Henry Hargreaves (photographer)

Henry Hargreaves
Born1979 (age 45–46)
New Zealand
EducationCanterbury University
Occupation(s)Photographer, artist
WebsiteHenry Hargreaves

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

Early life and education

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

Career

Restaurants

Hargreaves honed his bartending skills at the original Lone Star branch on Manchester Street in Christchurch, known for its giant portions, and was then 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]

Model

While traveling, Henry was approached and recruited by a modeling agent.[7] He modeled for Prada, YSL, Hermes, Lacoste, and Jil Sander.[6][10][11] He modeled full-time for three years and was labeled one of the biggest models of 2002 and 2003.[6][7][12]

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.[10][11] 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.[13] 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][14][15][16][17] Other still life photo series include Zen of Yoda, Deep-Fried Gadgets, and Game Over.[16][18] 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.[19]

Hargreaves featured his photography in exhibitions at the MAXXI in Rome [20][21] The Venice Biennale,[22][23] Herter Gallery at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, The Lunch Box Gallery in Miami, Florida, and Precinct 35 in New Zealand.[24][17][25][26] Henry Hargreaves also makes short animated videos.[5]

Coffee Cups of the World

Hargreaves also has a large collection of coffee cups[27] and curates the Instagram feed @coffeecupsoftheworld. His collection has been exhibited at EEEEEATSCON in LA with The Infatuation and in New York at ORA Gallery.[28][29][30]

Awards and recognition

  • In 2012, Hargreaves worked on two Type Directors Club-winning projects.[31] Projects Hargreaves worked on won the award for advertising campaign and for poster.[31]
  • 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.[32][33][34]
  • In 2012, Henry Hargreaves' Food of the Rainbow was ranked number six in the Top Ten Most Viral Web Content on Trendland.[35]
  • 2023, Burger Power Rankings condiment art for the LA Times won Silver at the 44th Annual Society for News Design Awards [36]LA Times

See also

References

  1. ^ "Photographer Uses Food to Create Artistic World Maps".
  2. ^ "The Last Meals of Death-Row Inmates Photographed by Henry Hargreaves". 19 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "About page". 3DD. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Henry Hargreaves Photography: Creative Approach to Art". Astrum People. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Henry Hargreaves Interview". Trendland. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d "Fly the Coop: NYC – Henry Hargreaves". Studio Home. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  7. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "ADC member Henry Hargreaves on Photographing Fashionable Food and Topless Models". ArtDirectorsClub. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  10. ^ a b Zavos, Alison. "'Food of the Rainbow' photographed by Henry Hargreaves". Feature Shoot. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  11. ^ a b "In-depth Interview: Henry Hargreaves". Creative Bloq. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  12. ^ "#719 Kiwi photog and ex model, Henry Hargreaves, shoots Top Man F/W preview". Isaac Likes Blog. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  13. ^ "When Your Favorite Restaurant is 3,000 Miles Away, the Solution is to Cook". 3 April 2017.
  14. ^ Porter, Claire. "Artist Henry Hargreaves photographs last meals of prisoners on death row". News.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  15. ^ Francey, Matthew (25 April 2013). "Henry Hargreaves Photographs Death Row's Final Meals". ViceBeta. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  16. ^ a b "Henry Hargreaves (5 articles)". DesignBoom. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  17. ^ a b "Henry Hargreaves". Arts in Bushwick. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Henry Hargreaves". Trendland. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  19. ^ "Meet: Henry Hargreaves". Dish. 16 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Food and space are on display at MAXXI in Rome". 11 June 2015.
  21. ^ "FOOD dal cucchiaio del mondo | MAXXI - Part 166896816249". 6 January 2012.
  22. ^ "Henry Hargreaves - No Seconds Comfort Food and Photography | Venice". 7 September 2013.
  23. ^ "Henry Hargreaves, NO SECONDS - Comfort Food and Fotografia Museo della Follia - San Servolo, Venezia".
  24. ^ "KAUKAU".
  25. ^ ""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.
  26. ^ "Photography exhibit by Henry Hargreaves details prisonersGCO last meals". Gazettenet.com. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  27. ^ "Kiwi artist Henry Hargreaves' biggest collection of coffee cups in the world". 8 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Henry Hargreaves".
  29. ^ "An IG Comes to Life in Exhibition of World's Largest Specialty Cup Collection". 29 November 2016.
  30. ^ "The Coolest Coffee Cups from Around the World". 14 November 2016.
  31. ^ a b "TDC Communication Design Winners 2012". TDC. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  32. ^ "Made in America R/W/B Project Winner Announced 08.29.2012". Life and Times. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  33. ^ "Jay-Z Launches New Blog, "Life + Times"". Hot 97. 4 April 2011. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  34. ^ 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.
  35. ^ Amanda Jakubik (21 December 2012). "BEST OF 2012: MOST VIRAL WEB CONTENT". Trendland. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  36. ^ https://snd.org/best-of-design-competitions/snd44-annual-creative-competition-results/