ERIC SCHWABEL - BIO
ERIC SCHWABEL IS AN AWARD-WINNING CELEBRITY, EDITORIAL, AND COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER
Schwabel has shot for Hilton, Toyota, Pepsi, Ritz-Carlton, NBC/Universal, Expedia, and the Oscars; photographed such high-profile celebrities as Sir Patrick Stewart, America Ferrera, Tom Hiddleston, Benicio Del Toro, Chris Pine, Tim Robbins, Bryan Cranston, Ellie Kemper, Will Forte, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Adam Lambert, Neil Patrick Harris, and Kirk Douglas. His editorial work has been featured nationally in Allure, Deadline, the Advocate, Pacific Standard, Playgirl, and Los Angeles Magazine.
In 2009, Bruno Gmunder published Schwabel’s first monograph, titled “Shooting Male,” to rave reviews, immediately followed in 2010 by his creation of “the Human Light Suit,” a 10-year photographic portrait survey of the Burning Man Project, which continued through 2019. Schwabel's work has also been featured in a number of photography anthology books.
Schwabel's work has presented through solo gallery exhibitions in Los Angeles and Palm Springs, and group exhibitions globally. He has spoken about his work at Open Show: Los Angeles and won 1st place at the 2014 IPA / Lucie Foundation’s One Shot: One World competition. Schwabel himself has also been featured (on the subject of his work) by some of the top magazines in the world, having been profiled by Popular Photography, Rangefinder, and Foto Hits, Germany’s largest photography magazine and FOTOMEN, China's largest photography magazine. He graced the cover of the April/May 2015 issue of Metrosource magazine, along with an in-depth interview.
Schwabel is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Imaging Arts and Sciences, and has lectured at Art Institute of Hollywood.