“Photography was driven by a passion to
paint.”
-Robert Farber
Photo: Running Horses
Robert Farber is a seasoned photographer whose career has spanned from
fine art photography, to fashion and beauty photography campaigns, and has continued
into the moving image. He is a New York City native whose artistic career began
with art shows in 1970 just after college. At the start of his career, his most
moving memory was when he was forced to leave an art show since photography was
not widely accepted as an art form at that time. Persisting with his passion,
he was eventually discovered at an Upper East Side art show. He was approached
by both a publishing company and an advertising agency, allowing his fine art
career and fashion photography career to take off simultaneously. A pioneer in
many ways, Robert Farber has been a leading force in the world of photography,
particularly in his treatment of the subject of the nude. His work has paved the way for the female
form to be shown in fine art, publishing, and advertizing in a way that he
describes only as ‘respectfully’. An easily recognized Robert Farber image
would be the Newsweek Magazine cover for breast cancer awareness or any of his
published books featuring images of nudes.
Farber has also made great contributions to photography
by creating photoworkshop.com, an online forum for photographers around the
world to share ideas and offer education in various aspects of photography.
More than just providing education, photoworkshop.com has allowed for
innovation, a place where photographers on any level can meet and learn from
each other’s ideas and techniques.
Photo: Dreaming
“I have always handled my subjects with
respect, which is what I think has allowed me creative freedom.”
Photo (left): Bloomingdale's advertisement for hats
Photo (right): Saks Fifth Avenue advertisement
Robert Farber’s soft ‘painterly’ style can be easily
recognized in his fashion and fine art photography. He has created a style so
unique that it has come to be defined as “farberesque”. His fashion
photography has appeared in a wide range of campaigns with companies such as Sony,
Wrangler, Christian Dior, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales, and many more. Farber
was even recruited by Jackie Kennedy Onassis during her time working for the
publisher Doubleday, showing her a collection of his slides which resulted in
the publishing of his notable book By the
Sea. Having been a personal fan of Farber’s
work, several of his books were found in the collection of Jackie’s estate.
Photo: Cover for By the Sea, titled Portofino
“I want [my pictures] to evoke a feeling of romance. That the viewer wants to be there, be a part of it, get lost in it, whether it is a still life or landscape.”
Photo: Featured image from Nuestro Mexico project
Farber is a highly accomplished photographer, having received many awards throughout his career thus far. He considers his most proud honor to be that of Photographer of the Year, awarded in 1987 by the Photographic Manufacturers Association. This honor was received very early in his career and given by his peers, making it that much more special to him. A film about his life is currently in production with PBS.
Photo: Flag at the Met
“I use what skills are natural for me. I try to evolve creatively with whatever happens [in my life]. If I want to reinvent myself for my own purpose I do that, but I would never do something that didn’t feel natural to me.”
Photo: Looking Up
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