New York based Manolo Campion describes his work as location based fashion photography. We love his strong contrasts, colour and soft light.

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Q&A

Name: Manolo Campion
Year of Birth: 1977
Nationality: American
Based In: New York
Website: http://www.manolocampion.com

How would you describe your style?
Location based photography with a love for the natural, urban, and sexy sides of life.

What do you think is your best work so far?
Hmm… seems to change a lot . Right now it’s a shoot I just did in Sydney. The idea was ‘a day in the life’ of two best friends. I captured them smoking and sun bathing on their hillside rooftop and riding their BMX bikes to the ocean – the shoot was spontaneous and we all had lots of fun. In the end I’m as happy with the images as I am with having had the experience of shooting it.

Three people you would love to work with:
Karen Elson, Lara Stone, Shannan Click

Who do you think is one to watch?
Barack Obama.

Influences

I started out working in the film business but didn’t end up liking it. I was going to community college and my mom signed me up for a summer photo program – still dont know what made her do that.
My favorite thing to do was to take friends out to the desert, give them some wine and take photos.
I decided to study photography in school and after graduating I moved to London to assist and learn everything I could about the business.

We had a sort of hippie, nomadic lifestyle growing up… with all the moving from here to there, my sister and I had no choice but to become adaptable.
What began as something that I complained about has ended up being something that I’m thankful for.

My wife
She listens when I need to bitch, helps me with all my editing and to narrow down ideas… half the time I end up pissed off, but she’s usually always right in the end.

Inspirations

Photographers
Mario Sorrenti, Avedon, Bill Henson, Craig McDean

Directors
Akira Kurosawa, Wong Kar Wai, Kubrick

Music
Lupe Fiasco, Death From Above, Deftones, 2pac