Enthusiasm & Style ..."Your photos go beyond simply who, what, and where. You manage to catch the enthusiasm and sense of style that New Yorkers bring to their way of life." — Ralph Destino, Chairman, Cartier
Artistic Photography ..."You have that special eye — not just for the refinement of beautiful women, but the eye of the ‘artistic’ photographer ... creating shots of elegance and style, exciting the pages of your magazine issue after issue, leaving lingering impressions." — LeRoy Neiman, artist
A Treasure ..."I've never had a better photo than the one you took. My congratulations. I will treasure it." — Kitty Carlisle Hart, actress, former Chairwoman of New York State Council on the Arts
Great Photography ..."Thank you for taking my favorite picture of myself ... you are a great photographer!" — Charlotte Ford, charity organizer
Beautiful & Natural ..."I love the cover we shot together ... It’s a beautiful natural photo. You look for that moment which expresses a hidden irony. You make people look ‘real.’ Even though I’m in L.A. now, 3,000 miles away from my copy of Manhattan Magazine, I remember it vividly." — Carol Alt, supermodel-actress
Best Ever ..."Your photo is the best ever taken of me — everyone says so — and I love it." — Jerry Herman, Tony Award winning composer (‘Mame,’ ‘Hello Dolly,’ etc.)
Terrific Photo ..."Everyone has called about the terrific photo you took." — Polly Bergen, actress
More Than Just A Person Being Photographed ..."You took this photograph in my living room. After taking studio shots with two other photographers, my publisher agreed this is what a book cover should be: a person, not a person being photographed." — Gloria Steinem, on Bard’s cover photograph for her #1 New York Times best-selling book
Great Feedback ..."I continue to get feedback from the photo you took of me ... I personally think it’s among the best I’ve had taken." — Preston Robert Tisch, Co-Chairman, Loews & the New York Giants
Your Photography Is Terrific ..."I’ve enjoyed the issue so much. Congratulations on it all. Your photography is terrific." — Tommy Tune, Broadway’s Tony Award winning-est actor-director
These letters were written to photographer Rick Bard, Manhattan Bride Magazine's Editor-Publisher, "staff photographer," and photographer for this site. He has won over 50 national and international awards for his photography and design, and his photos have appeared in fashion and news publications worldwide, on the covers of best-selling books, in solo presentations at museums, and in a solo presentation at the United Nations.
