16David Michael Kennedy

Photographer’s Forum, Spring 2004

In 1986, photographer David Michael Kennedy (b. 1950) and his family traded in the fast-paced, urban hurly-burly of the “Big Apple” for the dusty, laidback western town of Cerrillos, New Mexico. They were in search of a less stressful lifestyle. Kennedy had lived in Manhattan for 18 years and during that time had established himself as a leading commercial photographer. His work received a great deal of attention from art directors, and he won numerous awards, including a Clio Award. His celebrity and editorial portraits were regularly featured in Penthouse, Spin, and Omni magazines, to name a few. He photographed extensively for the music and entertainment industries, including CBS Records, ...

Get 20th Century Photographers now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.