square Garden between two of the best tennis players of all time. I captured an epic 3 set match for AYS Marketing that ended with Federer closing out an 8-6 tiebraker. Sampras was up 5-2 in the 3rd before Federer stepped it up before the 19,000 sold-out electric crowd. Celebrities filled the room from Donald Trump, to Tiger Woods to Regis Philbin. The arena was also filled with the greatest tennis players of all time - Ivan Lendl, John & Patrick MacEnroe, Stan Smith, Tony Trabert, Roy Emerson, and other tennis legends came out to show their support for this amazing event. The sport of tennis was the real winner of the night. Here are a few great shots and slideshow (below):

Alex Erez Baby Naming

At a beautiful party in Scarsdale, my most delicious niece had her baby naming ceremony. With friends and family from all over, the party was truly a wonderful affair - and Alex turned 1 in high style.

Finally, my England pix...

Some of you never saw these cool pix from my trip to England, so when I went back to revisit them, I thought there were a bunch worth sharing. You'd think Darth Vader sent his storm troopers to invade County Hall from the looks of this image. Actually, the stormtroopers were part of a Star Wars exhibit on the Thames River in England. I took some really cool pix while vacationing there this past summer. You saw the first one from that trip on the holiday card. Here's a few more.