Billy Kidd, 1980 | Fine art Photographer

Billy Kidd is an American self-taught photographer born in Panama City, Florida.

- "When I was six years old we sold everything in a garage sale.

I made an impressive $20 selling my He-Man action figures, Castle of Grayskull, G.I. Joe's and every little thing I had.

I thought it would be fun to put my money in a small wooden box and bury it with a long white string tied to it coming out of the dirt, it would be my buried treasure. I never found the money".

"We weaved around the US from state to state in an RV. I slept above the driver seat, in a loft style bed, which I thought was the coolest thing.

Towards the end of our journey we went through Death Valley. Running around in Scooby-doo underwear, it was hot, a bag of ice cost us $3.49 in 1987.

We settled down in Scottsdale, AZ".

"My advertising and editorial clients include YSL, Marc Jacobs, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Varvatos, Uniqlo, Ungaro, ERES, Zenga, Vince, Levi's, Theory, Rag and Bone, Galliano, Huawei, Ford/Lincoln, Nike, Reebok, FreePeople, 7 For All Mankind, Trussardi, Fossil, Evian, Bonobos, Saks, Nordstrom, Barneys, Tommy Hilfiger, BA and SH, Sunday Telegraph, Interview, W, Vogue Italia, Vogue Mexico, Numero, Numero Homme, GQ, Grey, WSJ, Industrie, Variety, Le Monde, Porter, M, WWD, OOO, Details, Oyster, and more. My portraits include Javier Bardem, George Clooney, Julianna Moore, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Andrew Garfield, Andy Serkis, Timothee Chamalet, Armie Hammer, Ed Helms, Gary Oldman, Rachel Weisz, Christoph Waltz, Alicia Vikander, Anette Benning, Margot Robbie, Jane Goodal, Jim Carrey, Greta Gerwig, Laurie Metcalf, Elle Fanning, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Luke Evans, Jake Gyllenhaal, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dave Franco, Willem Dafoe, Helen Miren, Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Sam Rockwell, George Bush Jr., DJ Tiesto, Cristiano Renaldo, Neymar Jr, Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Ethan Hawke, Whoopi Goldberg, Rachel Weisz, Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Glenn Close, Tea Leoni, Josh Gad, Conan, Don Cheadle, Michael Kelly, Emmy Rossum, Jeffrey Tambour, James Spader, Justin Theroux, Jimmy Kimmel, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Mindy Kaling, Queen Latifah, Clair Danes, Jessica Lange, Taylor Schilling, Liev Schreiber, Jane Fonda, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Bob Odenkirk, Michael Sheen, Matt LeBlanc, Lizzy Caplan, Jamie Dornan, Zachary Quinto, Elle Fanning, Jeff Koons, Olivier Rousteing, Rosie Huntington Whiteley, Joseph Altuzarra, Thom Browne, Brooke Shields, Zooey Deschanel, James Franco, Jason Sudeikis, Paul Dano, Saoirse Ronan, Rashid Johnson, Collier Schorr, Pharrell Williams, Zoe Kravitz, Lenny Kravitz, No doubt and many more".

Awards:

2010 - Pdn Faces for portraits of Paul Dano;

2010 - Pdn The Look for portraits of Pharrell Williams/Nerd;

2011 - Pdn Photo Annual for portraits of Pharrell Williams/Nerd;

2013 - Pdn The Look grand prize for Marloes Horst/Beauty;

2013 - Pdn The Look for Numero/Editorial;

2014 - Pdn's 30 New and Emerging Photographers;

2016 - Pdn Faces for The Power of Women series;

2019 - 11th National Arts andntertainment Journalism Awards for Variety, "Toronto International Film Festival".

Billy Kidd è un fotografo autodidatta Americano nato a Panama City, in Florida.

- "Quando avevo sei anni vendemmo tutto in una vendita di garage. Ho guadagnato ben 20 $ vendendo le mie action figure di He-Man, Castle of Grayskull, G.I. Joe ed ogni piccola cosa che avevo.

Ho pensato che sarebbe stato divertente mettere i miei soldi in una piccola scatola di legno e seppellirli con un lungo filo bianco legato ad esso che usciva dallo sporco, sarebbe stato il mio tesoro sepolto.

Non ho mai trovato i soldi.

Abbiamo viaggiato negli Stati Uniti da stato a stato in un camper.

Ho dormito sopra il sedile del conducente, in un letto a soppalco, che pensavo fosse la cosa più bella.

Verso la fine del nostro viaggio abbiamo attraversato la Death Valley.

Andando in giro in mutande Scooby-doo, faceva caldo, una borsa del ghiaccio ci è costata $ 3,49 nel 1987. Ci siamo stabiliti a Scottsdale, in Arizona".

"I miei clienti pubblicitari ed editoriali includono YSL, Marc Jacobs, Jean Paul Gaultier, Versace, Varvatos, Uniqlo, Ungaro, ERES, Zenga, Vince, Levi's, Theory, Rag and Bone, Galliano, Huawei, Ford / Lincoln, Nike, Reebok, FreePeople , 7 For All Mankind, Trussardi, Fossil, Evian, Bonobos, Saks, Nordstrom, Barneys, Tommy Hilfiger, BA and SH, Sunday Telegraph, Interview, W, Vogue Italia, Vogue Mexico, Numero, Numero Homme, GQ, Gray, WSJ, Industrie , Variety, Le Monde, Porter, M, WWD, OOO, Details, Oyster e altro ancora. I miei ritratti includono Javier Bardem, George Clooney, Julianna Moore, Steve Carell, Vince Vaughn, Andrew Garfield, Andy Serkis, Timothee Chamalet, Armie Hammer, Ed Helms, Gary Oldman, Rachel Weisz, Christoph Waltz, Alicia Vikander, Anette Benning, Margot Robbie , Jane Goodal, Jim Carrey, Greta Gerwig, Laurie Metcalf, Elle Fanning, Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence, Luke Evans, Jake Gyllenhaal, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dave Franco, Willem Dafoe, Helen Miren, Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Sam Rockwell, George Bush Jr., DJ Tiesto, Cristiano Renaldo, Neymar Jr, Lebron James, Kevin Durant, Ethan Hawke, Whoopi Goldberg, Rachel Weisz, Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Glenn Close, Tea Leoni, Josh Gad, Conan, Don Cheadle, Michael Kelly , Emmy Rossum, Jeffrey Tambour, James Spader, Justin Theroux, Jimmy Kimmel, Julia Louis Dreyfus, Mindy Kaling, Queen Latifah, Clair Danes, Jessica Lange, Taylor Schilling, Liev Schreiber, Jane Fonda, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Bob Odenkirk, Michael Sheen, Matt LeBlanc, Lizzy Caplan, Jamie Dornan, Zachary Quinto, Elle Fanning, Jeff Koons, Olivier Rousteing, Rosie Huntington Whiteley, Joseph Altuzarra, Thom Browne, Brooke Shields, Zooey Deschanel, James Franco, Jason Sudeikis, Paul Dano, Saoirse Ronan, Rashid Johnson, Collier Schorr, Pharrell Williams, Zoe Kravitz, Lenny Kravitz, Senza dubbio e molti altri".