Stan Malinowski (born Stanley Edward Malinowski, Jr. on November 2, 1936 in

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) is an American photographer known for his

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Early life

Malinowski is the only child of Regina Grajewski (who returned to her maiden name after divorce) and Stanley Malinowski, Sr. He studied at Loyola University,

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and

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; majoring in engineering, psychology and photography. His instructors included Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind.

Career

Having grown up in Chicago, ''

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'' magazine seemed a natural fit for the budding photographer. "I brought some slides to Playboy, asked if I could return to show more and a month later walked away with my first assignment." Malinowski would move on to ''

Penthouse magazine ''Penthouse'' is a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione. It combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictures of women that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore pornographic pictures of women. Although Guccione was American, ...

'' where he worked with

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. While there, the art director at ''Vogue magazine'', Rochelle Udell and Alexander Liberman saw his photos in ''Penthouse'' and brought him in to shoot a spread. This led to a thriving career in high fashion shooting for ''Harper's Bazaar magazine'' (including French and Italian editions), Vogue along with various

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and

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ads. Malinowski photographed

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s including

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and

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. On November 1, 2008 a retrospective of his works was shown alongside artist and photographe
Nick Azzaro
"From Fantasy to Fashion" showcased works beginning with ''Playboy'' covers in the 1960s and moving to his international photo shoots over the following 25 years. Subjects included

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and

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among others. The two-man show contrasted the fashion scene of past decades with current trends, highlighting shooting locations throughout Chicago.

Influences

Malinowski claimed to have been influenced by

Victor Skrebneski Victor Paul Skrebneski (December 17, 1929 – April 4, 2020) was an American photographer born in Chicago to parents of Polish and Russian heritage. He was educated at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1943 and attended the Illinois I ...

Irving Penn Irving Penn (June 16, 1917October 7, 2009) was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at ''Vogue'' magazine, and independent advertising work for clients including Is ...

Richard Avedon Richard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Vogue'' and ''Elle'' specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and danc ...

Bert Stern Bertram Stern (October 3, 1929 – June 26, 2013) was an American commercial photographer. Biography Stern was the son of Jewish immigrants and grew up in Brooklyn. His father worked as a children's portrait photographer. After dropping out of h ...

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, Will McBride, Horn & Griner and most of all

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and

Hans Feurer Hans Feurer (born Hanspeter Feurer, September 22, 1939) is a Swiss fashion photographer who lives in Zürich, Switzerland. Biography Hans Feurer was born in Switzerland in 1939. After studying art there, he worked as a graphic artist, illustra ...

. He works and resides in Chicago.

External links

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