Terry Richardson

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Terry Richardson (born 1965) is an American photographer.

Richardson was born in New York City, raised in Hollywood, California, and is the son of fashion photographer Bob Richardson. Richardson began photographing his environment while attending Hollywood High School and playing in a punk rock band. He has shot advertisements for fashion designers, including Gucci, Levi's, Hugo Boss, Anna Molinari, Baby Phat, Matsuda, and Sisley. Richardson has also shot editorial photographs for a Vogue, Vice, Harpers Bazaar, The Face, GQ and Sports Illustrated. He has exhibited in Japan, London, New York and Paris.^{[citation needed]}

Richardson's portrait subjects include Daniel Day Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Lindsay Lohan, Kate Moss, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Ford, Sharon Stone, Mickey Rourke, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Kanye West, Scott Indrisek, Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, and Karl Lagerfeld.^{[citation needed]}

Richardson's photo books include, Hysteric Glamour, which was published in 1998; this was followed by Son of Bob in 1999, Feared by Men Desired by Women in 2000, Too Much in 2001, Terryworld and Kibosh.

He is known for his provocative style of photography.