Jonathan Mannion

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Jonathan Mannion
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Born
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater Kenyon College
Occupation(s)Photographer, film director
Website jonathanmannion.com

Jonathan Mannion is a photographer and film director. He has shot album covers for hip hop and R&B performers including Dr. Dre, [1] Jay Z, Aaliyah, Outkast, Nas, Nicki Minaj, Brandy Norwood and Kendrick Lamar.

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Early life and education

With English and American ancestry, he was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His parents are both artists. His mother is from London and his father from Brooklyn. [2] Mannion studied at Kenyon College in Ohio graduating with honors. In 1996 he moved from Cleveland to New York City.

Career

Mannion worked for a year with photographer Richard Avedon [3] in his Manhattan studio. Mannion also worked with photographers Ben Watts, Steven Klein, and Marc Hom.

In 1996, he photographed Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z for Reasonable Doubt . [3] [4]

In Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co. Mannion successfully sued the brewer and its ad agency for replicating one of his photographs in one of their advertisements. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ Somuah, Andrew (10 August 2015). "Beats By Dre Link Up With Photographer Jonathan Mannion For Straight Outta Compton Campaign". The Source . The Northstar Group. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. ↑ According to Mannion, quoted in Meka Udoh, "Jonathan Mannion: Desire", HipHopDX.
  3. 1 2 "Jonathan Mannion Opening". Hollywood Obsessions. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Jonathan Mannion's Jay-Z portrait at Planet Hollywood's Sapporo event | MTV News You R Here". MTV. Archived from the original on September 14, 2007.
  5. ↑ Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co. , 377F.Supp.2d444 , 447–48( S.D.N.Y. 2005).
  6. ↑ Wolff, Nancy (2010). The Professional Photographer's Legal Handbook. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN   978-1581158076 . Retrieved 15 December 2017.
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