Henry Hargreaves (photographer)

Henry Hargreaves (born 1979 is a Brooklyn-based artist and food photographer.[1][2]

Henry Hargreaves
Born1979 (age 41–42)
New Zealand
EducationCanterbury University
OccupationPhotographer, artist
WebsiteHenry Hargreaves

Early life and education

Henry Hargreaves grew up in New Zealand.[3][4][5] In high school he took photography and then attended Canterbury University, earning a degree in American studies and film studies.[4][6][7]

Career

Restaurants

Hargreaves was a bartender at Schiller's on the lower east side of Manhattan for three years after moving to New York.[8][9] Since then has become a partner in Jack's Wife Freda in Soho, Saint Mazie in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.[9] Butler Bakeshop in DUMBO [10]

Model

While traveling, Henry was approached and recruited by a modeling agent.[7] He modeled for Prada, YSL, Hermes, Lacoste, and Jil Sander.[6][11][12] He modeled full-time for three years and was labeled one of the biggest models of 2002 and 2003.[6][7][13]

Photographer

Hargreaves learned photography techniques from speaking with photographers and experimented with his own set.[4] He works out of a studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and shoots for clients such as Ralph Lauren, NY Magazine, GQ, National Geographic, Boucheron, The New York Times, and Sagmeister.[11][12] In 2010, he published the book 3DD: A 3-D Celebration of Breasts followed by 3DD Deluxe: Bigger and Better in 2011.[3][5] He also photographed the Jack's Wife Freda cookbook [14] Hargreaves uses food as a medium in his photo series, including: Burning Calories, Food of the Rainbow, Mark Rice-Ko, Jello-O presidents, Edible Subway, Bacon Alphabet, and No Seconds.[6][15][16][17][18] Other still life photo series include Zen of Yoda, Deep-Fried Gadgets, and Game Over.[17][19] In 2018 he used as inspiration the cakes familiar to him from his childhood made from the Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book for an exhibition in Wellington.[20]

Hargreaves featured his photography in exhibitions at the MAXXI in Rome [21][22] The Venice Biennale,[23][24] Herter Gallery at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, The Lunch Box Gallery in Miami, Florida, and Precinct 35 in New Zealand. [25][18][26][27] Henry Hargreaves also makes short animated videos.[5]

Coffee Cups of the World

Hargreaves also has the largest collection of coffee cups in the world[28] and curates the popular instagram feed @coffeecupsoftheworld His collection has been exhibited at EEEEEATSCON in LA with The Infatuation and in New York at ORA Gallery [29][30][31]

Awards and recognition
  • In 2012, Hargreaves worked on two Type Directors Club-winning projects.[32] Projects Hargreaves worked on won the award for advertising campaign and for poster.[32]
  • Hargreaves won the grand prize for the Budweiser Made in America R/W/B competition, curated by rapper Jay-Z's Life+Times website in 2012.[33][34][35]
  • In 2012, Henry Hargreaves' Food of the Rainbow was ranked number six in the Top Ten Most Viral Web Content on Trendland.[36]

See also

References
  1. https://www.finedininglovers.com/blog/out-of-the-blue/food-maps-henry-hargreaves/
  2. http://www.boredpanda.com/last-meals-of-death-row-inmates-captured-by-photographer-henry-hargreaves/
  3. "About page". 3DD. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. "Henry Hargreaves Photography: Creative Approach to Art". Astrum People. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  5. "Henry Hargreaves Interview". Trendland. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. "Fly the Coop: NYC – Henry Hargreaves". Studio Home. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  7. "Studio Visit: Henry Hargreaves". The Artsicle Blog. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  8. "Photos: The People of Schiller's Liquor Bar". The Lo-Down. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  9. "ADC member Henry Hargreaves on Photographing Fashionable Food and Topless Models". ArtDirectorsClub. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  10. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12062866
  11. Zavos, Alison. "'Food of the Rainbow' photographed by Henry Hargreaves". Feature Shoot. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  12. "In-depth Interview: Henry Hargreaves". Creative Bloq. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  13. "#719 Kiwi photog and ex model, Henry Hargreaves, shoots Top Man F/W preview". Isaac Likes Blog. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  14. https://www.tastecooking.com/when-your-favorite-restaurant-is-2000-miles-away-the-solution-is-to-cook/
  15. Porter, Claire. "Artist Henry Hargreaves photographs last meals of prisoners on death row". News.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  16. Francey, Matthew. "Henry Hargreaves Photographs Death Row's Final Meals". ViceBeta. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  17. "Henry Hargreaves (5 articles)". DesignBoom. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  18. "Henry Hargreaves". Arts in Bushwick. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  19. "Henry Hargreaves". Trendland. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  20. "Meet: Henry Hargreaves". Dish. 16 August 2018.
  21. http://www.abitare.it/en/expo-en/fuoriexpo-en/2015/06/11/the-relationship-between-food-and-space-is-on-display-at-maxxi-in-rome/
  22. https://www.maxxi.art/en/events/food-dal-cucchiaio-al-mondo/166896816249/
  23. http://en.venezia.net/09/09/2013/venice-san-servolo-island-no-seconds-comfort-food-photography-henry-hargreaves.html
  24. https://www.venetoinside.com/events-in-veneto/event/henry-hargreaves-no-seconds-comfort-food-and-fotografia-museo-de/
  25. http://www.precinct35.co.nz/35b/birthdays-that-will-never-come
  26. ""Craters", by Michael G. Zimmerer; "Objectified", by Henry Hargreaves, Linus Morales, José Joaquín Figueroa & Rodolfo Vanmarcke". The Miami Herald. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  27. "Photography exhibit by Henry Hargreaves details prisonersGCO last meals". Gazettenet.com. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  28. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11741777
  29. http://www.oranygallery.com/henry-hargreaves/
  30. https://dailycoffeenews.com/2016/11/29/an-ig-comes-to-life-in-exhibition-of-worlds-largest-specialty-cup-collection/
  31. https://www.tastingtable.com/drinks/national/coffee-cups-around-the-world
  32. "TDC Communication Design Winners 2012". TDC. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  33. "Made in America R/W/B Project Winner Announced 08.29.2012". Life and Times. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  34. "Jay-Z Launches New Blog, "Life + Times"". Hot 97. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  35. Kia Makarechi (14 May 2012). "Jay-Z Festival: Rapper Will Curate And Headline Two-Day Budweiser Made In America Music Festival In Philadelphia". Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  36. Amanda Jakubik (21 December 2012). "BEST OF 2012: MOST VIRAL WEB CONTENT". Trendland. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
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