If you like fashion photography or advertising and don’t know J. R. Duran, something’s wrong, but calm down, let’s talk about it. Born Josep Ruaix Duran, popularly known as J. R. Duran, he is a photographer born in Barcelona (Spain) and based in Brazil.
On Brazilian soil since 1970, and with a photographic studio based in Sao Paulo around 1979, Duran began photographing for fashion magazines such as Vogue and Elle Brasil, signing numerous covers and publishers for various publications. At the same time, he began working for advertising, agencies such as DPZ, McCann, Thompson, Talent and for clients like Johnson
- He won seven journalism awards Abril.
- Il the national edition of Veja in January 1988.
- In a special program entitled “O Mago das Lentes”.
- They have essays on their work published in magazines around the world.
- Their talent and their acute visual perception involving the reader.
In 1989 he moved to the United States, where he worked for Harper’s Bazaar USA, Elle (French, English, Italian and Spanish editions), Mademoiselle, Glamour, Tatler, Vogue (German). In 1995, he returned to live in Brazil. Have you published the books, the best images?And ’18 photos’. In 2000, he published the novel “Lisbon”. Currently residing in Sao Paulo, his work is mainly recognized for photographs of celebrities, artistic nudes and fashion publishers.
In an interview for the Brazilian journalist María Gabriela’s program, Durán recalled that at the beginning of his career, photographing nudes was not taken seriously by others, including some photographers. “I thought if I did it right, it could be,” he says. In the midst of the bustle that shakes the scenes of the most sensual rehearsals, he went on to say that he no longer wanted to photograph a model, because “Sexy” goes far beyond a simple body, it is a matter of attitude. We have separated some photos captured by De Duran so that you have the dimension of this great photographer, here they are:
Publishing
Famous for photographing editorials, Durán photographed Brazilian athletes in a publishing house titled “Olympic Athletes on the Move”, which was held last year to celebrate this year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Curiosity: Durán enjoys working on the contrast and use of black and white in his photographs.
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J. R. Duran also has a great demand among the leading magazines in the world of fashion, its main collaborations are with Vogue magazine, more precisely, the Brazilian edition of the publication, Duran, is characterized by knowing how to contextualize the place where the photo is taken.
sexy
Finally, we highlight the sensual photography of Duran, one of the precursors in this field here in Brazil, criticized at the beginning of his career, is now building a successful name synonymous with editorial quality.
Of course, the work of photographer JRDuran goes far beyond these photos, if you like his work and would like to see his extensive photographic work, both in fashion and in the world of advertising, he accesses his official online portal, JRDuran, with most of his work in recent decades. Duran is certainly a source of inspiration for any photographer, from amateur to professional.