Gray Malin - Make Every Day a Getaway
Gray Malin
Photographer Gray Malin creates iconic images synonymous with travel. His work has taken him all over the world. In this episode, he shares stories behind select images, including how it took three years for his vision of photographing painted sheep to come to life and the surprising thing that happened during the shoot that took the images to the next level. Gray Malin’s views from above give a unique perspective. Hear about his first job in Hollywood, what inspires him and where he wants to travel to next.
More About Gray Malin
After moving to Los Angeles for an internship at Paramount, Malin started his business selling photographs from a small booth at a West Hollywood Sunday Swap meet near his current home. In 2009, he attracted public attention with his Prada Marfa series, which was a sequence created with the assistance of the local township in Marfa, Texas.
Since the success of the Prada Marfa series, Malin has shot over 30 fine art photography series around the world in locations as remote as Antarctica, Namibia, and Bhutan while also receiving commercial recognition for inventive aerial beach, ski, and park scenes of the world’s most iconic destinations. With the philosophy to “make every day a getaway,” Malin’s photography has expanded into a line of luxury products for home and travel and lead to collaborations with global brands such as Veuve Clicquot, Disney, Sperry Top-Sider, and Le Méridien Hotels & Resort. Gray is also the author of the New York Times bestselling Beaches and Escape, both of which showcase his aerial and conceptual photography, as well as the recent release of his second children’s book, A World of Opposites and third coffee table book Italy.
He lives in West Hollywood with his husband, Jeff Richardson, and twins, Dove and Max. Gray Malin was born in Dallas, Texas, and attended Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He majored in marketing and received a minor in photography.
Read the full transcript here.
Key Topics
Intro (00:26)
Gray Malin’s first dream job (03:54)
Gray’s breakthrough moment (06:57)
The story behind the Dream Series (painted sheep) (09:01)
Where Gray wants to go post quarantine (12:34)
Story behind Girl in Pink photograph (13:33)
Gray Malin collaborations (15:19)
Gray on building a team (20:19)
Slim Aarons (22:39)
Umbrella photography (25:21)
What’s next for Gray Malin (29:52)
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