Jonathan Mannion
Jonathan Mannion (born December 3, 1970) is a photographer and film director.[1] Mannion has shot over 300 album covers working with hip hop and R&B performers including Jay Z, Dr. Dre, Aaliyah, Outkast, Nas, Nicki Minaj, Brandy Norwood and Kendrick Lamar. He was also the photographer behind the Beats by Dre "Straight Outta" campaign.[2]
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| Born | December 3, 1970 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College |
| Occupation | Photographer & Film Director |
| Website | jonathanmannion |
Early life and education
With English and American ancestry, he was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His father and mother are both Midwest artists. His mother is from London and his father from Brooklyn.[3] Mannion studied at Kenyon College in Ohio graduating with honors. In 1996 he moved from Cleveland to New York City.
Career
New York and Richard Avedon
Mannion worked for a year with photographer Richard Avedon[4] in his Manhattan studio. Avedon had always been a major influence to Mannion as a young art student. Mannion went on to work with photographers Ben Watts, Steven Klein and Marc Hom.
Jay-Z and hip hop
In 1996, Mannion was commissioned, in his first major record company contract, to take photos of Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z for Reasonable Doubt.[5][6][7][8] Mannion has gone on from that first assignment to photograph twenty years of hip hop history. Performers include: Aaliyah, Eminem, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne and others.[9]
Mannion versus Coors Brewing Company
In Mannion versus Coors Brewing Company Mannion successfully sued Coors for their unlicensed use of his photograph in one of their advertisements.[10][11]
Album Credits
Notes
- "Video Static: Music Video News: Sugar Management". Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- Somuah, Andrew (10 August 2015). "Beats By Dre Link Up With Photographer Jonathan Mannion For Straight Outta Compton Campaign". The Source. The Northstar Group. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- According to Mannion, quoted in Meka Udoh, "Jonathan Mannion: Desire", Hiphop Dx.
- "Jonathan Mannion Opening", Hollywood Obsessions, September 8, 2007.
- Jonathan Mannion: Photographs: Exhibitions on washingtonpost.com's City Guide
- Jonathan Mannion's Jay-Z portrait at Planet Hollywood's Sapporo event | MTV News You R Here
- http://www.hwobs.com/events/09_28_07_event.php
- Jonathan Mannion Photographs - Best Bet - AT Art - AOL Video
- Photographer Jonathan Mannion Dishes On Lil Wayne, DMX, More - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
- "Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co., 530 F.Supp.2d 543 (S.D.N.Y.2008)". Google Scholar. Google. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- Wolff, Nancy (2010). The Professional Photographer's Legal Handbook. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 1581158076. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
References and links
- Mannion's site
- MTV News Segment, June 2008
- http://www.dotspotter.com/news/788761_Aaliyah_In_a_Jonathan_Mannion_PhotoShoot
- http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1299131135&channel=196565916
- http://www.rebrand.com/page372.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101120021434/http://www.videostatic.com/vs/sugar_management/index.html
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=cityguide/profile&id=1138575&categories=Exhibits&venueid=791999
- http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/lifestyle-features/id.1085/title.jonathan-mannion-desire/p.2
- http://www.freshnessmag.com/v4/2006/06/26/jonathan-mannion-222-gallery-la/
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