Miles Aldridge

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Miles Aldridge
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Aldridge in 2023
Born (1964-09-29) 29 September 1964 (age 60) [1]
North London, England
Occupation(s)Photographer, artist
Years active1995–present
Spouse
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(m. 1997⁠–⁠2013)​
Children3
Father Alan Aldridge
Relatives

Miles Aldridge (born 1964) [2] is a British fashion photographer and artist. His monographs include Acid Candy (2008); The Cabinet (2006); Pictures for Photographs (2009); and Other Pictures (2013). Aldridge's work is held in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.

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Early life

Born in North London to graphic designer Alan Aldridge, Miles grew up accustomed to celebrity – John Lennon was a family friend, as well as Eric Clapton and Elton John. [3] When he was a child, he posed with his father for Lord Snowdon. At the age of 12, Alan Aldridge moved to Los Angeles where he formed a new family. Miles stayed in London with his mother Rita, a housewife, and his brother Marc and sister Saffron. His two half-sisters Lily and Ruby are models. He studied illustration at the Central St Martins to follow his father's steps and afterwards briefly directed pop videos (for bands including The Verve, The Charlatans and Catherine Wheel).[ citation needed ]

He moved into photography by chance: he sent some photos of an aspiring model girlfriend to an agency and fell into fashion when British Vogue called him as well as her. By then he had hung out on shoots with his sister and travelled to New York in the mid-nineties, where he started working almost immediately. [4]

Career

Initially Aldridge shot covers of the American monthly fashion magazine W , then he worked for Numéro , Teen Vogue , Vogue Nippon , The New York Times Magazine , GQ , The New Yorker , The Face , Paradis, Harper's Bazaar , and Vogue Italia. Aldridge worked as an advertising photographer for Longchamp, MAC Cosmetics, Sergio Rossi, Carolina Herrera, Lavazza and Mercedes E-Class. He shot for fashion designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent and Paul Smith. [5]

In 2009, the exhibition and monographic volume Pictures for Photographs were the peak of a project combining drawings and photographs, born from a collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld and Gerhard Steidl.

Style

His influences include film directors Derek Jarman, David Lynch, Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, the photographer Richard Avedon and the psychedelic graphic design of his father, Alan Aldridge. His work is highly controlled with a cinematic effect. [6]

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Publications

Publications by Aldridge

Publications with contributions by Aldridge

Collections

Aldridge's work is held in the following permanent collections:

References

  1. ↑ "Miles Aldridge" (in Spanish).
  2. ↑ "About". Miles Aldridge. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  3. ↑ D'Souza, Christa (9 June 2001). "All around Miles Aldridge". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Roberts, Alison (3 July 2013). "Miles Aldridge interview: The women in the pictures are often based on my mother". London Evening Standard . Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Cannatà, Teresa (19 November 2010). "Vogue Masters: Miles Aldridge". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Singer, Maya (2 June 2009). "A Conversation With Photographer Miles Aldridge". Style. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Photo London 2016". jfFrank photography. jfFrank. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Miles Aldridge Photographer". Art Photo Expo. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Gatti, Patrizia (9 July 2013). "All around Miles Aldridge". Vogue Italia . Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  10. ↑ "Miles Aldridge". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Search Results | V&A Explore the Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
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