We've worked collaboratively since the day we met, on all kinds of art including writing, video, film, drawing and photography.  Recent work featured here includes our new picture book "Zero Local" out spring 2020 with Candlewick Press "The Whale" with Templar/Big Picture Press in the UK and Candlewick here at home. Ethan shows his drawing work in exhibitions both domestic and international, and Vita has solo projects as an author with publishing houses around the world including new books with Quarto. We are based in Boston where we live with our two kids. Watch us discuss our process and influences in this Candlewick Press Interview or check out Picture Book Makers great feature on us. 
We work with actors of all ages and backgrounds
The Work of Ethan and Vita Murrow MAKING BOOKS
We build sets, source props, and work with professional photographers
The Work of Ethan and Vita Murrow MAKING BOOKS
Working from a shot list and script, we spend hours photographing scenes
The Work of Ethan and Vita Murrow MAKING BOOKS
We love working with our collaborators!
The Work of Ethan and Vita Murrow MAKING BOOKS
Next, we look through the thousands of images and choose ones that fit the story
The Work of Ethan and Vita Murrow MAKING BOOKS
Then, working on the computer, we digitally collage the images into a mockup
The Work of Ethan and Vita Murrow MAKING BOOKS
After we collaborate with our editors on changes in the story, it is time to draw!
The Work of Ethan and Vita Murrow MAKING BOOKS
The drawings take weeks and weeks and editors help us refine them and make changes along the way
The Work of Ethan and Vita Murrow MAKING BOOKS
Then it is back to the photographers to take high resolution images of the drawings
The Work of Ethan and Vita Murrow MAKING BOOKS
The "Whale" was made in the same way with fewer actors