Near the end of last year, I did a shoot inspired by some portraits taken of Andy Warhol. The shoot I was inspired by was shot by Richard Avedon on August 14th, 1969. The image that originally inspired me is a black & white head and shoulders shot of Warhol wearing a leather jacket and black turtleneck. I photographed my friend and fellow photographer, Jakob, as he closely resembles Warhol. I had him dress the same as Warhol was in that portrait (I also included sunglasses in some shots) and photographed him on a pastel purple background to add some personal style to it. The photos from the shoot turned out really well and I am very happy with them.

Something I recently found out that I didn’t know about is that Warhol was actually shot 4 times in his own studio on June 3rd, 1968. The portrait of him that I was inspired by is part of a series that Is accompanied by photos of scars from his bullet wounds. It’s crazy to me that he survived the shooting and even more so that it took me so long to hear about it. Andy Warhol is in my opinion, one of the most intriguing photographers and artists of all time and I think this just adds even more to that fact.