Gered mankowitz biography
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GERED MANKOWITZ
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Gered Mankowitz
Working for almost 60 years, internationally acclaimed English photographer Gered Mankowitz has captured some of the most iconic names in music.
Born in London to Wolf Mankowitz, a leading film writer, playwright and author, the young Mankowitz was encouraged to take up photography by the legendary actor Peter Sellers. Mankowitz’s photographs were then seen by the photographer Tom Blau, who offered him an apprenticeship at his famous photo agency, Camera Press in London.
It was a whirlwind start as a photographer, within months of working Mankowitz had already begun to make a name for himself and was approached to photograph a young Marianne Faithfull in 1964. The photograph, a beautiful image of Faithfull, was ultimately rejected by Decca Records but attracted the attention of her manager who loved the photograph and asked Mankowitz to shoot with his other band: The Rolling Stones. Mankowitz’s 1965 shoot with the Stones was a total success and cemented his illustrious career.
In a landmark moment in 1967, Mankowitz was invited to photograph Jimi Hendrix at the height of his fame, skillfully creating some of the most celebrated images of Hendrix ever made. In this striking session, Mankowitz captures the effortless cool of the most
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Gered Mankowitz
Gered Mankowitz was born in London, England in 1946. After an education in various ’progressive’ schools, Gered left school at fifteen, without any formal qualifications. However, having displayed a natural eye for photography whilst on a school trip to Holland, his photographs were seen by the legendary photographer, Tom Blau, who offered Gered an apprenticeship at his famous photo-agency, Camera Press. Mankowitz progressed to the studio of Jeff Vickers, the London-based showbiz portraitist, via an indirect route which ranged from the vistas of Barbados to the fashion shows of Paris. At the Vickers studio he began to take pictures of musicians and artists who, being of a similar age, felt a great ease and sense of connection with him.
At the end of 1963 Gered started his first studio, at 9 Masons Yard in the west end of London. After photographing Marianne Faithful, Gered became acquainted with Andrew Loog Oldham, also the manager/producer for the Rolling Stones. This was a turning point for Gered which resulted in his going to America on the famous 1965 Stones tour and documenting the performance and antics, on and off stage.
His work to date has included many of the most famous names in the contemporary music world – Jimi Hendrix to the Eurythmics, Kate B