Bob Richardson (photographer)
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Bob George Richardson was an American
fashion photographer
. He is credited with bringing a street aesthetic and visceralness into fashion photography. His influence is evident in major fashion publications to this day.
He is the father of photographer Terry Richardson
.
Originally a graphic designer
in New York City
, Richardson did not pick up a camera until age 35. His rise to fashion fame was swift, although not without some battle on his part:
Richardson developed a reputation for being difficult to work with. He brought his life, which was tumultuous, into his art. He battled with bouts of schizophrenia
throughout his life. After making it to the top of the often catty and vicious world of fashion, getting paid up to $15,000 for a single image, he succumbed to his illness and ended up homeless on the streets of San Francisco. An old friend brought him back to New York City to teach at School of Visual Arts, a top photography school, and Richardson restarted his career in his sixties, once again working for such magazines as Italian Vogue
and British GQ
.
United States
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fashion photographer
Fashion photography
Fashion photography is a genre of photography devoted to displaying clothing and other fashion items. Fashion photography is most often conducted for advertisements or fashion magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, or Elle...
. He is credited with bringing a street aesthetic and visceralness into fashion photography. His influence is evident in major fashion publications to this day.
He is the father of photographer Terry Richardson
Terry Richardson
Terrence "Terry" Richardson is an American fashion photographer.-Early life:Richardson was born in New York City, the son of Bob Richardson, a fashion photographer who struggled with schizophrenia and drug abuse...
.
Originally a graphic designer
Graphic designer
A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, Richardson did not pick up a camera until age 35. His rise to fashion fame was swift, although not without some battle on his part:
Richardson developed a reputation for being difficult to work with. He brought his life, which was tumultuous, into his art. He battled with bouts of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...
throughout his life. After making it to the top of the often catty and vicious world of fashion, getting paid up to $15,000 for a single image, he succumbed to his illness and ended up homeless on the streets of San Francisco. An old friend brought him back to New York City to teach at School of Visual Arts, a top photography school, and Richardson restarted his career in his sixties, once again working for such magazines as Italian Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...
and British GQ
GQ (magazine)
GQ is a monthly men's magazine focusing on fashion, style, and culture for men, through articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books...
.