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American fashion and portrait photographer
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Mark Abrahams (born 1958) is an American fashion and portrait photographer known for his raw, black-and-white celebrity portraits. His work has been featured in Bazaar, Glamour, GQ, The New York Times Magazine, V, Vanity Fair, and Vogue.

Early life

Born in Santa Ana, California, Abrahams discovered photography after receiving a Nikon FM camera. In the 1980s, he worked as a truck driver while developing film in a darkroom he set up at home. By the 1990s, he began photographing musicians and supermodels, with his work appearing in international editions of Vogue and GQ.

Career

Abrahams' work has appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Glamour, GQ, Vanity Fair, Interview Magazine, and more. In 2015, he photographed Sharon Stone and Allison Williams for Harper's Bazaar. He has contributed over 630 editorial photographs featured in various fashion magazines and journals. He explains that in his portrait and editorial work, “The intent of it is to strip away all the norms and expectations and get to the heart of the matter."

Abrahams has photographed celebrities such as Julianne Moore, George Clooney, and Michelle Obama. He has worked on campaigns for brands like L'Oreal (featuring Susan Sarandon), Avon, Neiman Marcus, Converse, Warner Brother's Pictures, Barclay's Bank, and Omega. His work has been exhibited internationally, including the Jaguar Summer Museum in Moscow in an exhibition "Two Colors".

Publications

In 2011, Abrahams released a book of black-and-white portraits, Mark Abrahams, which was launched by Annie Lebovitz. "Annie said that when she looks at images, she sees the person and not the celebrity".

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  27. Frey, James; Abrahams, Mark (2011-10-31). Mark Abrahams. Bologna, Italy: Damiani. ISBN 9788862081382.
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