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Blake Little
BIOGRAPHY
Blake Little is an award winning Los Angeles based photographer best known for his ability to capture, with an honest intimacy, the energy and personality of his subjects. His skills as a portrait photographer have garnered him a reputation as a favorite amongst celebrities, international publications, and corporate clients. Blake Little was born and raised in Seattle, WA. After studying for 3 years at the University of Washington, Blake transferred to Seattle Central College where he completed his photography degree in 1984. After college, Blake moved to Los Angeles and became part of the vibrant 1980’s LA Art Scene. Blake’s outstanding artist portrait series which included David Hockney, John Baldessari and Ed Ruscha, lead to commercial assignments in the entertainment industry. Amongst others, Little has worked with Tom Cruise, Mike Myers, Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Steve Carell, Samuel Jackson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Marcia Cross, Colin Powell, kd Lang and 50 Cent, Glenn Close, Jane Fonda, ,Jack Black, Adrien Brody, and Jane Lynch. He has photographed for such publications as London Times Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, People Magazine, Time , Los Angeles Magazine and ESPN the Magazine. Little’s work has been exhibited in New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and Japan and has resulted in four monographs, his first book “Dichotomy” in 1997, “The Company of Men” in September, 2011, “Manifest” in September 2013 and “Preservation” February 2015. Mr. Little had his first museum exhibitions Blake Little :Photographs from the Gay Rodeo 1988-1992 at the Eiteljorg Museum January 31 through July 17, 2014. The Preservation photographs won 2 prestigious awards, American Photography AP29 in 2012 and second place in the fine art nude category of the Int’l Photography /Lucie Foundation Awards in 2013.
Born in Seattle, Washington, 1956
Lives and works in Los Angeles, California
Education
1974-1978 University of Washington
1978-1980 Seattle Central College
Exhibitions
March 2015
Preservation
Paul Kopeikin Gallery, Los Angeles
January 2014
Gay Rodeo 1988-1992
Eiteljorg Museum. Indianapolis, IN
September 2011
“The Company of Men” Book Signing
Clamp Art Gallery, New York, NY
September 2011
“The Company of Men” Exhibition and Book Signing
Western Project, Los Angeles, CA
September 2008
“The Company of Men” Exhibition
Wessel O’Connor Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
October 1996
“Dichotomy” Exhibition
G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
March 1995
“The Nude and The Contemporary Photograph” Group Exhibition
Tokyo Galleria, Tokyo, Japan.
September 1993
“Photographs, 1990-1994”
Wessel O’Connor Fine Art, New York
November 1992
“The Nude: Classic Beauty” Group Exhibition
The Silver Image Gallery, Seattle, WA
July 1992
“Bare Essentials “ Group Exhibition
Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
April 1988
“Artist’s Images of Artists” Group Exhibition
Donna Beam Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV
April 1986
“Light Sensitive VI” Group Exhibition
The Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, FL
September 1985
“Pacific Light” Group Exhibition
Jan Kesner Gallery
April 1984
“New Photographs” Exhibition
James Turcotte Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
November 1983
“Cities” Group Exhibition
San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA
September 1983
“Los Angeles Ballet” Group Exhibition
Bernard Jacobson Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
June 1992
“Industrial Architecture” Exhibition
Cameravision, Los Angeles, CA
Museum Collections
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Monographs
Preservation, 2014 Creston Drive Press
Manifest, 2013, Creston Drive Press
The Company of Men, 2011, Creston Drive Press
Dichotomy, 1996, State of Man Publishing
Awards
American Photography, 1988, New Faces Winner, Portraiture
Publications
American Photography
Entertainment Weekly
Time Magazine
The London Times Magazine
Esquire
Men’s Journal
ESPN Magazine
Empire Magazine UK
The New York Times Magazine
USA Weekend Magazine
People Magazine
Newsweek
Parade Magazine
Outside Magazine
Los Angeles Magazine
Rolling Stone
BBC Music Magazine
Out Magazine
The Advocate
Texas Monthly
Atlanta Magazine
Photo District News
Inc Magazine
Fast Company
Clients
Twentieth Century Fox
NBC Universal
HBO
Walt Disney Studios
Warner Brothers Pictures
Universal Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Columbia Tri-Star Pictures
USA Networks
MTV Networks
New Line Cinema
ESPN Network
Fineline Feature
CBS Television
Bravo
FX Network
Nickelodeon
MCA Records
Simon and Schuster
Random House
Rodale Publishing
Sony Music
Virgin Records
TVT Records
Euro SRCG New York
J. Walter Thompson
Messner, Vetere, Berger, McNamee
Bozell Worldwide
Cheil Communications America
Doner Advertising
Cambell Ewald
Foote Cone Belding
Young and Rubicam
The Ant Farm
Concept Arts
Crew Creative
Baum & Mercier
Sirius
MCI Worldcom
Direct TV
Pepsi
Prince Sports Inc.
American Dairy Association
Samsung
Jenny Craig
Oliver Peoples
Virgin Atlantic