Christian Witkin

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Christian Witkin (* 1966 in Manchester, England) is a New York-based fashion and portrait photographer. He was born to an American father and a Dutch mother.

[edit] Career

Witkin lived in Amsterdam until 1984, before he moved to New York to study at Syracuse University, where he graduated with a BA for Fine Arts & Photography. An assignment for Vibe Magazine in 1993 launched his professional career. Since then he has worked for editorial clients such as Vogue (American, British, German, Spanish and Japanese editions), W, Harper´s Bazaar, Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, The London Sunday Times, Arena, i-D, and 2wice magazines. His advertising clients include Nike, IBM, American Express, Microsoft, Philips, Calvin Klein, Levis and Esprit.^{[citation needed]}