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Arthur Elgort Photography

American, b. 1940

One of the world’s most frequently imitated photographers, Arthur Elgort is a tireless innovator known for his lively “snapshot” style. He has freelanced for a range of top-tier magazines and luxury brands, and is credited with introducing movement and an emphasis on the wonders of natural light to the realm of fashion photography.

Born in 1940 in New York City, Elgort attended Stuyvesant High School and later studied painting at Hunter College before turning to photography. “I started as a painter, but I was a bad copy of Franz Kline,” explained Elgort in an interview with the New York Times. “I couldn’t draw. But I thought, ‘If I had a camera, I could capture something.’ So, I became a photographer.” 

Elgort’s career began as a photo assistant to Swedish fashion photographer Gösta Peterson. He shot his first cover photo for Mademoiselle magazine. However, a series of groundbreakingly candid black and white photos Elgort took of a model playing with a dog for British Vogue in 1971 cemented his status as a star in fashion photography. 

Elgort’s relaxed technique, which sees him capturing breezy images of models in what appear to be candid moments, was a refreshing and welcome change to the stiff and staged studio shoots that were characteristic of fashion photography during the 1970s and 1980s. As a result, Elgort has taken some of the fashion industry’s most iconic portraits, particularly of supermodels Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Claudia Schiffer and Christy Turlington. 

For decades, Elgort has worked as a photographer at Vogue, and his striking black and white and color photos have also graced the pages of Rolling Stone, GQ and Glamour.

Elgort’s works are featured in galleries and museums around the world, including the International Center of Photography in New York City, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

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Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Artist: Arthur Elgort
Oscar De La Renta and Karl Lagerfeld, Paris
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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21st Century and Contemporary Arthur Elgort Photography

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Photographic Paper

Rubbernecking, Giraffe Manor, Kenya, VOGUE
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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Early 2000s Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Up, Up, and Away, Fran Summers, West Hampton, NY, British VOGUE
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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2010s Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Manolo Blahnik, Paris
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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Early 2000s Arthur Elgort Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Liya Kebede and André 3000, VOGUE
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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Early 2000s Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Liya Kebede and André 3000, VOGUE
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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Early 2000s Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Caroline Trentini and David Alvarez, New York City, VOGUE
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer
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Early 2000s Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Claudia Schiffer, Rom -the supermodel for a vogueshooting with car
By Arthur Elgort
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and framing on request PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Keke Lindgard, Vogue España
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
Elgort photographed Lindgard at the Soniat House Hotel in New Orleans in front of the 1892 painting Pagliacci by the French artist Leon Henri Antoine Loire. The painting, which was t...
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2010s Modern Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Naomi Campbell, Azzedine Alaia Paris, 1987 - The supermodel posing
By Arthur Elgort
Located in Vienna, AT
Naomi Campbell, Azzedine Alaia Paris, 1987 - The supermodel posing Other sizes and framing on request PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists. Star photographer Arthur Elgort...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Christy Turlington, New Orleans, LA, British Vogue, 1990
By Arthur Elgort
Located in Vienna, AT
Christy Turlington, New Orleans, LA, British Vogue, 1990 PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists. Star photographer Arthur Elgort...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Cindy Crawford, NYC Lei Magazine, 1985
By Arthur Elgort
Located in Vienna, AT
Cindy Crawford, NYC Lei Magazine, 1985 Other sizes and framing on request PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists. Star photographer Arthur Elgort...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

UP, UP, AND AWAY!, Fran Summers, VOGUE UK
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the photographer. Larger sizes also available.
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2010s Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Photographers before the Louis Vuitton Show
By Arthur Elgort
Located in Vienna, AT
Countless photographers with their cameras waiting for the fashion show. PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famo...
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Early 2000s Arthur Elgort Photography

Rubber Necking, Kenya, Vogue
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is an edition of 30 and is signed by the photographer.
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Early 2000s Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Keira Knightley with Elephant
By Arthur Elgort
Located in Vienna, AT
Actress Keira Knightley bottle-feeds a baby elephant with a Louis Vuitton-style saddle pad in the green woods, wearing a dress and boots. Wonderful com...
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21st Century and Contemporary Arthur Elgort Photography

Carmen Katz
By Arthur Elgort
Located in Vienna, AT
Arthur Elgort is one of the world’s top fashion photographers and a lover of fashion, ballet and music. He never goes anywhere without his cameras; his favorites are Leicas, Linhofs...
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21st Century and Contemporary Arthur Elgort Photography

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C Print

Karlie Kloss, Atlantic Beach, New York
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is an Edition of 30. Please see additional editions listed below. All editions are signed by the photographer. Larger sizes may be available upon request.
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2010s Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mad Max, VOGUE
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is an Edition of 30. Please see additional editions listed below. All editions are signed by the photographer. Larger sizes may be available upon request.
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21st Century and Contemporary Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Karlie Kloss, Teen VOGUE
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is an Edition of 30. Please see additional editions listed below. All editions are signed by the photographer. Larger sizes may be available upon request.
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21st Century and Contemporary Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

Midsummer Night's Dream: The Economist
By Arthur Elgort
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is an Edition of 30. Please see additional editions listed below. All editions are signed by the photographer. Larger sizes may be available upon request.
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21st Century and Contemporary Arthur Elgort Photography

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Archival Pigment

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