Famous photographer Nigel Barker: career, personal life, works

To Russian spectators this impressive photographer became known after the release of the show "Top Model in American Style", in which he acted as a judge. Once upon a time he was expected to have a doctor career, but coming to a popular show turned his whole life around. Nigel Barker, who has American and Sri Lankan roots, is known throughout the world. His amazing work attracts the attention not only of his professionals, but also of ordinary readers of glamorous magazines singling out his pictures against the background of others.

Model career

The popular Nigel Barker was born in 1972 in a large family. The boy studied well and after school planned to enter the medical faculty. However, his mother, the former beauty of the beauty contest, appreciated the attractiveness of her son, led him to a television show, a confident victory on which brought him a signed contract with the modeling agency.

Own business

A handsome young man has traveled around the world for over 10 years, participating in shows of famous brands. Learning the model business from the inside and realizing that young mannequins are stepping on his heels, Nigel opened his own photo studio in Manhattan, cooperating since 1996 with various publications. Of course, he was strongly helped by ties in the fashion world, but his day by day growing talent was noticed by all.

The judge on the reality show

Photographer Nigel Barker considers his present success a long-term participation in the show of Tyra Banks, because after this project his career made another turn upward. And many believe that only the participation of a charming photographer made the model reality project so successful.

He participated in the Russian seasons of "Top Model", noting that it was a great time. The project judge recognized the beauty and professionalism of our girls, marveling at how people who spoke different languages perfectly understood each other. And the professional work of photographer Nigel Barker on the show repeatedly became a subject of admiration and real works of art.

In fashion, healthy forms

He said that the time of exhausted models has long passed, and now classical beauty is popular. The healthy appearance of girls with forms is a big step forward, because the catwalk divas are role models for many spectators.

Happy husband and father

Courageous Nigel Barker, whose personal life has always interested his fans, has been happily married since 1999. The woman of his dreams was the model Kristen Chin, and now the couple is growing up two charming kids. Barker often gives interviews, not hiding that he is as much in love with his wife as he did on his first day in Milan.

Different Hypostases

The photographer is not limited only to studio work, he produces films, writes books, participates in advertising campaigns and arranges exhibitions, but at the same time emphasizes that his family will always be in the first place.

Barker's dream is to set up, together with his wife, a make-up artist working now, two cosmetic lines for women: luxury and budget.

In 2011, he presented to the audience a documentary tape about the inhabitants of the island of Haiti, receiving many positive reviews of critics. As a permanent participant in charitable activities, Nigel defends animal rights and opposes their killing for the sake of fur.

Named perfume

Three years ago he released the unisex fragrances, and the inspiration for them was New York, in which Nigel Barker lives with his family. Vials of a laconic form he decorated with his works.

Now any buyer can find out how the city really smells. Flavors of Times Square, Wall Street and Night New York are presented, and the famous brand of Demeter, a well-known non-trivial approach to creating perfume, helped to create perfumery for the photographer.

Barker Books

In 2010, Nigel Barker released a book that became a real bestseller, in which he shared with all readers the secrets of beauty. And after five years, the light saw a new edition, illustrated with stunning pictures.

Nigel wrote about 50 influential women in the beauty industry, which are usually called style icons. Successful models of very different appearance, having turned the standards of beauty, appear on two hundred colorful photos, which were carefully selected by the author.

Each photo is provided with interesting stories and funny labels, and, as Nigel Barker assures, this is not just a job introducing the catwalk divas. He created a very significant work for readers, telling about the history of fashion, beginning with the 40-ies of the last century.

Traveling around the world, the photographer often conducts master classes, inspiring other people with his work. He recognizes himself a happy man in work and family life, saying that he has found the long-awaited balance.