Marc Cartwright is an American

United States

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 celebrity 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,...

 photographer who runs a photography studio based in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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. He is known for portraits of film and television actors.

Cartwright was born on January 15, 1975 in Orange, New Jersey

Orange, New Jersey

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 and raised in Riverhead, New York. In 1997, Cartwright graduated from New York University

New York University

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 where he studied semantics

Semantics

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 and the relationship between media

Mass media

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 and society

Society

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. During his last semester of attending NYU, Cartwright discovered photography through fulfilling an art requirement associated with his Bachelor of Science degree. Cartwright appeared in commercials and print ads for such clients as Coca Cola, Arrid

Arrid

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 and Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger

Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...

. In 2002, he appeared on the cover of Instinct Magazine's 5th anniversary issue where he began paying particular attention to the production side of image making.

Marc Cartwright's work has been published in magazines such as Cosmopolitan (magazine)

Cosmopolitan (magazine)

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, Seventeen (magazine)

Seventeen (magazine)

Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications. News Corporation bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst in 2003. It is still in the...

, OK!

OK!

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 and People (magazine)

People (magazine)

In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...

 to name a few. Cartwright has appeared on MTV as a featured photographer and has photographed movie posters and DVD covers for various films.

Celebrities photographed by Cartwright include Penn Badgley

Penn Badgley

Penn Dayton Badgley is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dan Humphrey on the CW television series Gossip Girl. He has also starred in the movies John Tucker Must Die, The Stepfather, and Easy A....

, Jessalyn Gilsig

Jessalyn Gilsig

Jessalyn Gilsig is a Canadian actress known for her roles in the television series Boston Public, Nip/Tuck and as Will Schuester's ex-wife Terri Schuester in Glee...

, James Van Der Beek

James Van Der Beek

James William Van Der Beek, Jr. is an American television, film, and stage actor, known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery in The WB series Dawson's Creek...

, Rena Sofer

Rena Sofer

Rena Sherel Sofer is an American actress, primarily known for her appearances in daytime television, episodic guest appearances, and made-for-television movies...

, Tia Mowry

Tia Mowry

Tia Dashon Mowry-Hardrict is an American actress. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tia Landry on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister...

, Erik King

Erik King

Erik King is an American actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Sgt. Doakes on Showtime's television series Dexter.-Early life:King attended Morehouse College, where he won a varsity letter in track and field and graduated summa cum laude. For his honors thesis, he adapted the 1985 film...

, Reid Scott (My Boys

My Boys

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), Kaitlin Olson

Kaitlin Olson

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, Clifton Powell

Clifton Powell

-Movie career:Powell is known for playing the role of Pinky in the 2000 comedy film, Next Friday and its 2002 sequel, Friday After Next. Powell stars also in the Indie thriller Chain Letter.In 2009 he played "Bowman" in the film Just Another Day...

 and Naturi Naughton

Naturi Naughton

Naturi Cora Maria Naughton is an American singer, rapper and actress best known for formerly being one-third of the R&B trio 3LW, and the starring role of Denise in the remake of Fame.- Early life :...

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Photography Awards

• 5th Annual Photography Masters Cup Nominee in the Professional category: Fashion 2011
• 6th Annual Black and White Spider Awards Nominee in the Professional category: Fashion 2011
• 5th Annual Black and White Spider Awards Nominee in the Professional category: Nature 2010

External links

• Marc Cartwright Official Photography Website
• http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2124277/Marc Cartwright at the Internet Movie Database
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