Patrik Giardino (born 1966) is a Swedish photographer and director based in America. He is best known for his celebrity portraits, advertising, sports photography and directing. [1]
Giardino has worked with sports figures and celebrities such as Hugh Jackman, Vin Diesel, Justin Theroux, [2] Chris Hemsworth, Liam Hemsworth, Josh Brolin, Alec Baldwin, Joe Manganiello, Andy Murray, Michael Phelps, LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo. He has shot worldwide print campaigns for Nike, Adidas, Virgin America, Universal, New Balance, Coca-Cola, Vitamin Water, US Army, Sony Ericsson and Samsung. His editorial work includes photography for Men's Health, [3] Men's Journal, [4] ESPN, TV Guide and Runner's World among others. He's directed commercials for Nike, Jaguar, Fujitsu, Merck, P&G, Oakley, UFC, USA Rugby and Reebok.
Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor, singer, and producer. Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in a variety of film genres. He is best known for his long-running role as Wolverine in the X-Men film series, for which he holds the Guinness World Record for "longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero". He is also recognized for his lead roles in films such as the romantic-comedy fantasy Kate & Leopold (2001), the action-horror film Van Helsing (2004), the magic-themed drama The Prestige (2006), the epic fantasy drama The Fountain (2006), the epic historical romantic drama Australia (2008), the film version of Les Misérables (2012), the thriller Prisoners (2013), and the musical The Greatest Showman (2017), for which he received a Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album. His work in Les Misérables earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor and his second Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy in 2013.
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Giardino collaborated with Joe Manganiello to photograph his book, Evolution. [5] Giardino shot the cover of the Mario Lopez biography Just Between Us and worked on America's Next Top Model.
Born in Malmö, Sweden, Patrik moved to California in 1996 to attend Art Center College of Design majoring in Photography. He is based in Los Angeles and represented by Bernstein & Andriulli [6] for photography and Great Bowery Film [7] for directing.
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