Celebrity photographer NIGEL BARKER shares his passion for creativity

By Rebeca Herrero

looks and charisma, he won and started getting modeling gigs all around Europe.

“I thought I was going to medical school, but my parents allowed me to do modeling due to the fact that it was a great income. They thought it would cover my debt during my college years a posteriori. Instead, I loved it so much, I never left it,” Barker said. “I was fascinated with the creative side of the industry—the productions assistants, the stylists, the editors, the cameras. I got married to my beautiful wife who is amazing and started photographing her and her twin sister. We decided to move to New York City where I really developed my career as a fashion photographer. Fast forward, the Tyra Banks’ show—which no one expected would be a hit—called and I became a permanent judge. I rolled the dice with it.”

Now an established New Yorker, Barker has hordes of adoring fans who follow him on television and on social media; fans who admire him for his unmistakable talent but also his down-to-earth demeanor.

“I became so famous and well-known that I even won one of the most coveted spots in American Photo Magazine, ‘Best Photographer in the World’. I actually got it because back then an intern nominated me—of course she was a fan of the television show—and in this very real survey that happens nationwide, where they always saw big names like Avedon and Ansel Adams, the editors called me to give me the news that ‘we have never seen anything like this, but you have won the spot!’” Barker recalled. “That shows you the power of television.”

When he’s not behind the camera in a studio setting, Nigel is often traveling the world, always expressing his art through the lens. No wonder he’s considered the best in the world!

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