Greg Gorman

Greg Gorman (born in 1949 in Kansas City, Missouri) is a world-renowned and award-winning photographer. He is known for his stark, honest portraits of the most famous and infamous faces in entertainment, art, sport and music, including Sharon Stone, Leonardo di Caprio, Arnold Schwarzenegger and many more. Gorman’s images have intrigued the viewer from the onset of his career. In his most recent work he has been concentrating on a project of photographs of tribal sculptures, for which he uses his highly appreciated portrait style. The project is a collaboration with the late Harald Falckenberg, who was a renowned art collector. 

Over the years Greg has been acknowledged for his contribution to the world of photography, from the prestigious Lucie Awards for Portraiture and more recently, by The Professional Photographers of America (Lifetime Achievement Award in Portraiture). His charitable works by such organizations as The Elton John Aids Foundation, The Oscar de La Hoya Foundation and Paws LA to name but a few have also been critically recognized. Besides traveling the world for specialized photographic projects, Greg continues to work on compilations of his imagery and exhibits his work in galleries and museums around the globe. It's Not About Me - A Retrospective marks Mr. Gorman’s twelfth monograph published in 2019.  

He has just completed a 13th work, ‘Homage’ which focusses on the influence of African Tribal Art on European and American Cultures, representing his first foray into the fine art world with collaborator and longtime friend, Gary Johns. It’s a very rare and beautiful series of photographs from his own collection of tribal art taken in his classic portrait style to honour the influence of African tribal art.

As well, Gorman is one of the most sought-after speakers in the photographic community and shares his expertise in hands-on photographic workshops worldwide. In addition to his photography career, in collaboration with Dave Phinney of Orin Swift Cellars of the Napa Valley, Greg made wine under his own label, GKG Cellars, from 2006-2018, receiving high scores from both Robert Parker and the Wine Spectator.

Gorman attended the University of Kansas with a major in Photojournalism and completed his studies at the University of Southern California, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in Cinematography. His work is exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. Gorman resides with his two French Bulldogs, Gladys and Cyrill, in Los Angeles, California.