David Drebin
Encyclopedia
David Drebin is a photographer known for his sexy, intrigue-filled images of celebrities and non-celebrities alike. “I like pictures that are often duplicitous and have hidden meanings,” Drebin has said. He has shot ad campaigns internationally for companies such as American Express
and Davidoff
and has contributed to magazines ranging from Vanity Fair, Travel + Leisure, and GQ to Elle and Rolling Stone. He has also made portraits of Charlize Theron
, John Legend
, Sandra Bernhard
, Kevin Bacon
, and Diane Von Furstenberg
.
Drebin’s first monograph, Love and Other Stories, was published by Daab in 2007. On April 1, 2009, his photograph Movie Star sold for $16,250 at the Phillips De Pury & Company
spring photographs auction in New York. Celebrity collectors of Drebin’s work include Elton John
and Ben Stiller
.
Drebin grew up in Toronto, Canada, and moved to New York City to attend Parsons The New School for Design
. He graduated in 1996 and is still based in New York. He is associated with numerous galleries around the world, including Guy Hepner in Los Angeles, Young Gallery in Brussels, Contessa Gallery in Cleveland and Elipsis Gallery in Istanbul. Drebin is represented by Stockland Martel
.
Drebin is exclusively represented in Europe by Camera Work Gallery in Berlin.
American Express
American Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best...
and Davidoff
Davidoff
Davidoff is a Swiss luxury tobacco goods brand name, which is carried by a range of products including cigars, cigarettes and pipe tobaccos. Its cigarette brand is currently owned by Imperial Tobacco but the company is otherwise independently owned....
and has contributed to magazines ranging from Vanity Fair, Travel + Leisure, and GQ to Elle and Rolling Stone. He has also made portraits of Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron is a South African actress, film producer and former fashion model.She rose to fame in the late 1990s following her roles in 2 Days in the Valley, Mighty Joe Young, The Devil's Advocate and The Cider House Rules...
, John Legend
John Legend
John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...
, Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard is an American comedian, singer, actress and author. She first gained attention in the late 1970s with her stand-up comedy in which she often bitterly critiques celebrity culture and political figures. Bernhard is number 97 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of...
, Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Norwood Bacon is an American film and theater actor whose notable roles include Animal House, Diner, Footloose, Flatliners, Wild Things, A Few Good Men, JFK, Apollo 13, Mystic River, The Woodsman, Trapped, Friday the 13th, Hollow Man, Tremors, Death Sentence, Frost/Nixon, Crazy, Stupid, Love....
, and Diane Von Furstenberg
Diane von Fürstenberg
Diane von Fürstenberg, formerly Princess Diane of Fürstenberg , is a Belgian-American fashion designer best known for her iconic wrap dress. She initially rose to prominence when she married into the German princely House of Fürstenberg, as the wife of Prince Egon of Fürstenberg...
.
Drebin’s first monograph, Love and Other Stories, was published by Daab in 2007. On April 1, 2009, his photograph Movie Star sold for $16,250 at the Phillips De Pury & Company
Phillips de Pury & Company
Phillips de Pury & Company is an auction house and art dealership, with offices in London, New York, Geneva, Berlin, Brussels, Los Angeles, Milan, Munich and Paris. Phillips conducts auctions in New York, London and Geneva in the areas of Contemporary Art, Photography, 20-21st Century Design, Art...
spring photographs auction in New York. Celebrity collectors of Drebin’s work include Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
and Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward "Ben" Stiller is an American comedian, actor, writer, film director, and producer. He is the son of veteran comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara....
.
Drebin grew up in Toronto, Canada, and moved to New York City to attend Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School For Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is the art and design college of The New School university. It is located in New York City's Greenwich Village, and has produced artists and designers such as Marc Jacobs, Dean and Dan Caten, Norman Rockwell, Donna Karan, Jane...
. He graduated in 1996 and is still based in New York. He is associated with numerous galleries around the world, including Guy Hepner in Los Angeles, Young Gallery in Brussels, Contessa Gallery in Cleveland and Elipsis Gallery in Istanbul. Drebin is represented by Stockland Martel
Stockland Martel
Stockland Martel is a photo-representation agency headquartered in New York and founded in 1983 by Bill Stockland and Maureen Martel . The first person they signed was Walter Iooss, and in the years since they have developed a diverse international roster of award-winning photographers...
.
Drebin is exclusively represented in Europe by Camera Work Gallery in Berlin.