Photographer/Director MICHAEL SCHMELLING spent the past month in Atlanta, GA finishing his next book project.  He also shot Rich Kidz for XXL, and did a new OP-ED illustration for THE NEW YORK TIMES, continuing his forays into design work.  Be sure to pick up a copy of SHOOT (Rizzoli), a collection of ‘photography of the moment’ by Stephen Shore, Nan Goldin, Walter Pfeiffer, Boris Mikhailov, Wolfgang Tillmans, Juergen Teller, Mark Borthwick, Ari Marcopoulos, Hiromix, Glynnis McDaris, Linus Bill, Jason Nocito, Yurie Nagashima, Tim Barber, Peter Sutherland, JH Engstrom, Dash Snow, Kenneth Cappello, Louise Enhorning, Michael Schmelling, Nacho Alegre, Ola Rindal, Paul Schiek, Madi Ju, Jaimie Warren and Thomas Jeppe.  Photographs from Michael’s own book THE PLAN are on view at Partners & Spade on Great Jones St. in New York by appointment.  He participated in the NY ART BOOK FAIR with a video presentation of The Plan with J+L Books, and also created a series of unique mailed photographs.  Michael has work in a group show called “Itchy And Scratchy” curated by Jason Evans at Permanent Gallery in Brighton UK for those across the pond.