Gary Bernstein is an American photographer and author.
Table of Contents
- 1 Personal life
- 2 Photography
- 2.1 Portrait Hollywood: Gary Bernstein's Classic Celebrity Photographs
- 2.2 New York Philarmonic, Leonard Bernstein, Gary Graffman, Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Columbia M 31813, US
- 2.3 Excuse Me (English)
- 2.4 Excuse Me (French)
- 2.5 Excuse Me
- 2.6 For My Daughter's Honor
- 2.7 Air Force One (Superbit Collection)
- 2.8 The Memory Bible: An Innovative Strategy for Keeping Your Brain Young
- 2.9 Peril
- 2.10 Premier Protein Shake 30g 1g Sugar 24 Vitamins Minerals Nutrients to Support Immune Health 11.5 Pack, Chocolate, 138 Fl Oz, (Pack of 12)
- 2.11 More interesting reads:
Personal life
Bernstein married Ford model Kay Sutton York. She collaborated on Bernstein’s first book Burning Cold with Bernie Taupin.
Photography
Bernstein has operated studios in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. In 1982, he became one of only forty members in the Cameracraftsmen of America organization and was named a Master of Contemporary Photography by the Smithsonian Institution in the early 1980s. In 1984, Bernstein’s book Pro Techniques of People Photography was reviewed by Alex Thien of The Milwaukee Sentinel, who wrote of his instruction technique. In 1985, Maria C. Phillips published a broad overview of Bernstein’s career.
Bernstein’s commercial and fashion photographs were published in Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. Esquire and Gentleman’s Quarterly. Playboy. He was a commercial photographer for “Revlon”, Faberge and Max Factor as well as Pirelli, Hart Schaffner and Marx and Jean Paul Germain. During his career, Bernstein has clicked photographs for celebrities including, “Kenny Rogers, Victoria Principal, Johnny Carson, Farrah Fawcett, Linda Gray, Valerie Perrine, Larry Hagman, Lee Majors, Dyan Carron, Ali MacGraw, Bjorn Borg, Reggie Jackson, and Natalie Wood.” He had also photographed Cybill Shepherd, Linda Evans, Paul Newman, and Joan Collins.
However, he is perhaps best known for his photographs of Elizabeth Taylor, used frequently for commercial use. He also supported AIDS charities alongside Taylor in the late 1980s. In 1988, a photograph of Taylor taken by Bernstein was featured on the cover of Orange Coast and that same year photographs of Taylor taken by Bernstein for Taylor’s perfume line were used in a national advertising campaign. He also took a photograph of Taylor that was featured on the cover of People Magazine in 1990. Zoom Magazine described Bernstein as Taylor’s “favorite photographer”. Robert Wagner introduced Taylor to Taylor, who became his first client. In 1989, Woman’s Own labeled Bernstein the most sought-after celebrity photographer in the world, and reporting that he earned more than $1 million per year in fees and royalties. That year he also photographed Maureen Reagan for the cover of her memoir First Father, First Daughter. His photographs has been on the covers of books by Jay Leno, Danielle Steel, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Wilhelmina Cooper.
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Last update 2021-08-06