Robin Derrick
Encyclopedia
Robin Derrick is a British
fashion
, portrait
, flower
, and still life
photographer and the creative director
of British Vogue
.
. He currently lives in London
with his wife
, make-up artist Lisa Eldridge.
At sixteen years old, Robin Derrick was an A-level student at Filton Technical College in Bristol, England. He was inspired when he walked into a lecture and found an October 1976 Diamond Jubilee
copy of Vogue
with a cut-glass logo and a plain red cover that had ben left on his desk he cut put all the pictures and put them on his bedroom wall. The pictures inside were by Guy Bourdin
and David Bailey; In 2004 he had his first solo photography exhibition in Paris
.
, Spanish
, and Japanese
), Glamour
(British
and Glamour
), 10 Magazine, GQ, Dolce Vita. His advertising client list includes Giorgo Armani, Rimmel, Monsoon, Phase 8, Levis, E45, Nestle, Lux, Umberto Giannini, Clairol, Bacardi, Boots, and Air France.
Additionally, he has co-edited three photography books, including Unseen Vogue: The Secret History Of Fashion Photography, and People in Vogue: A Century of Portrait Photography, and has shown his own work.
People in Vogue: A Century of Portraits by Robin Derrick and Robin Muir - Little, Brown Book Group 2005
Unseen Vogue: The Secret History of Fashion Photography by Robin Derrick and Robin Muir - Little, Brown Book Group 2004
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
, portrait
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
, flower
Flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to effect reproduction, usually by providing a mechanism for the union of sperm with eggs...
, and still life
Still life photography
Still life photography is the depiction of inanimate subject matter, most typically a small grouping of objects. Still life photography, more so than other types of photography, such as landscape or portraiture, gives the photographer more leeway in the arrangement of design elements within a...
photographer and the creative director
Creative Director
A creative director is a position often found within the graphic design, film, music, fashion, advertising, media or entertainment industries, but may be useful in other creative organizations such as web development and software development firms as well....
of British Vogue
Vogue (British magazine)
The British edition of Vogue is a fashion magazine that has been published since 1916.When British Vogue was launched, it was the first overseas edition of an existing fashion magazine. Under the magazine's first editor, Elspeth Champcommunal, the magazine was essentially the same as the American...
.
Biography
Robin Derrick was born on 29 May 1962, in EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He currently lives in London
London
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with his wife
Wife
A wife is a female partner in a marriage. The rights and obligations of the wife regarding her spouse and others, and her status in the community and in law, varies between cultures and has varied over time.-Origin and etymology:...
, make-up artist Lisa Eldridge.
At sixteen years old, Robin Derrick was an A-level student at Filton Technical College in Bristol, England. He was inspired when he walked into a lecture and found an October 1976 Diamond Jubilee
Diamond Jubilee
A Diamond Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 60th anniversary in the case of a person or a 75th anniversary in the case of an event.- Thailand :...
copy of Vogue
Vogue (British magazine)
The British edition of Vogue is a fashion magazine that has been published since 1916.When British Vogue was launched, it was the first overseas edition of an existing fashion magazine. Under the magazine's first editor, Elspeth Champcommunal, the magazine was essentially the same as the American...
with a cut-glass logo and a plain red cover that had ben left on his desk he cut put all the pictures and put them on his bedroom wall. The pictures inside were by Guy Bourdin
Guy Bourdin
Guy Louis Bourdin , born Guy Louis Banarès, was a French fashion photographer.-Life and career:Guy Louis Banarès was born December 2, 1928, at 7 Rue Popincourt, Paris...
and David Bailey; In 2004 he had his first solo photography exhibition in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Professional Work
His editorial client list includes Vogue (British, GermanGerman language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, and Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
), Glamour
Glamour magazine
Glamour magazine means:* Glamour magazine, a U.S. publication aimed at a predominantly female readership* a girlie magazine aimed at a male readership featuring photographs of women...
(British
British English
British English, or English , is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere...
and Glamour
American English
American English is a set of dialects of the English language used mostly in the United States. Approximately two-thirds of the world's native speakers of English live in the United States....
), 10 Magazine, GQ, Dolce Vita. His advertising client list includes Giorgo Armani, Rimmel, Monsoon, Phase 8, Levis, E45, Nestle, Lux, Umberto Giannini, Clairol, Bacardi, Boots, and Air France.
Additionally, he has co-edited three photography books, including Unseen Vogue: The Secret History Of Fashion Photography, and People in Vogue: A Century of Portrait Photography, and has shown his own work.
Photo Books
Vogue Covers: On Fashion's Front Page by Robin Derrick and Robin Muir - Little, Brown Book Group 2008People in Vogue: A Century of Portraits by Robin Derrick and Robin Muir - Little, Brown Book Group 2005
Unseen Vogue: The Secret History of Fashion Photography by Robin Derrick and Robin Muir - Little, Brown Book Group 2004