Rankin (born John
Rankin Waddell)
He is an English photographer, famous for his fashion and portrait photographs and for being the founder of the magazines RANK, Another Man, Another Magazine and Hunger. He has worked with many famous make-up artists, including Alex Box, the co-founder and creative director of Illamasqua. They collaborated together to bring out the book Alex Box by Rankin, a book of 40 portraits shot by him. He has also worked with a number of celebrities, including Marilyn Manson, Debbie Harry, Liv Tyler and Katy Perry. In the BBC show Seven Photographs That Changed Fashion, Rankin recreated some of his favourite images from iconic photographers David Bailey, Erwin Blumenfeld, Cecil Beaton, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Guy Bordin and Richard Avedon.
He is an English photographer, famous for his fashion and portrait photographs and for being the founder of the magazines RANK, Another Man, Another Magazine and Hunger. He has worked with many famous make-up artists, including Alex Box, the co-founder and creative director of Illamasqua. They collaborated together to bring out the book Alex Box by Rankin, a book of 40 portraits shot by him. He has also worked with a number of celebrities, including Marilyn Manson, Debbie Harry, Liv Tyler and Katy Perry. In the BBC show Seven Photographs That Changed Fashion, Rankin recreated some of his favourite images from iconic photographers David Bailey, Erwin Blumenfeld, Cecil Beaton, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts, Guy Bordin and Richard Avedon.
David Bailey
He was born in 1938 and is a photographer from London. He is very well known for his use of black and white with his portraits, one of his most famous images is a photograph of Jean Shrimpton, taken in 1963. He also shot celebrities such as Mick Jagger, the Kray twins, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. More recently he has photographed Kate Moss, Johnny Depp and Will Smith.
He was born in 1938 and is a photographer from London. He is very well known for his use of black and white with his portraits, one of his most famous images is a photograph of Jean Shrimpton, taken in 1963. He also shot celebrities such as Mick Jagger, the Kray twins, John Lennon and Paul McCartney. More recently he has photographed Kate Moss, Johnny Depp and Will Smith.
Erwin
Blumenfeld
He was born in Berlin in 1897. His best known work as the cover of Vogue in January 1950, known as the ‘Doe Eye’. The shot was of Jean Patchett and most of it was erased, only leaving her mouth, a beauty spot and one eye. During the 1940s and 1950s he was one of the highest paid photographers in the world.
He was born in Berlin in 1897. His best known work as the cover of Vogue in January 1950, known as the ‘Doe Eye’. The shot was of Jean Patchett and most of it was erased, only leaving her mouth, a beauty spot and one eye. During the 1940s and 1950s he was one of the highest paid photographers in the world.
Cecil
Beaton
He was born in Hampstead in 1904. His ‘Hat Box’ image was featured on the cover of Vogue in 1934.
He was born in Hampstead in 1904. His ‘Hat Box’ image was featured on the cover of Vogue in 1934.
Helmut
Newton
He was born in 1920 in Berlin. His shot of Rue Aubriot wearing the famous Yves Saint Laurent suit taken in 1975 was taken in Paris in 1975.
He was born in 1920 in Berlin. His shot of Rue Aubriot wearing the famous Yves Saint Laurent suit taken in 1975 was taken in Paris in 1975.
Herb
Ritts
He was born in in LA in 1952 and is also very well known for his black and white photography. He shot the image ‘Fred with Tires’.
He was born in in LA in 1952 and is also very well known for his black and white photography. He shot the image ‘Fred with Tires’.
Guy
Bourdin
He was born in Paris in 1928. He was a very famous fashion photographer especially during the 1970s. He shot for companies such as Chanel and Versace and worked for Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.
He was born in Paris in 1928. He was a very famous fashion photographer especially during the 1970s. He shot for companies such as Chanel and Versace and worked for Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue.
Richard
Avedon
He was born in in New York in 1923. He worked closely with Dovima, an
American model and shot the image ‘Dovima with Elephants’ in 1955. The dress
she is wearing in the image was the first evening dress designed by Yves Saint
Laurent when he was assisting Christian Dior. The image sold for over a million
dollars in 2010.
Mario Testino
He was born in Peru in 1954. He was worked with lots of companies including Michael Kors and Calvin Klein.
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