Douglas Kirkland biography
Dennis Hissink : July 29th 2005 - 16:30 CET


Douglas Kirkland biography : Douglas Kirkland was born in Toronto Canada. He joined Look Magazine in his early twenties, and later Life Magazine during the golden age of 60's/70's photojournalism. Among his assignments were essays on Greece, Lebanon and Japan as well as fashion and celebrity work, photographing Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Marlene Dietrich among others. Through the years, Douglas Kirkland has worked on the sets of over one hundred motion pictures. Among them, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”, “2001 A Space Odyssey”, “Out of Africa”, “Titanic” and “Moulin Rouge”. His books include Light Years, Icons, Legends, Body Stories, An Evening With Marilyn and the best selling James Cameron's Titanic.

Kirkland - Fine art photography
Douglas Kirkland's fine arts photography has been exhibited all over the world and he is a sought after lecturer. He is a member of the prestigious Hewlett Packard's Photo Influencers and Canon's Explorers of Light and as well as an associate member of the American Society of Cinematographers. Some of the awards he has received include a “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the American S.O.C., Photographer of the Year from the PMA and a Lucie Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Entertainment Photography from the IPA.

Douglas Kirkland - Current projects
Among his current projects are a book on Milan based artist Kris Ruhs and a Black & White volume “When We Were Young”. An Evening With Marilyn is currently just published in the United States by Welcome Books in April 2005. When not traveling, his home and studio is in the Hollywood Hills where he lives with his wife and business partner Françoise.

LetsGoDigital - Meeting with Douglas Kirkland at PMA 2005
During my visit today at the PMA 2005 in Orlando Florida, I ran into Douglas Kirkland, the famous leading photographer. I already met Douglas last year during the annual HP Lab event. This event was held in 2004 for one week on the beautiful island of Kos in Greece, which turned out to be an unforgettable experience. Douglas has the gift of talking passionately about his photographic experiences. His passion is complete and pure and that's why he's able to pull everybody into the world of Douglas Kirkland. Click on the related link bellow to learn more about Douglas Kirkland's visit at PMA 2005.

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