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GREG GORMAN

In Their Youth © Damiani 2009 © Photographs, Greg Gorman © The authors for the texts Damiani editore via Zanardi, 376 40131 Bologna - Italy t. +39 051 63 50 805 f. +39 051 63 47 188 info@damianieditore.it www.damianieditore.com editorial coordination Enrico Costanza editing Eleonora Pasqui ISBN: 978-88-6208-097-2 Printed in June 2009 by Grafiche Damiani, Bologna.

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GREG GORMAN

In Their Youth

For over four decades, Greg Gorman has continued to master the art of photography. From personality portraits and advertising campaigns to magazine layouts and fine art work, Mr. Gorman has developed and showcased a discriminating and unique style in his profession.

Gorman’s work documents that peculiar obsession of the 20th century celebrity. His photography is timeless and not confined to has-beens, hot properties, and wannabes. Each shot gives a picture of human nature in its infinite range.

Each picture is also a testament to the individual character. “For me a photograph is most successful when it doesn’t answer all the questions,” says Gorman, “and it leaves something to the imagination.”

Greg Gorman’s fine art work is represented worldwide by the Fahey/Klein Gallery of Los Angeles.

Mr. Gorman currently has several shows of his photographic works touring the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and China. In addition to gallery exhibitions, his work has recently been exhibited in museum shows such as the Scavi Scaligeri, in Verona, the Palacio Pombal in Lisbon, the Kunsthalle Vienna and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Currently, Mr. Gorman has several books in production one featuring his award winning l.a. Eyeworks campaign and another on his journalistic street photography in South East Asia. These releases will join his previously published books Greg Gorman Volume I, Greg Gorman Volume II, Inside Life, Perspectives, As I See It, and Just Between Us as well as the limited edition book of platinum prints, Odes to Pindar, published by The Journal of the 21st Century. Greg was honored to be one of the 55 photographers asked to shoot for an Editions Didier Millet book and exhibition 9 Days in the Kingdom: Thailand, released in the Fall of 2007.

Mr. Gorman has lectured and conducted seminars and workshops throughout the world. He currently conducts quarterly Digital Photographic Workshops at his studio in Mendocino, California (www.gormanworkshops.com).

Born in 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri, Mr. Gorman attended the University of Kansas with a major in photojournalism. He completed his studies at the University of Southern California; graduating with a master of fine arts degree in cinematography in 1972. Mr. Gorman has been recognized for his contribution to the world of photography as well as his charitable works being honored by such organizations as The Aids Healthcare Foundation, Focus on Aids, The Oscar De La Hoya Foundation, Vox/Out Voices of Style + Design, PETA, Angel Art, Pacific Design Center Stars of Design, and PawsLA. He currently spends his time between his homes in Los Angeles and Mendocino, California.

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