Terry Richardson

Photographer

Terry Richardson is a photographer known for his sexually provocative fashion imagery. Richardson was born in 1965 and grew up on both the east and west coasts of America, experiencing the tail end of the LA punk scene. Richardson's early work was influenced by the lower east side of New York, documenting the underground scene in raw, uncompromising, even brutal pictures. Said pictures attracted fashion designer Katharine Hamnett, and resulted in a controversial campaign which revealed the female models' pubic hair that ran throughout Europe and Asia.

Using basic equipment, Richardson creates an informal, verité style for his sexually provocative aesthetic, which captured the attention of the fashion world and made him one of the most in-demand photographers in the 1990s and 2000s. He has worked for British, French and Japanese Vogue, W magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Arena, Arena Homme Plus, Spin, The Face, Vogue Homme International, Dazed & Confused, i-D, Richardson and Index magazines. Advertising clients that have been attracted to Richardson's editorial style include Gucci, for whom he photographed the main campaign in A/W 01, Paul and Joe, Hysteric Glamour, Sisley, Levi's, Jigsaw and Hennes. Richardson has also moved into directing and has worked on a music video for the band Death in Vegas and a short film for Uth. His personal work has been exhibited in Japan, New York and London.

In January 2018, it was reported that Richardson was under investigation by the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Squad in relation to multiple sexual assault allegations.

Terry Richardson is a photographer known for his sexually provocative fashion imagery. Richardson was born in 1965 and grew up on both the east and west coasts of America, experiencing the tail end of the LA punk scene. Richardson's early work was influenced by the lower east side of New York, documenting the underground scene in raw, uncompromising, even brutal pictures. Said pictures attracted fashion designer Katharine Hamnett, and resulted in a controversial campaign which revealed the female models' pubic hair that ran throughout Europe and Asia.

Using basic equipment, Richardson creates an informal, verité style for his sexually provocative aesthetic, which captured the attention of the fashion world and made him one of the most in-demand photographers in the 1990s and 2000s. He has worked for British, French and Japanese Vogue, W magazine, Harper's Bazaar, Arena, Arena Homme Plus, Spin, The Face, Vogue Homme International, Dazed & Confused, i-D, Richardson and Index magazines. Advertising clients that have been attracted to Richardson's editorial style include Gucci, for whom he photographed the main campaign in A/W 01, Paul and Joe, Hysteric Glamour, Sisley, Levi's, Jigsaw and Hennes. Richardson has also moved into directing and has worked on a music video for the band Death in Vegas and a short film for Uth. His personal work has been exhibited in Japan, New York and London.

In January 2018, it was reported that Richardson was under investigation by the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Squad in relation to multiple sexual assault allegations.

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