Nick Saglimbeni | |
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![]() Saglimbeni at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards | |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis, University of Southern California |
Awards | World Photography Awards (2012 Grand Prize in 3D) |
Website | nicksaglimbeni |
Nick Saglimbeni is an American photographer and filmmaker, best known for his work with celebrities and 3D photography. [1] Through his production company Slickforce Studio, he has produced creative projects for entertainment figures worldwide such as the Kardashian-Jenner family, Priyanka Chopra, [2] Sean "Diddy" Combs, [3] Paula Abdul [4] and B1A4. [5] He has photographed commercial campaigns for large companies including Neiman Marcus and Skechers, [3] as well as for non-profit organizations such as Autism Speaks and The Humane Society. [6] [7]
In 2011, Saglimbeni began publishing the 3D magazine WMB 3D: World's Most Beautiful , which earned him the Grand Prize in 3D at the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards. [8] He debuted the photography project SlickforceGirl in 2012, [9] which features models in heroic contexts with comic-book-inspired visuals. [10] The shoots and videos have featured models such as Erika Medina [11] [12] and Melanie Iglesias. [11] In 2018, Saglimbeni launched Painted Princess Project, a portrait campaign which raises money to help victims of human trafficking. [13]
Nick Saglimbeni was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. [9] He moved to Los Angeles to attend the USC School of Cinematic Arts, [9] where his cinematography mentors included John Hora and Woody Omens. [14] Saglimbeni graduated with a master's degree in cinematography. [9]
After graduating from college, Saglimbeni began working as both a cinematographer and a photographer. In January 2004 he opened Slickforce Studio, [15] a multimedia company focused on motion picture production and commercial photography. As of 2014 the company's photographers produced material for magazines, ad campaigns, record labels, and websites. [15] Early work included photography and album artwork for rap artists such as Nas, Ice-T, T.I., Omarion, Game, and Birdman. He later worked with women in entertainment such as model Estella Warren, actresses Roselyn Sánchez, Gabrielle Union, [9] and Sarah Shahi, and TV personalities Vanessa Lachey, and Layla Kayleigh. [9] He is also known for his portraits of the Kardashian-Jenner family and Sean "Diddy" Combs, [3] and he has photographed commercial campaigns for large companies such as Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Sears, Kmart, Skechers, and Wacom. [3] Through Slickforce, Saglimbeni has also created works to benefit nonprofit organizations, such as Autism Speaks, [6] Breast Cancer Charities of America (BCCA), [16] [17] the Epilepsy Foundation, Hope for the Warriors, [18] Toys for Tots, [19] and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. [20]
In August 2007, Saglimbeni met socialite Kim Kardashian while photographing her cover shoot for a magazine. Following the shoot, he continued to photograph Kim and her family members Kourtney Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Rob Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Kris Jenner and Caitlyn Jenner [21] [22] [23] (then Bruce) [a] [24] for projects such as the Kardashian Kollection fashion campaigns, [21] [22] [23] magazine covers for Kim, Kris and Khloé, Kris Jenner's 2011 autobiography book cover, [25] promotional art for Kris Jenner's talk show, Kim Kardashian's wedding to Kris Humphries, [26] Kylie Jenner Cosmetics, [27] and Kendall and Kylie's first professional modeling shoots. [28]
Saglimbeni's Kardashian-Jenner family Christmas portraits, which he photographed from 2010 through 2012, [29] [30] were featured in media outlets such as The View , The Talk , Larry King Live , and The Ellen DeGeneres Show , among others. [9] Kim Kardashian has stated to E! News that Saglimbeni is her favorite photographer, [31] and Saglimbeni has been featured around a dozen times on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its related spin-offs, where he chiefly makes appearances as the family photographer. [32] In season six, Saglimbeni encourages Kendall Jenner to pursue professional modeling during a shoot at Slickforce Studio. [32] In 2022, Saglimbeni joined the Hulu series “The Kardashians” as consulting producer.
In 2010, Saglimbeni patented his own Saglimbeni3D photography system. Saglimbeni had designed the system's post-production techniques along with Joyce Park, the post-production supervisor at Slickforce Studio. Unlike most similar systems, the Saglimbeni3D system purports to allow the retouching of 3D images. [33] In August 2011, Saglimbeni published the first edition of the magazine WMB 3D: World's Most Beautiful , [34] [35] which he billed as the first commercial magazine photographed and designed entirely in 3D. Released both in print and as an iPad app, [36] the first issue featured Kim Kardashian on the cover. Other celebrities who have been featured in the magazine include Stan Lee, [37] Gabrielle Union, Estella Warren, Paul Oakenfold, Kevin Hart, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Melanie Iglesias, Layla Kayleigh and Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat. [38] For his WMB 3D shoot Nuclear Summer, Saglimbeni was awarded the top prize in 3D at the 2012 Sony World Photography Awards in London, England. [8] Later in 2012, he received an award from NVidia for achievements in 3D photography. [14]
In late 2012 Saglimbeni started the photography project SlickforceGirl, [9] where he photographs models and actresses with comic-book-inspired visuals as they "use their beauty, brains and courage to help those in need." [10] [39] The first shoot featured Vanessa Veasley [40] as an astronaut, [41] while December 2012 featured Erika Medina [11] as an airman with the Air Force. [12] The series has since featured Nazanin Mandi, [1] Melanie Iglesias, [11] and a number of other models. [10] [42] A portion of the profits from SlickforceGirl items are donated to charities [1] [10] such as the Hope for the Warriors. [12]
Saglimbeni has worked with notable Bollywood celebrities. Since 2011, he worked with Maxim (India) magazine having photographed Mallika Sherawat, Priyanka Chopra, [43] Disha Patani, Ranveer Singh, Neha Dhupia [44] and Shibani Dandekar until the publication’s final issue in December 2018.
Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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2002 | American Society of Cinematographers | Nick Saglimbeni | Heritage Award [45] | Hon. Mention |
2008 | National Association of Photoshop Professionals | Compositing | Grand Prize | |
Retouching | Grand Prize | |||
Nick Saglimbeni | Photography [46] [47] | Grand Prize | ||
2009 | Blackberry Business Awards | Nick Saglimbeni | Development of Signature Retouching Techniques | Won |
2012 | NVidia 3D Vision Live | 3D Photo Champion [14] | Won | |
Sony World Photography Awards [48] | 3D Category | Grand Prize | ||
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