Craig McDean

Craig McDean (born 1964 in England) is a British fashion photographer, originally from Middlewich, now based in New York City.

Life McDean originally trained and worked as a car mechanic before studying photography at Mid Cheshire College (OND) and Blackpool and The Fylde College of Further & Higher Education (PQE) where he took photography classes before he dropped out and moved to London.

McDean began his photographic career in London as a photographer's assistant to photographer Nick Knight.

McDean was married to British fashion designer Tabitha Simmons before they divorced in 2013. They have two sons.

Books I Love Fast Cars (Powerhouse Books, 1999) . Lifescapes (Steidl/Dangin, 2005) . Amber, Guinevere and Kate 1993-2005, A decade of Fashion Photography by Craig McDean (Rizzoli, 2013) Craig McDean: Manual (Rizzoli, 2019)