By:Cassie Cook

Born on April 27, 1972 in London, England. He had 5 siblingsHe went to school at Bryanston School, which was a boarding school. At Bryanston, he took his A-levels in biology, chemistry, and physics.He appeared as a contestant on “The Clothes Show” in 1986, a televised British model search, which started his career in fashion as a model.

So, in 1996, he started his own photography studio, Studio NB, in Manhattan.

Because of his modeling, his love for fashion grew.

Because of his love for fashion, he decided that he wanted to become a photographer.

Now he works primarily as a photographer.

He is currently a judge on Tyra Banks’ reality show, America’s Next Top Model.

He also served as an official judge for the Miss America Pageant in 2007.

He serves as an executive producer of VH1 photography-based reality contest, The Shot.

He made an appearance as a guest judge and photographer on the first cycle of Mexico’s Next Top Model.

And lastly, he made a guest appearance on the second cycle of Benelux’ Next Top Model.

He also made a special appearance as a photographer on the third cycle of Canada’s Next Top Model, and in episode 10 of the first cycle of New Zealand’s Next Top Model.

He married Cristen Chin in 1999.

The couple reside in New York City with their two children, Jack and Jasmine.

His work appears in magazines, TV, ect.

He is known for fashion and environmental photographs

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Untitled #1Taken in 2008 during the 11 cycle of America’s Next Top Model.There is both natural and unnatural lighting. The lighting is coming from her right. The lighting is nice because it illuminates her face and darkens the water and background, which adds an element of mystery.The main interest in the photograph is the model submerged in the water. She is placed in the left half of the photograph on a rule of thirds line.The photograph is attractive because there is an element of mystery by the way the model is posed and the way the lighting affects the background and the model.The water and fog add texture to the photograph.The photographer is trying to create a sense of mystery and fashion because of the models hair and makeup.I chose this photograph because I liked the mystery.

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Taken in 2009 during the 13 cycle of America’s Next Top Model.Natural lighting is used. The light is coming from behind the model.The lighting highlights the model well, and it makes the background more interesting. The main subject in the photograph is the model. I can tell that she is the man subject because she is the only person/object in the photograph besides the background.The background and the model’s clothes and headdress match to make a sense of unity. The wind causes the movement of her hair and the background, which makes the photograph more interesting. The background has leading lines that lead your eye toward the model. The photograph is trying to communicate a sense of power. There is a story behind the picture. It seems like she is a powerful woman (maybe forgotten civilization or something similar). I selected this photograph because of the lighting and the story behind the picture.

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Taken in 2011 during the 16 cycle of America’s Next Top Model.There is natural lighting that is coming from behind the model. The sun beams are used as leading lines to bring your eye toward the model, and it is used to illuminate the focus point.The focus point is the model.She is the main subject because she is in the foreground, and she is also the only subject in the photograph besides the background.The lighting brings your eye toward the model, and the background adds a sense of mystery because it makes you wonder what the message of the picture is. She is placed on a rule of thirds line.The photograph is trying to communicate the message about how much we waste and how it destroys our world. I selected this photograph because I thought that it was interesting.

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Untitled #4Taken in 2008 during the 11 cycle of America’s Next Top Model.The lighting used is natural and artificial. There is natural because the photograph is taken and outside, and there is artificial because extra lights were used to illuminate the main subject.The light is coming from the models right because the left side of her face is in shadows.The main subject is the posing model. I can tell because she is the only subject in the photograph. The lighting illuminates the main subject, making it more obvious and interesting to the eye. The water adds texture, mystery, and contrast.The fog adds color, mystery, and texture. The fog looks like it’s rolling towards the model, which leads your eye toward her. The photographer is trying to create a sense of mystery.There is no clear message or story in this photograph.I selected this photograph because of the mystery and background. I also selected it because I found it interesting.

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Taken in 2011 during the 16 cycle of America’s Next Top Model.There is natural lighting used.The lighting is coming from the right of the model.The main subject of the photograph is the model. She is the main subject because she is in the foreground and the only subject in this picture besides the background. The garbage adds to the picture because it adds texture and it brings in your interest. Her dress brings your eyes toward her. The photographer is trying to show people how garbage and litering ruin our world. There is no clear story behind this picture.I selected this photograph because I thought that it was interesting.

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