Richard Corman

Richard Corman (born 1954) is an American photographer, best known for his work as a portrait photographer. His subjects include musicians, actors, athletes, artists, writers and humanitarians. His 2013 book, Madonna NYC 83, is a collection of photos he took of a pre-fame Madonna in 1983.

Early life and education Corman was born and raised in New York City. For his high school years, Corman attended boarding school at Berwick Academy (Maine). After graduating from Hunter College with a degree in art history and psychology, he initially planned on having a career in psychology, before turning to photography. He started out shooting film with a Rolleiflex camera, before ultimately moving on to digital cameras.

Career

Madonna NYC 83 In May 1983, Corman, then 29, had just finished a two-year apprenticeship with photographer Richard Avedon. Corman's mother, Cis Corman, was working as a casting director on the Martin Scorsese film The Last Temptation of Christ. Madonna, then 24, auditioned for the role of the Mary Magdalene, and although she did not get the part, Corman's mother suggested that he photographer her. Soon after, Corman took candid photographs of Madonna in and around her apartment in Manhattan's Lower East Side. This was prior to the release of her first album. and then at LabArtGalleryLA in Los Angeles, California, in 2014. The photos were also on display in Madonna: A Transformational Exhibition, a traveling global multimedia tour sponsored by the W Hotel. The installation presented the Madonna photos by Corman alongside Alec Monopoly's graffiti art.

Since 1991, Corman has documented intellectually disabled athletes in the Special Olympics all over the world, including Cape Town, South Africa in 2001, He shot Talking Heads for a January 1987 Rolling Stone cover story.

Personal life Corman lives in Manhattan with his wife and son.