✨AI Reimagines the Masters✨ Hugh Kretschmer|316/1000

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Introduce briefly

Hugh Kretschmer is a photographer known for his imaginative and surreal images. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and comes from a family of artists. Kretschmer's father, who worked as a photo-instrumentation engineer for NASA, introduced him to photography at a young age.

Education and Career:

Kretschmer attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with honors [1].

After graduating, he moved to New York City to start his career as a photographer [1].

Kretschmer has collaborated with various editorial, design, and advertising clients, including Vanity Fair, New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, GQ, Penn & Teller, Old Spice, Huggies, Toyota, and Sony [1].

His work has been recognized and awarded by prestigious organizations such as The International Photography Awards, American Photography, Communication Arts, PDN Photo Annual, Graphis Publications, and the Society of Publication Designers [1].

Kretschmer's images have been featured in industry publications, books, podcasts, and blogs, including Graphis, Communication Arts, Juxtapoz, Plastik, Vision Magazine, and Beijing [1].

His work has been exhibited in galleries in Los Angeles, New York, and Paris, and his photographs have been selected for auction through Sotheby's in Vienna [1].

Kretschmer's photographs are part of the permanent collection of the 9/11 Memorial in New York City [1].

In 2021, his first retrospective exhibition took place at the Hoban Artrium Museum in Seoul, South Korea [1].

Kretschmer is also involved in teaching photography part-time at institutions such as Art Center College of Design, UCLA Extension, and the Los Angeles Center of Photography [1].

He has also lectured and led workshops at prestigious events such as the Eddie Adams Workshops in Jeffersonville, NY, Gulf Photo Plus in Dubai, and Fotorama in Serbia [1].

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