Steven Sebring (born 1966) is an American photographer, filmmaker and producer. His 2008 documentary '' Patti Smith: Dream of Life'' earned him a Sundance Award for Excellence in Cinematography and a

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nomination. He also directed the concert-documentary film ''Horses: Patti Smith and her Band'' premiering at Tribeca Film Festival in 2018.

Life and career

Raised in Arizona, Sebring experimented with photography in high school before moving to Europe for several years, beginning his career in fashion photography. In 1995, Sebring was commissioned by '' Spin'' magazine to photograph singer-songwriter and poet

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, establishing a relationship that culminated in Sebring filming Smith over 11 years to produce the documentary film ''Dream of Life'' in his directorial debut, for which he received many accolades. Sebring's editorial photographs and films have been featured in ''Vogue'', '' W'', and ''Vanity Fair'', and he has shot and directed campaigns for

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, Estée Lauder,

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, and more. In 2014, Sebring collaborated with supermodel

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to create ''Study of Pose'', a book chronicling 1,000 different poses. The book was accompanied by an exhibition of the same name at Milk Gallery, as well as interactive videos for each pose through a companion app, allowing viewers to manipulate each image to see Rocha's pose from any angle, emphasizing its use beyond just an art tome as a veritable reference book. Sebring's work has been the subject of numerous gallery shows and exhibitions, most notably a three-day multimedia installation at the

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titled "Revolution," showcasing works that paid tribute to

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and

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, both of whom Sebring counts as influences. In 2018, Sebring photographed the cover art for supergroup

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's album ''

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'' in addition to a 58-minute holographic film accompanying the music, earning ''Eat the Elephant'' the title of the "world's first hologram album".

Selected exhibitions

A few of Steven Sebring's exhibitions are listed below: 2014 * ''Study of Pose'', Milk Gallery, New York 2013 * ''Revolution'',

, New York 2011 * ''Illumination'', (in conjunction with

) Milk Gallery, New York 2010 * ''Objects of Life'', (in conjunction with

) Robert Miller Gallery, New York

Publications

* ''Bygone Days''. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, Inc. 2005. * ''Lalanne''. New York: Reed Krakoff/Paul Kasmin/Ben Brown. 2007. * ''Patti Smith: Dream of Life''. Companion book to the documentary film, including photographs by

. New York:

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. 2008. * ''Study of Pose''. New York: Harper's Design. With an introduction by

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. 2014.

Filmography

*'' Patti Smith: Dream of Life'' (2008) *''Horses: Patti Smith and her Band'' (2018)

References

External links

Steven Sebring's websiteSebring RevolutionBygone DaysDream of Life
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