Glen Luchford

Glen Luchford is a British fashion photographer and film director. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York and in Litchfield, Connecticut. A self-taught photographer, Brighton-born Luchford left school at 15 and moved to London, where he started shooting The Stone Roses for cult magazine The Face in 1989. By the time he was 20, Luchford found himself working with the photographer David Sims, an important figure in fashion’s grunge movement, and the stylist Melanie Ward. In 2009, Luchford joined Art Partner agency and released his first book entitled British Influence. The publication featured some of his best-known images from the 90s; from Hitchcock inspired nudists, to portrait shots of Kate Moss on the streets of New York. His work has been exhibited across the world, by London’s Victoria and Albert Museum and MoMA PS1 in Queen’s, New York. Last year, he opened a hotel in Venice Beach. He has shot campaigns for advertising clients such as Yves Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein, Chloe, Prada and Hugo Boss. Most recently, Luchford has gained widespread attention and admiration for his influential work behind the successful re-branding of Italian fashion house, Gucci, under the creative direction of Alessandro Michele. Luchford has published five books, Jenny Saville & Glen Luchford: Closed Contact, Gagosian Gallery (2002), Glen Luchford (2009), Damaged Negatives (2013), Glen Luchford: Pictorialism (2014), which documents his prolific body of work and it’s unparalleled influence on the industry. His most recent book, The Agony and the Ecstasy launched in 2018. His work is collected by some of the most prestigious museums in the world such as, The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, MoMA, New York, The Getty, Los Angeles, MoCa, Los Angeles, The Hermitage, Russia, Dallas Contemporary and the Guggenheim Museum, Los Angeles, for their permanent archive.