Robert Gallagher

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Robert Gallagher
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Robert Gallagher

NationalityUK, USA
Known forPhotographer
Website http://gallagherphoto.com

Robert Gallagher (born 1969 in Kensington, England) is a commercial and editorial [1] [2] [3] photographer currently based in Los Angeles, California. He has been awarded four times in the Communication Arts Photography Annual, [4] named one of the 'Top 25 Photographers of 2016' by Creative Quarterly [5] and is archived in The National Portrait Gallery in London. [6]

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Education

Gallagher attended the Newcastle School of Art and Design, inspired by the work of W. Eugene Smith, Don McCullin, Eamonn McCabe, Walter Loos and Richard Avedon's portrait work, particularly "In the American West".

Career

Gallagher's work has been published in international magazines including Time , Der Spiegel, [7] Forbes, [8] Vogue , Sports Illustrated , Newsweek , People , Empire , Q , The Times , The Face and The Guardian Weekend magazine. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] His commercial clients include Reebok, Canon, Mazda, Merrill Lynch and Vivendi Universal and he has also photographed advertising campaigns for Pepsi and Gatorade. Robert Gallagher has portraited world leaders, politicians and celebrities such as HRH Prince Charles, Nancy Pelosi, Sidney Poitier, Tony Bennett, Clint Eastwood, Penélope Cruz, Jamie Cullum and Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner from the Twilight films.

He has also covered significant subjects such as the hurricane Katrina survivors and the 9/11 rescue workers. In December 2001, just two months after September 11, his first solo exhibition "Ground Hero- Portraits of September 11" was profiled live by ABC News, during the charity opening night. [14]

His work has been reported on internationally, most notably by The Northern Echo, [15] Vantage magazine [16] and Photo District News PDNPulse [17]

Gallagher's portraiture is included in the archives of The National Portrait Gallery in London . [18]

Awards and Professional accomplishments

Footnotes

  1. "Gallery".
  2. "AI-AP Slideshow".
  3. "AI-AP Slideshow".
  4. "Gallery".
  5. "Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art and Design || 100 Best 2020".
  6. "Linford Christie - National Portrait Gallery".
  7. Oehmke, Philipp (14 July 2017). "The Alt-Right Movement Behind Trump's Presidency". Der Spiegel.
  8. "Nonstop Benioff: Inside the Master Networker's Audacious Plan to Disrupt Salesforce -- and the World".
  9. "Andrew O'Hagan seeks solitude on Bora Bora". 18 January 2015.
  10. "'It has to be hot. It has to be creative': Don Cheadle on his 10-year quest to play Miles Davis". 2 April 2016.
  11. "Needles and spin: Inside the world of the US's top tattooist". 26 September 2014.
  12. Joel Stein (9 May 2008). "Martial Arting With David Mamet". Time. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  13. "Tony Romo... earning his spurs" -Sports Illustrated magazine, Oct 18 2007 "It's ladies' fight"-TIME magazine,Jul 18 2007; "A Mother's Choice"- TIME magazine,Sep 25 2006; "Smashing Success" Sports Illustrated magazine pp. 42. Sep 18 2006; "Anybody knows not to mess with me"- TIME magazine, pp. 30. Sep 4 2006; "It's all in the swoop"- TIME magazine pp. 58-59. Aug 7 2006; "NFL replay"- Sports Illustrated magazine,Jul 19 2006
  14. "'Ground Hero'".
  15. "Low key legend".
  16. "Robert Gallagher Captures Skimboarding Culture". 2 October 2015.
  17. "A Website as a Calling Card: Robert Gallagher Dishes on His Online Tools". 19 May 2015.
  18. "Robert Gallagher (1969-), Photographer". Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  19. "Naughty America".
  20. "AI-AP Slideshow".
  21. "John Lydon".
  22. "AI-AP Slideshow".
  23. "Creative Quarterly: The Journal of Art and Design || 100 Best 2020".
  24. "Billy Idol".
  25. "2014 APA Awards Selection Announced".
  26. "Winners".

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