Glen Luchford
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Glen Luchford is a British
fashion photographer
and film director.
Luchford first signed with the New York Agency, Art and Commerce, at the age of 24. In 1997, he signed exclusively to Prada
, and has since shot advertising campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Levi's, Mercedes-Benz
and Calvin Klein
. He has collaborated extensively with British artist Jenny Saville
with shows at Gagosian Gallery, MOMA and The Victoria And Albert Museum, and has had editorial work featured in magazines such as The Face
, Arena
, i-D
, UK,French, US and Italian Vogue.
Luchford's style is influenced by his love of cinema
. He prefers to work in the studio using elaborate lighting set ups to create his evocative and cinematic images.
In 2001 Luchford directed the film 'Here to Where', about a filmmaker wanting to make a film about a man stranded at an airport. Nominated for the Michael Powell award at the Edinbourgh Film Festival. The film is considered to be an inspiration for Steven Spielberg
's The Terminal
.
In May 2009, Luchford signed exclusively with the agency Art Partner, and completed his first solo monograph with Steidl/Dangin.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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...
and film director.
Luchford first signed with the New York Agency, Art and Commerce, at the age of 24. In 1997, he signed exclusively to Prada
Prada
Prada S.p.A. is an Italian fashion label specializing in luxury goods for men and women , founded by Mario Prada.-Foundations:...
, and has since shot advertising campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Levi's, Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
and Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
. He has collaborated extensively with British artist Jenny Saville
Jenny Saville
Jenny Saville is a contemporary British painter; best known as one of the Young British Artists. She is known for her large-scale painted depictions of naked women.-Life and career:Saville works and lives in Oxford, England...
with shows at Gagosian Gallery, MOMA and The Victoria And Albert Museum, and has had editorial work featured in magazines such as The Face
The Face (magazine)
The Face was a British music, fashion and culture monthly magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan.-1980s:Logan had previously created the teen pop magazine Smash Hits, and had been an editor at the New Musical Express in the 1970s before launching The Face in 1980.The magazine was influential in...
, Arena
Arena (magazine)
Arena was a British monthly men's magazine. The magazine was created in 1986 by Nick Logan, who had started The Face in 1980, to focus on trends in fashion and entertainment. British graphic designer Neville Brody, who had designed The Face, designed Arena's launch appearance.The magazine featured...
, i-D
I-D
i-D is a British magazine dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture. i-D was founded by designer and former Vogue art director Terry Jones in 1980. The first issue was published in the form of a hand-stapled fanzine with text produced on a typewriter...
, UK,French, US and Italian Vogue.
Luchford's style is influenced by his love of cinema
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
. He prefers to work in the studio using elaborate lighting set ups to create his evocative and cinematic images.
In 2001 Luchford directed the film 'Here to Where', about a filmmaker wanting to make a film about a man stranded at an airport. Nominated for the Michael Powell award at the Edinbourgh Film Festival. The film is considered to be an inspiration for Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
's The Terminal
The Terminal
The Terminal is a 2004 American comedy-drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones. It is about a man trapped in a terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport when he is denied entry into the United States and at the same time cannot...
.
In May 2009, Luchford signed exclusively with the agency Art Partner, and completed his first solo monograph with Steidl/Dangin.