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| Michael Weschler has been making pictures since 1975, when he started doing portraits of his friends at the age of seven with a Kodak 110 camera. After studying Architecture, Michael switched to Fine Art Photography at Cal State University & began showing his photographs, installations, and 20x24 Polaroids in galleries. After gaining experience working alongside high-profile photographers like Peggy Sirota, the larger assignments gave him the confidence to quickly rise as a renowned photographer in his own right. Known for capturing the detail, personality, and moment that make a photograph unforgettable, Michael is now highly sought after to collaborate with other talented creatives. His Portrait work includes notable personalities: Richard Gere, Liam Neeson, Don Cheadle, Liev Schreiber, Isaac Mizrahi, LeAnn Rimes, Meredith Vieira, Carrie Underwood, Wolfgang Puck, John McEnroe, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus to name a few. His Editorial work has run in magazines such as GQ, Vogue, Oprah, Allure, Life, Newsweek, Stern, Men's Health, Dwell, Food & Wine and more. He has worked collaboratively on many books and his pictures have been included in Photography textbooks, most notably, "Photography in Focus". Michael has captured interiors for Giorgio Armani, Ferragammo, and Frederic Fekkai as well as The Gramercy Park Hotel, Grand Hyatt, Liberty Hotel & Hotel Carlton. His Portrait & Lifestyle work has also graced the covers of many magazines such as U.S. News & World Report, and he works frequently for such high profile newspapers as The New York Times. Recent Ad campaigns include Nestle, Marriot, Bank of America, and National Car Rental. His personal work has been exhibited in art galleries and museums from LA to NY to Paris, and he is a professional member of American Society of Media Photographers, along with American Photographic Artists. Recent photography awards include two Honorable Mentions in The International Photography Awards and grants to teach Photography from The California Arts Commission. Michael has a studio in New York City, but travels frequently to Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, & around the world. |
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| Specialities |
- Portraiture - Editorial/Magazi...
- Life Style/People
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Portraiture - Editorial/Magazine Life Style/People
| Awards |
| Two Honorable Mentions for the International Photography Awards |
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| Client List |
| AARP
Allure
Architectural Digest
Bank of America
Country Living
Dwell
Elle
Elle Decor
Esquire
Food & Wine
Forbes
Frederic Fekkai
Giorgio Armani
Gotham
GQ
Hillstone Restaurant Group
House Beautiful
Hyatt
Inc. Magazine
InStyle
Kenmore
LA Confidential
Laurence King Publishing
Life
Loft Publications
Loreal
The Los Angeles Times
Marriott Hotels
Martha Stewart Living
Men's Health
Natural Resources Defense Council
National Car Rental
National Pork Board
Nestle
Newsweek
The New York Times
Oprah
Parade
Parents
Ralph Lauren
Random House
Real Simple
Rizzoli
Self
The Sierra Club
Splenda
Starwood Resorts
Stern
Taschen
Time
Town & Country
Traditional Home
Vogue
Wolfgang Puck
Woman's Day
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| Keywords |
| lifestyle photographer, new york city, portrait, editorial, advertising, commercial, print |
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Michael Weschler has been making pictures since 1975, when he started doing portraits of his friends at the age of seven with a Kodak 110 camera. After studying Architecture, Michael switched to Fine Art Photography at Cal State University & began showing his photographs, installations, and 20x24 Polaroids in galleries. After gaining experience working alongside high-profile photographers like Peggy Sirota, the larger assignments gave him the confidence to quickly rise as a renowned photographer in his own right. Known for capturing the detail, personality, and moment that make a photograph unforgettable, Michael is now highly sought after to collaborate with other talented creatives. His Portrait work includes notable personalities: Richard Gere, Liam Neeson, Don Cheadle, Liev Schreiber, Isaac Mizrahi, LeAnn Rimes, Meredith Vieira, Carrie Underwood, Wolfgang Puck, John McEnroe, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus to name a few. His Editorial work has run in magazines such as GQ, Vogue, Oprah, Allure, Life, Newsweek, Stern, Men's Health, Dwell, Food & Wine and more. He has worked collaboratively on many books and his pictures have been included in Photography textbooks, most notably, "Photography in Focus". Michael has captured interiors for Giorgio Armani, Ferragammo, and Frederic Fekkai as well as The Gramercy Park Hotel, Grand Hyatt, Liberty Hotel & Hotel Carlton. His Portrait & Lifestyle work has also graced the covers of many magazines such as U.S. News & World Report, and he works frequently for such high profile newspapers as The New York Times. Recent Ad campaigns include Nestle, Marriot, Bank of America, and National Car Rental. His personal work has been exhibited in art galleries and museums from LA to NY to Paris, and he is a professional member of American Society of Media Photographers, along with American Photographic Artists. Recent photography awards include two Honorable Mentions in The International Photography Awards and grants to teach Photography from The California Arts Commission. Michael has a studio in New York City, but travels frequently to Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, & around the world.
lifestyle photographer, new york city, portrait, editorial, advertising, commercial, print
