Blake Little
Blake Little is an entertainment, advertising, and fine art photographer based in Los Angeles since 1982. He has had assignments in advertising, film, television, book and magazine publishing. He has worked with personalities in entertainment, sports and politics. His work has been exhibited in New York, Seattle, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Japan. Early life. Little was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. After studying for three years at the University of Washington, he transferred to Seattle Central College where he completed his photography degree in 1984. After college, he moved to Los Angeles. His portraits have included David  Hockney, John Baldessari and Edward Ruscha, and he has had commercial assignments and work in the entertainment industry. Photography. Little has photographed people in entertainment, sports and politics. His clients includes Tom Cruise, Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Steve Carell, Samuel Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Aaron Eckhart, Johnny Knoxville, Marcia Cross, Colin Powell, kd Lang, 50 Cent, Glenn Close, Jane Fonda, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Jane Lynch, and Brett Favre. Little works for book and magazine publishers including Simon & Schuster, Random House, Penguin Books, "Vanity Fair", "Time", "People", "The Times of London" and "USA Weekend". He has worked with Henry  Cavill and Greg Kinnear. He did covers for "I, Rhoda" by Valerie Harper, "Prime Time" by Jane Fonda, and "New Rules" by Bill Maher. His portrait of Marissa Mayer was featured in "Vanity Fair" for April 2014 issue. Little's advertising work includes photography for "Austin Powers", "Borat" and "Get Smart". Monographs. Little has published three monographs; his first book "Dichotomy" in 1997, his second publication "The Company of Men" released in September, 2011, and his third book "Manifest" in September, 2013. Exhibitions. Little had his first museum exhibition; Blake Little: Photographs from the Gay Rodeo at the Eiteljorg Museum  in Indianapolis, IN Jan. 18 – July 13, 2014. Awards. Little was awarded the American Photo 2014 AP29 and the IPA Lucie Foundation's Int'l Photography Competition in 2013.