Craig McDean was born in Manchester, England and currently lives in New York City. This photographer, music video and commercial director, author, and martial artist—originally trained and employed as a car mechanic—has brought impressive ideas and visual styles to major ad campaigns for world-class designers. His fashion photography has been featured in W, American, French, and Italian Vogue, Another Magazine, and The New Yorker in bold campaigns for Armani, Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Hugo Boss, and Estée Lauder, among others. With a sophisticated, conceptual approach to fashion photography and portraiture, McDean has become a central figure in the world of fashion.