Gray Malin
Gray Malin is a Los Angeles-based fine-art photographer, aerial photographer and author. He is known for his photo collections of remote locations as well as his aerial photographs of various destinations. Personal life. Malin was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts where he majored in marketing and received a minor in photography. He currently lives in the West Hollywood. He married his husband Jeff Richardson in 2012 and they welcomed twins Dove and Max in 2018. Career. After graduation, Malin moved to Los Angeles for an internship at Paramount. As a  business, he sold his photographs at a local market in West Hollywood. In 2009, he gained public attention with his Prada Marfa series, which was a sequence created with the assistance of the local township in Marfa, Texas. One of his books, Beaches, documented five years of his work spanning twenty cities over six continents. Malin has collaborated with notable brands. With Veuve Clicquot, he produced original prints inspired by the brand; with Sperry Top-Sider, he created a spring shoe line featuring his photography; and with Le Méridien, he did the "Follow Me Campaign" in 2015. The campaign exhibited  Malin and his photographs, captured in Palm Springs, Bhutan and Barcelona, in hotels for public viewing. With Beverly Hills Hotel, he did a photoshoot of different areas of the hotel and redesigned a cabana by the pool featuring photography from the collection. For Aspen-based The Little Nell's 30th anniversary, he partnered with the hotel to create a series of photographs that pay homage to the ski resort town. He has also partnered with Away Luggage, Disney, The Parker Hotel and Bugaboo. Malin did a wine project with winery Nocking Point to launch Getaway Rose, a line of rose  wine. His Far Far Away series is notable for photographs of Salar De Uyuni using mirrors. Malin has also manually taken aerial photographs of beaches from around the world. Books. Malin is the author of various books.