American fashion and portrait photographer
Mark Abrahams (born 1958) is an American fashion and portrait photographer known for his raw, black-and-white celebrity portraits.[ 1] His work has been featured in Bazaar ,[ 2] Glamour , GQ , The New York Times Magazine ,[ 3] V , Vanity Fair , and Vogue .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Early life
Born in Santa Ana , California, Abrahams discovered photography after receiving a Nikon FM camera. In the 1980s, he worked as a truck driver while developing film in a darkroom he set up at home.[ 7] [ 8] By the 1990s, he began photographing musicians and supermodels, with his work appearing in international editions of Vogue and GQ .[ 8] [ 9]
Career
Abrahams' work has appeared in Harper's Bazaar , Glamour , GQ , Vanity Fair , Interview Magazine , and more. In 2015, he photographed Sharon Stone and Allison Williams for Harper's Bazaar. [ 10] [ 11] He has contributed over 630 editorial photographs featured in various fashion magazines and journals.[ 12] He explains that in his portrait and editorial work, “The intent of it is to strip away all the norms and expectations and get to the heart of the matter."[ 3]
Abrahams has photographed celebrities such as Julianne Moore , George Clooney , and Michelle Obama .[ 4] [ 5] [ 9] [ 13] He has worked on campaigns for brands like L'Oreal (featuring Susan Sarandon ),[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] Avon ,[ 17] Neiman Marcus ,[ 18] Converse ,[ 19] Warner Brother's Pictures ,[ 20] Barclay's Bank ,[ 21] and Omega .[ 22] [ 23] His work has been exhibited internationally, including the Jaguar Summer Museum in Moscow in an exhibition "Two Colors".[ 24] [ 25]
Publications
In 2011, Abrahams released a book of black-and-white portraits, Mark Abrahams , which was launched by Annie Lebovitz .[ 8] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] "Annie said that when she looks at [his] images, she sees the person and not the celebrity".[ 29]
References
^ " 'Two Colors' Unnerves Celebs" . 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "Allison Williams For Harper: The Fashion Shoot" . 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ a b Heyman, Stephen (2011-11-02). "The Boldfaced and the Beautiful" . Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ a b Homeagency.com. “Mark Abrahams” , “Home Agency ”. Retrieved on 20 May 2014.
^ a b “Covers” , “Mark Abrahams.com ”. Retrieved on 20 May 2014.
^ "VOGUE" . MARK ABRAHAMS . Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "Mark Abrahams - Photographer" . Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ a b c Artbook.com “Mark Abrahams” , “Artbook.com ”. Retrieved on 20 May 2014.
^ a b Models.com. “Mark Abrahams” , “Models.com” Retrieved on 20 May 2014.
^ "Sharon Stone Goes Nude For Harper's Bazaar" . The Huffington Post . 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "Allison Williams For Harper: The Fashion Shoot" . 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "Portfolio" . Portfolio . Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "Mark Abarahams shoots Cindy Crawford | Centrefold Magazine" . Centrefold Magazine . Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "Susan Sarandon, 69, Is the Gorgeous New Face of L'Oréal Paris!" . 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "Susan Sarandon Is The New Face Of L'Oréal" . NYLON . 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "L'Oreal – Portfolio One" . portfolioone.com . Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "HELENA SOPAR – AVON CAMPAIGN / PHOTO BY MARK ABRAHAMS" . HIGHER MODELS - blog . 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "Neiman Marcus – Portfolio One" . portfolioone.com . Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "Chuck Taylor: "CONNECTIVITY" Print Ad by Anomaly New York" . Coloribus.com . Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "Catherine Zeta-Jones | LA Family" . www.lafamily.com . Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "thebarberoshop - Personal network" . cargocollective.com . Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "Mark Abrahams - Timeline | Facebook" . www.facebook.com . Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ "Meet Omega's New Star: Naomie Harris" . 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ Belan, Kelly. “Jaguar Brings Mark Abrahams’s “Two Colours” Photo Gallery to Moscow” , “PopSop.com ” 10 September 2012. Retrieved on 20 May 2014.
^ Kleiner, Yeugenia. “‘Two Colors' Unnerves Celebs” , “The Moscow Times ”, Moscow, 27 September 2012. Retrieved on 20 May 2014.
^ Yvonne. "Mark Abrahams Photography Book Launch Event" . Socially Superlative . Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ Frey, James; Abrahams, Mark (2011-10-31). Mark Abrahams . Bologna, Italy: Damiani. ISBN 9788862081382 .
^ Noble, Barnes &. "Mark Abrahams by Mark Abrahams, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble" . www.barnesandnoble.com . Retrieved 2016-08-16 .
^ a b "The Cannon Canon: Mark Abrahams Photo Exhibit - theFashionSpot" . 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2016-08-16 .