Bio Excerpt: A native of Chicago, Jerry Avenaim began his career in photography as first assistant to legendary photographer Patrick Demarchelier. Upon venturing out on his own in 1985, his first assignment was a foreign edition Vogue cover of (then rising star) Cindy Crawford. Basing himself out of Milan, he began to work for Italian Vogue under the direction of Editor in Chief Franca Sozzani.
With an already established fashion career, Avenaim moved to Los Angeles in 1992, where he is now based. Jerry began photographing celebrities and immediately fell in love with the genre. "I love actors and have such a great respect for the craft and it's process." Through the years, he has gained the trust of some of the most strong willed celebrities. In the last decade Avenaim's resume of mega-watt stars reads like a who's who of Hollywood.
Throughout his career Jerry Avenaim's photographs have been seen in almost every major magazine worldwide, including Vogue, GQ, Glamour, Vanity Fair and Newsweek. His list of advertising clients have included, Merle Norman Cosmetics, Phat Farm, Guess, Ford Motor Co., McDonalds, Twentieth Century FOX and Warner Bros.
"I believe
that photography is one of the most beautiful forms of self expression... something
that cannot be fully expressed, but the constant experimentation of persistent
pondering and deep love. The feeling. It gives humanity the taste of self medication,
the subtle pleasure of one's inner aberration.
Photography needs an enormous amount of respect and fragile care. It is the
profoundness and criticism of the world. It is a small flower, a blade of grass,
the waves, a woman, a man, a baby.
"If the problem can be solved you need not worry about it. If the problem can not be solved, then worrying will have done you no good." -The Dalai Lama
"We must become the change we want to see." -Gandhi
"The greatest voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." -St. Exupery
"To be brave, you must do what you fear most, courage comes only afterward." -Jerry Avenaim
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Bonne année 2010 - Happy new year - Cчастливого нового года - Szczesliwego nowego roku - Felice anno nuovo - Frohes neues Jahr - Gelukkig nieuw jaar - Feliz año nuevo - Feliz ano novo - あけましておめでとう
Happy Holidays to you. Be well. I've read that the holidays can be very depressing to some. If you know someone like that, share this with them :)
1 of the most effective "natural cures" ever documented (really) 4 depression...
Have them stand in front of a mirror...smile...bigger...no, even bigger...that's it...an honest to goodness ear 2 ear smile! Look at you...standing there...strong...powerful...nothing is impossible for you...no limitations...you are the earth...you are the sky...and they are you...now, laugh...bigger...one of those gut bursting, side hurting, deep belly laughs...that's it. :)
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