Mark Abrahams (photographer)

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Mark Abrahams (born 1958) is an American fashion and portrait photographer known for his raw, black-and-white celebrity portraits. [1] His work has been featured in Bazaar, [2] Glamour, GQ , The New York Times Magazine , [3] V, Vanity Fair, and Vogue. [4] [5] [6]

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Early life

Born in Santa Ana, California, Abrahams discovered photography after receiving a Nikon FM camera. In the 1980s, he worked as a truck driver while developing film in a darkroom he set up at home. [7] [8] By the 1990s, he began photographing musicians and supermodels, with his work appearing in international editions of Vogue and GQ. [8] [9]

Career

Abrahams' work has appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Glamour , GQ, Vanity Fair, Interview Magazine, and more. In 2015, he photographed Sharon Stone and Allison Williams for Harper's Bazaar. [10] [11] He has contributed over 630 editorial photographs featured in various fashion magazines and journals. [12] He explains that in his portrait and editorial work, “The intent of it is to strip away all the norms and expectations and get to the heart of the matter." [3]

Abrahams has photographed celebrities such as Julianne Moore, George Clooney, and Michelle Obama. [4] [5] [9] [13] He has worked on campaigns for brands like L'Oreal (featuring Susan Sarandon), [14] [15] [16] Avon, [17] Neiman Marcus, [18] Converse, [19] Warner Brother's Pictures, [20] Barclay's Bank, [21] and Omega. [22] [23] His work has been exhibited internationally, including the Jaguar Summer Museum in Moscow in an exhibition "Two Colors". [24] [25]

Publications

In 2011, Abrahams released a book of black-and-white portraits, Mark Abrahams, which was launched by Annie Lebovitz. [8] [26] [27] [28] [29] "Annie said that when she looks at [his] images, she sees the person and not the celebrity". [29]

References

  1. ↑ "'Two Colors' Unnerves Celebs". 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. ↑ "Allison Williams For Harper: The Fashion Shoot". 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  3. 1 2 Heyman, Stephen (2011-11-02). "The Boldfaced and the Beautiful" . Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  4. 1 2 Homeagency.com. “Mark Abrahams”, “Home Agency”. Retrieved on 20 May 2014.
  5. 1 2 “Covers”, “Mark Abrahams.com”. Retrieved on 20 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "VOGUE". MARK ABRAHAMS. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  7. ↑ "Mark Abrahams - Photographer" . Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  8. 1 2 3 Artbook.com “Mark Abrahams”, “Artbook.com”. Retrieved on 20 May 2014.
  9. 1 2 Models.com. “Mark Abrahams”, “Models.com” Retrieved on 20 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Sharon Stone Goes Nude For Harper's Bazaar". The Huffington Post. 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  11. ↑ "Allison Williams For Harper: The Fashion Shoot". 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  12. ↑ "Portfolio". Portfolio. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  13. ↑ "Mark Abarahams shoots Cindy Crawford | Centrefold Magazine". Centrefold Magazine. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  14. ↑ "Susan Sarandon, 69, Is the Gorgeous New Face of L'Oréal Paris!". PEOPLE.com. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  15. ↑ "Susan Sarandon Is The New Face Of L'Oréal". NYLON. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  16. ↑ "L'Oreal – Portfolio One". portfolioone.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  17. ↑ "HELENA SOPAR – AVON CAMPAIGN / PHOTO BY MARK ABRAHAMS". HIGHER MODELS - blog. 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  18. ↑ "Neiman Marcus – Portfolio One". portfolioone.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  19. ↑ "Chuck Taylor: "CONNECTIVITY" Print Ad by Anomaly New York". Coloribus.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  20. ↑ "Catherine Zeta-Jones | LA Family". www.lafamily.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  21. ↑ "thebarberoshop - Personal network". cargocollective.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  22. ↑ "Mark Abrahams - Timeline | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  23. ↑ "Meet Omega's New Star: Naomie Harris". Harper's Bazaar Singapore. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  24. ↑ Belan, Kelly. “Jaguar Brings Mark Abrahams’s “Two Colours” Photo Gallery to Moscow”, “PopSop.com” 10 September 2012. Retrieved on 20 May 2014.
  25. ↑ Kleiner, Yeugenia. “‘Two Colors' Unnerves Celebs”, “The Moscow Times”, Moscow, 27 September 2012. Retrieved on 20 May 2014.
  26. ↑ Yvonne. "Mark Abrahams Photography Book Launch Event". Socially Superlative. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  27. ↑ Frey, James; Abrahams, Mark (2011-10-31). Mark Abrahams. Bologna, Italy: Damiani. ISBN   9788862081382.
  28. ↑ Noble, Barnes &. "Mark Abrahams by Mark Abrahams, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble". www.barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  29. 1 2 "The Cannon Canon: Mark Abrahams Photo Exhibit - theFashionSpot". 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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