Website Henry Hargreaves Name Henry Hargreaves | Role Photographer | |
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Born 1979 New Zealand Occupation Still Life and Fashion Photographer Residence Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States | ||
Education University of Canterbury | ||
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Henry Hargreaves (born 1979 is a Brooklyn-based artist and food photographer.
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- Photographer henry hargreaves turns food into art from our sponsor
- Early life and education
- Restaurants
- Model
- Photographer
- Awards and recognition
- References
Early life and education
Henry Hargreaves grew up in New Zealand. In high school he took photography and then attended Canterbury University, earning a degree in American studies and film studies.
Restaurants
Hargreaves was a bartender at Schiller's on the lower east side of Manhattan for three years. He is a partner in Jack's Wife Freda in Soho and Saint Mazie in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Model
While traveling, Henry was approached and recruited by a modeling agent. He modeled for Prada, YSL, Hermes, Lacoste, and Jil Sander. He modeled full-time for three years and was labeled one of the biggest models of 2002 and 2003.
Photographer
Hargreaves learned photography techniques from speaking with photographers and experimented with his own set. He works out of a studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and shoots for clients such as Ralph Lauren, NY Magazine, GQ, NYLON, Boucheron, Marie Claire, and Sagmeister. In 2010, he published the book 3DD: A 3-D Celebration of Breasts followed by 3DD Deluxe: Bigger and Better in 2011. Hargreaves uses food as a medium in his photo series, including: Burning Calories,Food of the Rainbow, Mark Rice-Ko, Jello-O presidents, Edible Subway, Bacon Alphabet, and No Seconds. Other still life photo series include Zen of Yoda, Deep-Fried Gadgets, and Game Over. Hargreaves featured his photography in exhibitions at the Herter Gallery at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, The Lunch Box Gallery in Miami, Florida, and Bushwick Open Studios, an art and culture festival. Henry Hargreaves also makes short animated videos.