Born in 1946, in Syracuse, New York, Eric Meola graduated from Syracuse University in 1968 with a B.A. in English Literature. A self-taught photographer, this teenage avocation led to his first job as studio assistant for Pete Turner in New York for eighteen months between 1969 and 1970. He opened his own studio in 1971 and began doing editorial photography for various magazines such as Life, Travel & Leisure, Esquire and Time…

In 1975 he photographed the cover for Bruce Springsteen’s album, “Born to Run”, and began shooting major advertising campaigns, as well. Over the past 20 years he has done editorial and corporate photography for major clients and agencies…

In 2004 his first book, “Last Places on Earth”, was published. In 2006, Welcome Books distributed a book of his photographs of Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run: The Unseen Photos, and in 2008 Welcome Books published his latest book INDIA: In Word & Image. He is also a popular speaker in the Canon “Explorers of Light” program of distinguished photographers.

The Works of Eric Meola

My name is Robert Voltaire and I am a photographer based out of Los Angeles, CA. I am very fortunate to make my living as a professional fashion photographer. Over the years I have listened to other photographers and models talk about their successes (and failures) and how they got ahead in this business.

All my life I have been inspired by images in movies, art, literature and magazines.

I discovered photography accidentally. A few years ago I received a camera as a Christmas gift. It sat in the box until my birthday when I celebrated with some friends and family at the beach. One friend wanted to become a model and I shot a roll of film and handed it to her. A week later she was picked up by Ford and I was approached by an agent to test models.

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My work has been published by magazines worldwide including: GQ, Esquire, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Max, Playboy and others.

People email me daily asking questions on how to succeed or how to make money as a photographer or model or to help them along with their craft. So, I set this blog up to help you do just that!

Greg Williams’ photographic style merges reportage together with cinematic lighting and composition.

As a photojournalist Greg shot news features in such trouble spots as Burma, Chechnya and Sierra Leone in the 1990′s. He also worked on in-depth photo essays that tackled such issues as CJD (the human strain of Mad Cow Disease), Thalidomide’s second generation of deformed children, and brain damage rehabilitation for children.

In 1997 British-born Greg embarked on an assignment for the London Sunday Times Magazine incorporating his love of film into his photography. This project developed into his first book “Greg Williams On Set” (published 2001- Vision On), a reportage photo essay behind the scenes of the British Film Industry. to date greg has worked as a “Special Photographer” on over 120 films including “King Kong”, “The Talented Mr Ripley”, “The Bourne Ultimatum” and “Attonement”.

As a portrait photographer he has worked with many of the world’s most popular actors including Catherine Zeta Jones, Brad Pitt, Kate Blanchett, George Clooney, Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jnr, Keira Knightly and Daniel Craig for such magazines as Vanity Fair, GQ, L’uomo Vogue and Esquire.

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