STEVEN MEISEL

Steven Meisel was born in New York City in 1954. He is a true legend of fashion photography and one of the pioneers of the genre. Meisel studied at the High School of Art and Design in New York and Parsons The New School for Design, where he later returned as a teacher. After completing his studies, he began working as a fashion illustrator at Women’s Wear Daily. However, his passion for photography was too strong; Meisel finally left the magazine and started to work independently as a photographer. He took his first pictures in his own apartment and outdoors. His portfolio was noticed by the team of Seventeen magazine, who offered collaboration with him. In the late 1980s, Steven Meisel became one of the most famous commercial photographers. In 1988, he began working on Italian Vogue covers as the chief photographer. Meisel also collaborated with Vogue US, W Magazine, Vanity Fair, Harper’s Bazaar, Soho, and other world-famous glossy publications. Since 2004, he has produced many advertising campaigns for Prada, Versace, Dior, Valentino, Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Calvin Klein, Armani, Alberta Ferretti, Vera Wang, and more. In 2004, Meisel took part in the exhibition ‘Fashioning Fiction in Photography since 1990’ at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His works could also be seen at the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm and the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford. During his career, Steven Meisel has given no more than six interviews.