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Michael Halsband

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Michael Halsband
BornNew York City, U.S.
💼 Occupation
  • Photographer
  • video music director
  • film director
📆 Years active  1978–present
🌐 Websitemichaelhalsband.com

Michael Halsband is an American photographer.[1] He makes portraits of celebrities, from musicians to artists, and produces work for fashion and lifestyle publications.[2] He has also directed short films, music videos and commercials.[3][better source needed]

Early life and education

Michael Halsband was born in 1956 in New York City. He grew up in Manhattan and at age 10 became interested in photography as a hobby.[4] He took photography classes in high school. In college, he studied psychology but found himself unhappy with his path. When his mother suggested art school, Halsband showed his portfolio of drawings to the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City, but they did not feel his drawing was up to par. When asked if he had anything else to show, Halsband brought them photographs he had made from age 10 to 19 and was accepted into the photography program in 1976.[3][better source needed][5] Halsband graduated in 1980 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.[6][better source needed][7][better source needed] Part of his senior thesis at the School of Visual Arts was a series of portraits of singer Klaus Nomi, one of which ended up as the album cover for Nomi's 1981 eponymous debut album.[8]

Photographic career

Early beginnings

Halsband began photographing professionally in 1978, while still attending SVA. His first assignments were portraits for magazine stories and covers.[6][better source needed] By 1979,[7][better source needed] he had made enough money to buy his own studio, the Michael Halsband Studio.[9] Among the people Halsband photographed at that time were artist Andy Warhol, musicians David Byrne, Alan Vega, James Brown, Jim Carroll, Peter Tosh and Lydia Lunch, and Penthouse founder Bob Guccione. He also continued to work for magazines including Interview, Avenue and Rolling Stone.[6][better source needed]

Fashion

Halsband spent most of the 1980s as a fashion photographer for various magazines, including Vogue, Mademoiselle, Glamour, Self, Esquire, GQ and House & Garden, as well as working on international ad campaigns for Gap, J.Crew, Barneys, Pepsi, and press kits for designers Calvin Klein and Adrienne Vittadini.[3][better source needed][10]

Tour photographer

In the summer of 1981, Halsband got an assignment to photograph Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones for the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, and consequently ended up as tour photographer for the Rolling Stones' American Tour in 1981.[6][better source needed][11] He would work once again with the band in 1994 on their Voodoo Lounge Tour.[6][better source needed] In 1982, Halsband went on tour with the Who on their Farewell Tour of North America.[11][12] He also served as photographer on AC/DC's 1996 Ballbreaker World Tour and the Stiff Upper Lip World Tour between 2000 and 2001, as well as photographing the promotions and advertising.[6][better source needed]

Other work

Halsband's work has been used for album covers since 1979.[13] Covers featuring his work include those for the Romantics, Iggy Pop, the Psychedelic Furs, INXS, Shabba Ranks, Salt-N-Pepa, the Smithereens, Frank Black, Deee-Lite, They Might Be Giants, Katie Melua, and Ben Harper.[10][13][14][better source needed]

In 1985, Halsband created a double portrait of artists Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat pictured side-by-side and wearing boxing trunks and gloves. Halsband was asked by Basquiat to photograph the poster for his and Warhol's collaborative exhibition "Paintings". The image of the two artists, with their arms crossed over their chests, is only one photograph from a series of more than 10 rolls of film. The other photographs show the artists together and individually.[2]

In 1986, Halsband was approached by dancewear manufacturer Danskin to do an ad campaign with the School of American Ballet (SAB), capturing the rehearsals and the class-atmosphere of ballet.[8] After the campaign, Halsband was asked by SAB to work on a photo-documentary project for the school, producing six printed photo-essays, one per year, until 1991.[3][better source needed]

