Jonathan Mannion is a photographer and film director. He has shot album covers for hip hop and R&B performers including Dr. Dre,[1] Jay Z, Aaliyah, Outkast, Nas, Nicki Minaj, Brandy Norwood and Kendrick Lamar.
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| Alma mater | Kenyon College |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, film director |
| Website | jonathanmannion |
Early life and education
editWith English and American ancestry, he was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His parents are both artists. His mother is from London and his father from Brooklyn.[2] Mannion studied at Kenyon College in Ohio graduating with honors. In 1996 he moved from Cleveland to New York City.
Career
editMannion worked for a year with photographer Richard Avedon[3] in his Manhattan studio. Mannion also worked with photographers Ben Watts, Steven Klein, and Marc Hom.
In 1996, he photographed Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z for Reasonable Doubt.[3][4]
In Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co. Mannion successfully sued the brewer and its ad agency for replicating one of his photographs in one of their advertisements.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ 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", HipHopDX.
- ^ a b "Jonathan Mannion Opening". Hollywood Obsessions. Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ "Jonathan Mannion's Jay-Z portrait at Planet Hollywood's Sapporo event | MTV News You R Here". MTV. Archived from the original on September 14, 2007.
- ^ Mannion v. Coors Brewing Co., 377 F.Supp.2d 444, 447–48 (S.D.N.Y. 2005).
- ^ Wolff, Nancy (2010). The Professional Photographer's Legal Handbook. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1581158076. Retrieved 15 December 2017.