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Photographers who concentrate on shooting celebrities can usually be lumped into one of two categories. There are the irascible paparazzi, despised by celebrities for their tenacious, sometimes obsessive pursuit of catching the stars during their most private moments. Then there are the stereotypical studio photographers who are usually commissioned to capture the perfectly composed [...]

Michael Grecco has paid his dues to reach the lofty professional peak on which he now perches. His portraits—whether imaginative and quirky or classically clean and direct—are informed by years of work in the trenches, on location for newspapers and magazines. He photographs celebrities and scientists, business leaders and bands, boxers and rappers. It is [...]

While Greg Gorman may be best known for his stark and dramatic black-and-white portraits of the entertainment elite, he’s also directed music videos and commercials, shot CD/album covers, and undertaken still-photography ad campaigns for top multinational clients. His fine-art work, including striking and elegant explorations of the nude, is represented by Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los [...]

The collision of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ worlds-art and celebrity-manifested itself with a tabloid-worthy explosion of publicity, celebration, and homage last fall at the opening night of “Art World,” his highly touted show at Manhattan’s Mary Boone Gallery. Showcasing Greenfield-Sanders’ portraits of artists, the installation effused enough pre-opening glitz to be worthy of a film premier. As [...]