In 1991, after SAB, Halsband began a five-year personal project on portraits of strippers and sex industry workers.[6][better source needed] Reading books on the subject, Halsband looked at how nude photography and erotica had been represented in both America and Europe. "I came to the conclusion that there was a lot of lying going on in nude photography," Halsband said in 2010. "I decided that I was going to be really honest. I wanted to find out how women like sex. I wanted them to control the picture while I served the medium as the photographer."[8]

Hired directly by actor Al Pacino in 1994, Halsband documented the making of Pacino's directorial debut documentary Looking for Richard.[6][better source needed]

When author Hunter S. Thompson invited actor Johnny Depp to join him on a week-long visit to Cuba in 1999, Halsband was assigned by Rolling Stone magazine to document the trip. As a result, Halsband was written into Thompson's 2003 book, Kingdom of Fear.[6][better source needed][15]

In 2008, he became an adjunct faculty member and alumni society board member of the School of Visual Arts.[3][better source needed]

Since 1980, Halsband's photographs have been exhibited both in group and solo exhibitions, galleries, and museum collections in the United States, Europe, Japan, and Cuba.[6][better source needed]

Books

Halsband released the book Surf Book in 2005. It is a collaborative book project with professional surfer Joel Tudor, which began in 1999. The goal was to document some of the most influential people in surf culture.[3][better source needed][6][better source needed] Halsband has called it "a portrait of surfing, through the people who have influenced it spiritually and technologically over the past 50 years."[5]

His second book, Halsband Portraits from 2015, is an accompaniment to the National Arts Club exhibition in New York City titled "Halsband Portraits: Portraits from 1979 – Present".[9] The book consists of portraits of musicians and artists such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat and LeRoy Neiman.[16]

Directing

Music videos

In the 1990s, Halsband directed music videos for, among others, blues musician Taj Mahal, R&B singer Kenny Lattimore, Nuno Bettencourt of rock band Extreme, and Psychedelic Furs offshoot Love Spit Love.[3][better source needed]

Surf Movie: reels 1–14

Between 1999 and 2004,[6][better source needed] Halsband traveled the world with surfer Joel Tudor taking photographs for their collaborative book project Surf Book (2005), as well as filming Super-8 footage that would become the 48-minute short film Surf Movie: reels 1–14, released in 2002. The film is a collection of 14 reels of footage, straight from the camera and unedited, that Halsband shot of Tudor and other professional surfers such as Beau Young, Kelly Slater and Rob Machado. It features an original musical score by guitarist Richard Fortus.[17][18]

The Water Dancer

The surfwear brand Quiksilver commissioned Halsband to shoot and direct three short films with professional surfer Stephanie Gilmore titled The Water Dancer, released on January 12, 2012. In the films, Gilmore is paired with three professional female dancers: choreographer Noémie Lafrance, ballet dancer Tiler Peck and hip hop dancer Casandra "Defy" Rivera, with the intention to explore the similarities between surfing and dancing.[6][better source needed][19][20]

Growing Farmers

Growing Farmers is a 16-minute-long documentary film, shot and directed by Halsband, and produced in conjunction with the Peconic Land Trust. The film deals with the challenges of young aspiring Long Island farmers, such as the issue of affordable farmland and the industry's future. Growing Farmers premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2012, winning the festival's Audience Choice award.[6][better source needed][21][22]

Personal life

Halsband began playing the guitar when he was 10 years old and "couldn't get enough of it, and I couldn't play very well either," he said in 2015. "I was so frustrated, but I passionately loved music." Halsband cites the Rolling Stones and AC/DC as among his favorite bands.[23] Since the age of 12, Halsband had occasionally surfed but dedicated himself to it in his late 30's. He has described it as "a spiritually enriching experience."[5]

