Role Photographer | Name Jonathan Mannion Website jonathanmannion.com | |
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Born December 3, 1970 (age 53) ( 1970-12-03 ) Occupation Photographer & Film Director Profiles | ||
Photographer jonathan mannion
Jonathan Mannion (born December 3, 1970) is a noted photographer and film director. Mannion has shot over 300 album covers working with hip hop performers including Jay Z, Dr. Dre, Aaliyah, Outkast, Nas, Nicki Minaj and Kendrick Lamar. Most recently he was the photographer behind the Beats by Dre "Straight Outta" campaign.
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- Photographer jonathan mannion
- Fader tv jonathan mannion at milk gallery
- Early life and education
- New York and Richard Avedon
- Jay Z and hip hop
- Mannion versus Coors Brewing Company
- References
Fader tv jonathan mannion at milk gallery
Early life and education
With English and American ancestry, he was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His father and mother are both Midwest artists. His mother is from London and his father from Brooklyn. Mannion studied at Kenyon College in Ohio graduating with honors. In 1996 he moved from Cleveland to New York City.
New York and Richard Avedon
Mannion worked for a year with photographer Richard Avedon in his Manhattan studio. Avedon had always been a major influence to Mannion as a young art student. Mannion went on to work with photographers Ben Watts, Steven Klein and Marc Hom.
Jay-Z and hip hop
In 1996, Mannion was commissioned, in his first major record company contract, to take photos of Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z for Reasonable Doubt. Mannion has gone on from that first assignment to photograph twenty years of hip hop history. Performers include: Aaliyah, Eminem, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne and others.
Mannion versus Coors Brewing Company
In Mannion versus Coors Brewing Company Mannion sued Coors for their unlicensed use of his photograph in one of their advertisements.
