Greensboro, NC and Brooklyn: Clay Thornton, Creative Director for SherrillTree and Falcon, Senior Partner of NyghtFalcon, announced today that a photo by NyghtFalcon Photography has been selected for the cover of the 2008 Master Catalogue for arborist supplies. Release of the catalogue, which is distributed globally, is a much anticipated event.

In 2007, NyghtFalcon completed four assignments for the Sherrill Tree 2008 Catalogue: The first was in New York City at the Botanical Gardens, the second in San Francisco. The third in Orlando and the last in Copenhagen in December. The cover photo is from the San Francisco assignment

“NyghtFalcon’s unique style and artistic vision,’ said Mr. Thornton. ‘provided us with fascinating photographs. They were able to capture the work experience of the people who use our products extremely well.’

“To have one of our photos selected for the cover of such a respected publication,” said Falcon, the Senior Partner and Founder of NyghtFalcon, “is an incredible honor. Our thanks to Clay and to Tobe Sherrill for entrusting us with these assignments.”

NyghtFalcon was founded in January 2003 and maintains five locations in the US and one in Basel, Switzerland. Known for its distinctive artistic voice, the firm’s work, both commercial and artistic, is marked by rich colors, intensity of contrast, striking detail and its often unusual perspective. Since its founding the firm has garnered international recognition for its work. The firm’s work has appeared in Digital Camera World (UK) twice, The Wall Street Journal, After Capture (three times) and has been featured in Studio Photography, one of the leading trade journals for photography in North America. The firm’s partners include DxO Labs (Paris), Museo Fine Art (Dalton, MA), ThinkTank Photo, OnOne Software, RealViz and Hoodman USA.

Founded by William Tuttle Sherrill in the early 1960s SherrillTree has become the premier supplier of equipment for arborists. The firm’s products, which feature innovative yet practical designs are known for their rugged construction. With its partner, Vermeer, SherrillTree has become a global provider of arborist equipment. Recently the firm has begun to focus on recreational tree climbing in addition to its core business.