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Sinna Nasseri (born in Los Angeles, CA) is an Iranian-American photographer. [1] His work focuses on documentary photography and portraiture, and it appears frequently in the New York Times and Vogue. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Nasseri attended Fordham University School of Law. [5] Until 2017, Nasseri was a lawyer for Latham & Watkins. [1]
In 2020, eight of Nasseri’s photo essays were published by Vogue [6] documenting the ways Americans responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the 2020 presidential election. [2] [3] [7] [6] In 2021, Nasseri’s photographs of a Stop the Steal rally in Arizona were used in the second Impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump. [8] [9] In 2022, Nasseri was commissioned by Vogue to photograph the Met Gala, themed “In America: An Anthology of Fashion.” [3] In 2023, New York Times published Nasseri’s “Plane Spotters” photo series. [10]
The New York Times’s article “2023 in Retrospect: 59 Photographs That Defined the Year in Arts” included six photographs by Nasseri. [4] Images included portraits of Michelle Williams, [11] [4] Henry Diltz, [12] [4] and John Stamos, [13] [4] documentation of the Oscar Nominees Luncheon, [14] [4] and the “Plane Spotters” photo series. [10] [4]
The Guardian’s article “The photographs that defined 2023 – and the stories behind them” included Nasseri’s documentation of Burning Man. [15] [16]
Vanity Fair is an American monthly magazine of popular culture, fashion, and current affairs published by Condé Nast in the United States.
Vogue is an American monthly fashion and lifestyle magazine that covers various topics, including haute couture fashion, beauty, culture, living, and runway. Based at One World Trade Center in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, Vogue began in 1892 as a weekly newspaper before becoming a monthly magazine years later. Since its founding, Vogue has featured numerous actors, musicians, models, athletes, and other prominent celebrities. The largest issue published by Vogue magazine was the September 2012 edition featuring Lady Gaga in the cover, which contained 900 pages.
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Donald Edward Newhouse is an American billionaire heir and business magnate. He owns Advance Publications, founded by his father, Samuel Irving Newhouse Sr., in 1922, whose properties include Condé Nast, dozens of newspapers across the US, cable company Bright House Networks and a controlling stake in Discovery Communications. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, he has an estimated net worth of $19.4 billion. He resides in New York City.
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