With the holidaze and all the surrounding hubbub, it’s easy for us to slack on sharing our work at the end of one year and the beginning of another. So today, we’re sharing a few images from late last year and early this year. Here’s hoping your new year is off to a great start. Cheers everyone.

How do you compile a decade’s worth of images and stories into a single blog post? If you ever figure it out, please let me know. In the meantime, this a best attempt at highlighting some of the ongoing clients, fun jobs and unique ingredients that have compiled the last 10 years of Novo Studio.

Enjoy.

We recently had the opportunity to work with the fine proprietors of The Buttered Biscuit to create some images for their upcoming article in AY Magazine. Their location off of Moberly Lane in Bentonville has been a hot spot for some time now and their second location, now open on Airport Road is gaining traction as well. At either location, you’re bound to find really delicious food made with responsibly sourced ingredients and a friendly, down-to-earth atmosphere. Here’s a few images from the shoot. Enjoy.

Today on the blog: Some images from this past summer’s Arkansas Enduro Race at Mount Kessler. Enjoy!

Here’s a blast from the past…some not-so-recent work for the Fayetteville Public Library. This blog post was sitting in the queue as a draft and somehow, we never posted it. But today’s the day! Enjoy.

Today on the blog: A few recent images from the Champions of the Wild feature in the latest issue of Arkansas Wild Magazine. Enjoy!

Over the past few months, we’ve had the opportunity to contribute to the editorial imagery of AY Magazine. Based out of Little Rock but covering the entire state, AY Magazine is Arkansas' top resource guide for food, travel, arts, entertainment, music, culture and living. Here’s a few recent images. Enjoy.

Today on the blog: Meet Arkansas’s Women of the Wild. These extremely talented and adventurous women were featured in the most recent issue of Arkansas Wild Magazine. We had a blast traveling around the state, meeting each one in their element, and photographing them doing what they love. Here’s a few images from the feature. Enjoy.

We recently had the opportunity to do some editorial images for an article on Mindi Dearing of the Beaver Water District. Here’s a few of our favorites. The District works with Bentonville, Fayetteville, Springdale and Rogers and their customers to bring safe, clean drinking water, sourced from Beaver Lake, to homes and businesses throughout Northwest Arkansas. Here’s a few images from the article. Enjoy!

Today on the blog: Some recent work with Experience Fayetteville creating imagery that showcases the unique, outdoorsy, bike-friendly and dog-friendly culture of Fayetteville.

When I first visited Bar Cleeta, it was before they were officially open and we focused on photographing their delicious food and drinks. A few weeks back, I paid another visit to focus on the finished space. Of course there was also food and drink involved but this time, it went straight to my tummy. As for everything else…well…scroll down and see for yourself.

- Philip

Congratulations to writers Lacey Thacker and Sara Mitchell on the launch of their brand new book, Rooted: Central Arkansas Farm & Table. We’ve had the honor and privilege for working with them along with Etalia Press on this project, meeting the wonderful farmers, chefs and creatives, hearing about their stories and their contributions, and photographing them for this book. The resulting publication was released last week to the public via a special party held (in true Rooted fashion), at an outdoor garden. Here’s a few images from the project as well as a few snapshots of the launch party. For more information or to order the book, please visit the website. Cheers!

Today on the blog: Say hello to a few of the men and women who proudly serve our wonderful city by working for Rogers Water Utilities. Clean water is a vital part of our lives and the men and women pictured here work very hard, oftentimes behind the scenes, to make sure our city has the highest quality water and the best infrastructure for delivering that water. Drink up!

Another recent project from this month was spending some quality time with the talented and ambitious students from the University of Arkansas Honors College. It never ceases to amaze me the level of thinking and dedication these students apply to their lives and to their learning. I spent the day hearing about how they are trying to make the world a better place while also photographing them in their natural environments. It’s days like this that remind me why I love my job so much.

Cheers.

Food photography is one of those seemingly simple processes that in reality, couldn’t be more intricate and oftentimes, difficult. Through photographing food, I have come to appreciate not only the art of making and cooking food, but also the art of making food look picture perfect on camera. Today’s blog post is from a couple of recent food shoots I worked on. One was for Ella’s Table, the delicious restaurant housed in Carnall Hall on the University of Arkansas campus. The other shoot was for the recipe section of a popular website. Both shoots involved deliciously presented food, one by the chef from Ella’s Table and the other, by my favorite food stylist Ashley Henderson. Happy Monday everyone.

Now open for business; The Foxtrail Distillery! We recently had the pleasure of attending and documenting the grand opening for Visit Rogers and of course, I had to sample the beverages too. All in all, the space is amazing, the staff are extremely hospitable and insanely talented and of course, the drinks are delicious. For more information, visit their website.

Cheers!Cheers!

Open Streets - Fayetteville: The first in a series of events that offer communities the opportunity to experience their city streets in a whole new way.

Coming up in the next issue of Bike Arkansas Magazine: Ellen Brune shows off her beautiful Thesis Gravel Bike and some other items in her kit, Jason Zehner flexes his calf muscles in the studio and Bike Bentonville’s Aimee Ross shreds some of the wonderful trails right outside her office at Slaughter Pen.

Cheers!

Change is inevitable. Sometimes, it’s quick and abrupt. And other times, you start to feel the slow pull and growing tension of the current circumstances and you start wondering what to do about it. The latter has been my experience over the last couple of years…

6 years ago when I first started this series, Carl Walter was the first person I featured and he will forever be the toughest act to follow. I would try to sum up my experience in talking with him if I could. But you just can’t summarize a 3 hour long conversation filled with humble beginnings and war stories and everything in between, so here’s a link to go back and read it for yourself.

Fast forward to today, where Aaron and Kim Walter have