Filmography

Music videos

Year Song Artist Album Credit Ref.
1994 Soulsville Shä-Key A Head Nädda's Journey to Adidi Skizm Director, 2nd camera [3][better source needed][24]
1994 Change in the Weather Love Spit Love Love Spit Love Director, 2nd camera [3][better source needed][24]
1995 The Creator Has a Master Plan Brooklyn Funk Essentials Cool and Steady and Easy Director, 2nd camera [3][better source needed][25]
1996 Never Too Busy Kenny Lattimore Kenny Lattimore Director [3][better source needed][26]
1997 Crave Nuno Bettencourt Schizophonic Director [3][better source needed][27]
1997 Mr. Pitiful Taj Mahal Señor Blues Director [3][better source needed][28]
1997 Nothing but Strife Coolbone Brass-Hop Director, 2nd camera [3][better source needed][29]

Films

Year Title Credit Notes Ref.
2002 Surf Movie: reels 1–14 Director, cinematographer Short film [3][better source needed][17]
2012 The Water Dancer Director, cinematographer Series of short films, documentary [3][better source needed][30]
2012 Growing Farmers Director, cinematographer Short film, documentary [3][better source needed][31]

Bibliography

Awards

[3][better source needed][6][better source needed]

References

  1. ↑ Ambrose, Chris. "Michael Halsband". Freunde von Freunden. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hunter, Jessica (June 5, 2020). "The Making of a Portrait: Michael Halsband's Photograph of Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat". Swann Galleries. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 [better source needed]"Michael Halsband – Bio". michaelhalsband.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ "A Conversation with Michael Halsband". Cerebral Women. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Making A Portrait With Michael Halsband". pilgrimsurfsupply.com. October 16, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 "Michael Halsband Bio Chronology". michaelhalsband.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "LinkedIn - Education". LinkedIn. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Conner, Jill (February 2010). "Moments in Pop Culture and the Everyday: an Interview with Michael Halsband". Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Michael Halsband: Artists". The Betsy Hotel. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Apr 14 Michael Halsband: Halsband Portraits at The National Arts Club". Musée Magazine. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Santo, Marc. "Michael Halsband photographer". Emperor Go!. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  12. ↑ Greene, Andy (June 13, 2013). "Flashback: The Who Wrap Up Their 'Farewell' Tour in 1982". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Michael Halsband – Visual". Discogs. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Album covers". michaelhalsband.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  15. ↑ Sargent, Ryan (June 14, 2019). "Inside Johnny Depp And Hunter S. Thompson's Bizarre Bromance". Ranker. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Michael Halsband Profiles Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Keith Richards and More in 'Halsband Portraits'". Hypebeast. April 13, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Thompson, Ed. "Michael Halsband". Ice-Cream Headaches. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Surf movie : a film". WorldCat. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  19. ↑ "Quiksilver Introduces Stephanie Gilmore's The Water Dancer". surfer.com. January 12, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  20. ↑ Burton, Monica (January 30, 2012). "Quiksilver's 'The Water Dancer': Surfing, Ballet & Fashion". STYLECASTER. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  21. ↑ "'Growing Farmers' On The East End". 27east.com. October 1, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  22. ↑ DeBow-Salsedo, Yvette (October 1, 2017). "Growing Farmers Documentary Wins Audience Choice at 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival". peconiclandtrust.org. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  23. ↑ Levels, Calvin (April 3, 2015). "Inside the World of Michael Halsband". Interview. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Russell, Deborah (March 4, 1995). "Production Notes (New York)". Billboard. p. 46. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Cool & Steady & Easy (1994 / 1995)". brooklynfunkessentials.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  26. ↑ "R&B – Artists and Music". Billboard. April 6, 1996. p. 23. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  27. ↑ "Nuno Bettencourt: Crave". IMDb. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  28. ↑ Atwood, Brett (June 7, 1997). "Music Video Programming". Billboard. p. 87. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  29. ↑ Atwood, Brett (July 19, 1997). "Music Video Programming – For the Record". Billboard. p. 97. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  30. ↑ "Quicksilver's The Water Dancer Teaser". Emperor Go!. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  31. ↑ DeBow-Salsedo, Yvette (October 1, 2017). "Growing Farmers Documentary Wins Audience Choice at 2012 Hamptons International Film Festival". Peconic Land Trust. Retrieved November 9, 2022.


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