Rick Day (born July 30, 1962) is an
American photographer based in
New York City. His work concentrates on advertising photography and
video.
Biography
Day was born and raised in
Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville (; locally ) is a city in and the seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. Greenville is located approximately halfway be ...
. He moved to
Atlanta at the age of 18 and worked as a waiter and a
DJ. After seeing a book of work by
Bruce Weber, Day bought his first camera at the age of 28.
As a self-taught photographer, he began shooting models in the Atlanta area before moving to
Milan for a year. He later relocated to New York City in 1994 where he resides in the
East Village with his two dogs.
Career
Day's work is influenced by photographers Bruce Weber,
Herb Ritts and
Victor Skrebneski. His fashion spreads and images have been published in numerous publications including
''Elle'',
''Details'', ''
Vogue Italia'',
''Männer'',
''DNA'' and ''
GQ''.
He has shot advertising campaigns for
Goody's,
Gap,
Ritani and Rufskin. Celebrity subjects have included performers such as
Liza Minnelli
Liza May Minnelli ( ; born March 12, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and choreographer. Known for her commanding stage presence and powerful alto singing voice, Minnelli is among a rare group of performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy ...
and
Taylor Swift, athletes such as
Floyd Mayweather, and other public figures such as
Michael Strahan,
Nigel Barker,
Fabien Cousteau,
and
Robert Sepúlveda Jr.
Day published his first coffee table book, ''Players'', in 2008.
His second book, ''Pioneers'', released in 2010, debuted at number one on the
Amazon.com best-selling erotic book list.
''Players Two'' was published in 2011, and ''All Players'' was released in 2012. To date, all of Day's books have been released through publisher
Bruno Gmünder Verlag.
In 2015, he contributed photographs for
Kevin Clarke's ''The Art of Looking: The Life and Treasures of Collector Charles Leslie.''
The same year he co-directed his first music video for New York-based singer-songwriter AYER.
Bibliography
* ''Players'' –
Bruno Gmünder Verlag 2008
* ''Pioneers'' –
Bruno Gmünder Verlag 2010
* ''Players Two'' –
Bruno Gmünder Verlag 2011,
* ''All Players'' –
Bruno Gmünder Verlag 2012,
References
External links
Personal website
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American photographers
Living people
1962 births