It was such a delight for Marcus and his team to have the opportunity to work with Photographer Anders Schonnemann again on Williams Sonoma's Cooks latest catalogs in San Francisco. Shot late last year, these shots are starting to emerge and it's a joy to see them in print.
Marcus's Assistants Aja Coon and Leah Martin both worked hard with me scouring San Francisco plant nurseries for just the perfect trees and botanicals for these series of shots including Meyer Lemons in particular and a cross section of every citrus you could imagine, even finding citrus blossom in the middle of winter.
Marcus's years at Real Simple Magazine have put him in good practice for organizing as he continue's to Style (and Art Direct) such shoots with aprons styled in precise mathematical order and drawer organizers, not to mention the top 7 trash cans available from the home brand.
There comes a certain satisfaction from such precision, something he hopes to roll more into the reality of his own home life ; )