The portraits, fashion and fine art images of photographer Patrick Demarchelier. Patrick Demarchelier is a French fashion photographer, born in 1943, he was raised in the small town of La Havre, near Paris. His love of photography began aged 17 when he was given his first camera by his stepfather and began to take pictures. Aged 20, he moved to Paris and began working for a photography lab, printing newspaper photographs. He has no formal qualifications, instead he claims he has learned from his mistakes.
Category: Fashion Photographers
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David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963) is an artist and photographer known for combining a hyper-realistic aesthetic with social messages. LaChapelle’s photography career began in the 1980s when he began showing his artwork in New York City galleries. His work caught the eye of Andy Warhol, who offered him his first job as a photographer at Interview magazine. His photographs of celebrities in Interview garnered positive attention, and before long he was shooting for a variety of top editorial publications.
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Indrani and Marcus Klinko
Indrani is an Indian-Canadian director, photographer, and digital artist. She is known for her work for celebrities, beauty firms, advertising agencies, and fashion magazines. She often works with photographer Markus Klinko.
Indrani was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and began a successful modeling career at 14, in order to work closely with great photographers and artists around the world. She studied philosophy at spiritual centers along the way, especially Vivekananda Vedanta, initiated by Swami Bhuteshananda, President of the Ramakrishna Order in India.
Indrani graduated Magna Cum Laude (High Honors) from Princeton University with a BA in Anthropology in 2001. At Princeton, she spearheaded the student movement to create a Program in South Asian Studies, and revived the teaching of Sanskrit. Simultaneously she mastered digital postproduction art and developed her photography with Klinko. -
Lara Jade
She discovered her interest in photography when she was fifteen; ever since then, she has worked towards defining her own style, honing her skills, and expanding her business. She began by shooting Fine art photography and experimental self-portraiture in her hometown of the West Midlands, England before she transitioned into the ever-changing world of fashion photography. At seventeen, she started her own photography business and soon found herself shooting for portrait clients, book publishers and music labels throughout the UK. She moved to London to connect with creatives in the photography industry and to push her boundaries as a photographer. She is influenced by past and present style; whenever she shoots she likes to create stories with an underlying sense of narrative. She is inspired by elements of influential style, film noir, old masters in painting and photography, Romanticism and untouched beauty. In 2011, she moved to New York.
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Herb Ritts
Herb Ritts began his photographic career in the late 70’s and gained a reputation as a master of art and commercial photography. In addition to producing portraits and editorial fashion for Vogue, Vanity Fair, Interview and Rolling Stone, Ritts also created successful advertising campaigns for Calvin Klein, Chanel, Donna Karan, Gap, Gianfranco Ferré, Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani, Levi’s, Pirelli, Polo Ralph Lauren, Valentino among others.
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Kevin Mackintosh
Kevin Mackintosh was born in Africa, but left 15 years ago for the United Kingdom. His work expresses a personal ‘universe’ that combines an interest in European cinema, theatre and art.