Ian Spanier began taking photographs at six years old
when his parents gave him his first point and shoot camera. After majoring in
photography in college, Spanier worked in publishing as an editor, but making
pictures never left him. Having only known 35mm, he taught himself medium and
large format as well as lighting.
Spanier’s work has won numerous awards and accolades from
the photographic community for his commercial work. Clients include: MTV,
A&E, Runner’s World, Fast Company, Conde Nast Traveler, Field & Stream,
Muscle & Fitness, Men’s Fitness, Marie Claire, Time Out NY, Psychology
Today, The New York Times, Los Angeles Magazine, and AirTran’s Go Magazine, The
New York City Economic Development Corporation, Bank of America, Gerber Knife
Company, WP Carey, HBO, Time Inc. and Simon and Schuster among many others. His
most current work can be seen at www.ianspanier.com
Ian's first full book of published work,
"Playboy, a Guide to Cigars" arrived in cigar shops November 2009 and
the public version hit retail stores Spring 2010. The book is a collection of
his photographs made in six countries spanning two and a half years. His newest
book project, “Local Heroes: America’s Volunteer Fire Fighters,” is due out Fall
2012.
Ian is a member of the Lowepro Team,
http://www.lowepro.com/photography-showcase/ian-spanier and a member of the
Brunton Pro Team, http://brunton.com/pros.php?pid=18
As well as ASMP, and a featured photographer for
Photoflex, www.photoflex.com and
Imagenomic, http://tinyurl.com/7xx9p9z
The
original masters of photography have always inspired Spanier as they shot what
they saw. For him, there is no “one” subject that he photographs; he also
chooses to shoot what he sees.