Gavin Ashworth
A native of England, Gavin began his career in London, winning five major photographic awards and gaining the coveted titles of “Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society (FRPS)” and “Fellow of the British Institute of Professional Photography (FBIPP)” and was also featured in a BBC television documentary on Professional Photography.
Moving to New York in 1982, Gavin continued to work in advertising and industrial photography shooting a wide range of subjects including cars, computers and cosmetics both on location and in the studio.
A commission from the “National Gallery of Art” to Photograph Turkish art for the exhibition “The Age of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent” followed by a commission from the “Smithsonian National Museum of African Art” to photograph strip weaving in Mali and the Ivory Coast launched a second career, which has to date contributed to over 80 books based on the distinguished collections of the “Metropolitan Museum of Art,” “Philadelphia Museum of Art,” “Smithsonian,” Brooklyn Museum,” “Winterthur Museum and Gardens” and the “White House Historical Association” among others including many private collections.