Greg Gorman (born 1949) is an American

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. His work has been seen in national magazine features and covers, including ''

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''. Although he studied

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in college, his passion for rock-and-roll led him to his chosen field when he photographed

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once said, "Greg Gorman is the only person I'd let photograph my corpse". He primarily works in

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. He has also directed music videos, television advertisements, and graphic design layouts for advertisers.Greg Gorman: Famed portrait photographer, and not-so-famed director
", ''Photography at Temple.'' From 2016 to 2019 Gorman lived in a relationship with the Spanish-Catalan film impact producer Samuel Rubin.

Publications

Books

* ''Greg Gorman – Volume I'' (1989) * ''Greg Gorman – Volume II'' (1991) * ''Greg Gorman Inside Life'' (1996) (foreword by

) * ''Greg Gorman As I see It'' (2001) * ''Greg Gorman Perspectives'' (2002) * ''Greg Gorman: Just Between Us'' (2003) * ''Journal of the 21st Century: Greg Gorman'' (2007) * ''The Odes of Pindar'' (21st Editions, 2007) * ''In Their Youth: Early Portraits'' (2009)

Collaborations

* ''No Excuses: Antonio Sabato Jr. Workout For Life'' by Greg Freitas and Greg Gorman (1999) * ''Adonis: Masterpieces of Erotic Male Photography'' by Michelle Olley, Horst P. Horst, Nan Goldin, and Greg Gorman (1999)

References

External links

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"GREG GORMAN: A HOLLYWOOD ICON INTERVIEW by Lope Navo"

– Greg Gorman biography

– Online gallery presenting Gorman's works
Photoshop News
– Interview with Greg Gorman about the New Epson Printers
Photoshop News
– Greg Gorman’s Digital Workshop in Mendocino, CA * McMurtrie, John.
Impressive Bodies of Work: Celebrity photographer Greg Gorman aims to remove the taboo from male nudes
. ''San Francisco Chronicle'' 8 October 2000.
Professional Photographer
– Greg Gorman: The evolution of an artist {{DEFAULTSORT:Gorman, Greg 1949 births Living people Gay artists Photographers from California 20th-century American photographers 21st-century American photographers American LGBT photographers