RICHARD PHIBBS: MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST

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Born and raised in Canada, photographer Richard Phibbs is a graduate of the University of Toronto, and Parsons in New York.

Phibbs began with photography in 1994 as a therapeutic outlet after losing several friends to AIDS. Since then, the artist is in a quest to bring Grace and Hope through his images.

His work is bound to elegance and a sense of classicism. It is driven by profound respect for his subjects and their life journey. Through a study of form that can remind of ancient Greek and Roman art, the photographer achieves to ennoble and glorify his subjects, being models, celebrities, athletes, or shelter dogs,

Phibbs has shot portraits of such icons as Hillary Rodham Clinton, Tim Robbins, Wes Anderson, Pedro Almodóvar, and many others. In addition, Phibbs has created classic campaigns for Giorgio Armani, H&M, Clavin Klein, and Ralph Lauren. He also donates his time on humanity projects such as helping to find shelters for homeless cats and dogs with Humane Society of New York.