Marco Grob
Marco Grob (born February 19, 1965 in Olten ) is a Swiss portrait and fashion photographer based in New York .
Life
Grob started out as an assistant to a photographer in Los Angeles . After returning to Switzerland, he opened a studio and worked as a “ still life ” photographer until 2003. After a long stay in Spain , Grob decided to devote himself to portrait and fashion photography from now on. Years of traveling followed, during which Grob worked and lived in Hamburg and Berlin and for two years in Cape Town . In 2008 he moved to New York.
Grob photographed the American President Barack Obama , US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , the astronaut Buzz Aldrin , Hollywood stars such as George Clooney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Jeff Bridges , Sandra Bullock , Julianne Moore , Uma Thurman , Kevin Costner and Colin Firth , musicians like Elton John , P! nk , Seal , Boy George , Dave Gahan , Kanye West , Tom Jones , Grace Jones and Chuck Berry and the bands Deep Purple and Status Quo . He works for New York Magazine and Time , Forbes (magazine), Vogue , Men's Vogue, GQ , Vanity Fair , Marie Claire , Elle , Cosmopolitan and Zeit magazine .
In 2007 Marco Grob was awarded the Hasselblad Masters. Between 2003 and 2008 he received two shortlists at the Cannes Lions Festival , a Loerie Award in gold and awards from the Swiss, German and American Art Directors Club . The Canton of Solothurn honored his work with the Solothurn Art Prize 2011.
For Beyond 9/11 he won an Emmy Award, a New York Art Directors Club Gold Award and a "Picture of the Year" award in 2012. His work Beyond 9/11 , which Grob produced for Time Magazine on the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the New York Trade Center, was accepted into the Smithonian's collection and is on display at the National 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York.
Web links
- Marco Grob's website
- Marco Grob on the Hasselblad website
- TIME [Beyond 9/11] Portraits of Resilience
- Trailer for the film Beyond 9/11 , which was produced by Grob. on the HBO website.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rough, Marco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss fashion photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 19, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Olten |