Bio & Client List
| John Bentham Bio |
John Bentham is an award-winning photographer based in New York City who specializes in documentary and portraiture. His clients and publications include AUDI, Mercedes-Benz, Newsweek, The New York Times, Pfizer, GQ, Rolling Stone, Sony, Time, United Technologies and Vanity Fair. See expanded client list below. John has photographed such public figures as Harrison Ford, Philip Glass, SEAL, Alec Baldwin, Uma Thurman, Julianne Moore, The Black Eyed Peas, Dianne Reeves, James Taylor, the late Frank McCourt and the immortal Evel Knievel. John’s portrait work is syndicated through Corbis/Outline. John Bentham has garnered accolades from Nikon, Photo District News, Kodak, Magnum Photos, The New York Times and The Maine Media Workshops. He has exhibited in Paris, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Tokyo, Oaxaca and Prague. John is interested in sub-cultures and his work reflects this fascination. He has photographed Biker Rallies, Burlesque Dancers, Native American Powwows, Drag Queens and underground NYC clubs. In his spare time John teaches advanced photography workshops for The Digital Photo Academy, in addition to teaching photography at Lehman College in The Bronx. Select Client List: Atlantic Records AUDI BMG Entertainment Bristol Meyers Squibb The Catalog for Giving The Cement Works Chase Citigroup Cline Davis & Mann Con Edison Critical Mass Ericsson GE Gillespie, McCann Erickson Goodwin Procter HarperCollins J. Walter Thompson KMart Manning, Selvage & Lee MOMA Musicians on Call Panasonic Pfizer RMG Connect - London Roche Ropes & Gray Sennheiser Sony Music United Technologies Vattenfall - Sweden Warner Music Group Select Publications List: Syndication by Corbis/Outline Art Forum Blackbook Bloomberg Burrn - Japan Business Week Details Entertainment Weekly Food and Wine Forbes GQ Interview Life Men’s Journal Money Newsweek The New York Times Paper People Proof Rolling Stone Smart Money Spin Time USA Today Vanity Fair The Village Voice Worth Zink Awards & Honors: The 4th Annual Drag Show Video Verite Festival, 2010. Finalist, Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant, 2010. Magnum Photos Portfolio Review, Awarded one of twelve juried spots, 2009. Finalist, Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant, 2009. White Columns Artist Registry, 2009. Finalist, Rema Hort Mann Foundation Grant, 2008. Px3 Photo, Prix de la Photographie, Paris, 2008. Photowork’04, Barrett Art Center, 2nd Place, 2004. Folio Magazine Ozzie Awards, Best B&W Feature, 2003. Kodak ProPass, A Photographer to Watch, 2003. Photo District News, Photo Annual, Best Web Site, 2003. RX Club Awards, Excellence, VFEND Launch Kit, 2002. RX Club Awards, Excellence, VFEND Survival Ad, 2002. RX Club Awards, Excellence, VFEND Doctors Ad, 2002. MacroMedia Site of the Day, Audi Website, 2001. International ARC Awards, Gold Award, 1999. International ARC Awards, Bronze Award, 1999. Maine Photographic Workshops Awards, 1996. Creativity '95 Awards, 1995. Studio Magazine Award, 1994. Art Directors Club Award, 1992. Kenneth R. Wilson Memorial Award, Gold, 1991. Nikon Photo Contest International, 1991. Studio Magazine Award, Silver, 1989. Art Directors Club Award, 1988. Additional Publications: The Catalog for Giving, 5th Edition, 2009. OneLegUpNYC, STF Ediciones, Imagen, 2007. Mark Morris Dance Group, Celebrating 25 Years, 2005. The Catalog for Giving, 4th Edition, 2005. Kodak ProPass, A Photographer To Watch, 2003. Black Book Photography, 2002. The Catalog for Giving, 3rd Edition, 2001. Fifty Women Turn Fifty, Meredith Publications, 2001. Best of the Best, Food and Wine Collection, 2001. Savoring the Spice Coast of India, HarperCollins, 2000. The Catalog for Giving, 2nd Edition, 1999. Alternate View Magazine, Profile on John Bentham, 1997. PhotoLife Magazine, Focus on John Bentham, 1991. The Kawamata Project, Toronto, Canada, 1989. Solo Exhibitions: Duvet Lounge, Two-person show, New York, NY, 2009. PS122 Gallery, Two-person show, New York, NY, 2008. Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, NY, 2004. The Ohio Theater Gallery, New York, NY, 1995. Group Exhibitions: Mist Wave Interactive Art Installation Benefit, 2011. The One Story Literary Debutante Ball, New York, 2011. Leave Out Violence, Exhibition Benefit, New York, 2011. The Centro Fotografico Alvarez Bravo, Oaxaca, Mexico, Curated by Mary Ellen Mark, 2011. Last Call Exhibition, PS122 Gallery, New York, 2010. 25th Anniversary Salon, Lehman College Art Gallery, 2010. LOVE - Leave Out Violence Exhibition, New York, 2010. ADC Invitational Review, New York, 2009. Galerie 13 Sévigné, Paris, France, 2008. Art Gotham, New York, April 2008. T.O.A.S.T. TriBeCa Open Artists Studio Tour, 2008. Franklin Station Café, New York, 2008. New York Law School, NewYork, 2008. Synagogue for the Arts Gallery, New York, 2008. The Culture Center, New York City, 2008. PS122 Gallery, Benefit Exhibition, New York, 2007. PDN PhotoPlus Expo, New York, 2007. ADC Invitational Review, New York, 2007. LOVE - Leave Out Violence Exhibition, New York , 2007. Synagogue for the Arts Gallery, New York, 2007. T.O.A.S.T. TriBeCa Open Artists Studio Tour, 2007. TriBeCa Organization, The TriBeCa Film Festival, 2007. Franklin Station Café, New York, 2007. New York Law School, New York, 2007. LOVE - Leave Out Violence Exhibition, New York, 2006. Traveling Light, Photographic Images of Travel, Elmhurst Hospital Center, Queens, NY, 2005. Photowork’04, Barrett Art Center, NY, 2004. Juried by Jennifer Blessing of The Guggenheim Museum. Kodak Photography, The Duggal Lab, New York, 2004. SOHO Photo Gallery, Competition Juried by Janet Borden, New York, 2004. Contact/ARVD, Exhibition, New York, 2003. Design Trust for Public Spaces, Exhibition, New York, 2003. Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Gallery, New York, 2002. Mohonk Preserve, Exhibition, New Paltz, NY, 2002. Design Trust for Public Spaces, Exhibition, New York, 2002. Mohonk Preserve, Exhibition, New Paltz, NY, 2001. Viscomm '96, Jacob Javits Center, New York, 1996. Viscomm '96, San Francisco, CA, 1996. The Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada, 1995. Fotoforum, Prague, Czech Republic, 1992. Nikon House, Photo Competition, Tokyo, Japan, 1991. Nikon House, Photo Competition, New York, 1991. Center for Art and Design, Toronto, Canada, 1990. Education: Scholarship to Mary Ellen Mark Workshop, The Maine Photography Workshops, Oaxaca, Mexico. Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, Photographic Arts. York University, Toronto, Canada, Fine Arts, Photography. University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, Honors BFA, Photography & Printmaking Employment and Teaching Experience: Present: Professional Commercial & Fine Art Photographer. 2007 to Present: Digital Photo Academy, Advanced Workshop Instructor. 2008 to Present: Lehman College, Adjunct Professor of Photography. 2009 to 2010: LivinginHD.com, Webinar Host. 2008: Lehman College, Guest Lecturer, Studio Art Program. 2007: Drew University, Guest Lecturer, Studio Program. 2005 to Present: Leave Out Violence, Guest Lecturer. 2003: Washington Mutual Mentor, Teaching photography with Eddie Adams & David Hume Kennerly. 2001: Junior League of New York, Teaching photography to High School Students. |
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