AL SATTERWHITE
b. 1944, Biloxi, Mississippi
Al Satterwhite, Paul Newman, Sebring 12-Hour race, 1977
Al Satterwhite started working as a photographer at a major daily newspaper in Florida while in high school, covering major news stories in the Southeast. After a year as the Governor of Florida's personal photographer, he started a career as a freelance magazine photographer. Over the next 10 years he worked on assignment for almost every major magazine (Automobile, Car & Driver, Fortune, Geo, Life, Look, Money, Newsweek, People, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, Time, Travel & Leisure, to name a few).
In 1980 he moved to New York City to form his own production company and concentrate on advertising. For the next 15 years he did a wide range of national and international advertising work, becoming known for his saturated color images and keen sense of design and composition..... from action and aerial work, to miniatures in the studio, to major production campaigns in worldwide locations. Some of his advertising clients include American Express, Coca Cola, Dole, DuPont, Eastman Kodak, Johnson Outboards, Kent Int'l, Molson, Nikon, Oldsmobile, Porsche, Polaroid, R J Reynolds, Saab, Sony, Tuborg, Universal Studios and Westinghouse.
He was a consultant to Kodak for digital imaging for a number of years. He has lectured at Boston University, Brooks Institute of Photography, Hallmark Institute of Photography, ASMP, NYU/Tisch School of the Arts, PhotoExpos in Los Angeles & New York. He has given workshops at Dawson College (Montreal), ICP (NYC), Kauai Photographic (Hawaii), the Maine Workshops, the Missouri Workshops, Palm Beach Photographic Workshops, Santa Fe Workshops & his own studio in New York City. He lectures and holds workshops at various facilities around the U.S.
His photographic prints are in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Houston Fine Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), George Eastman House, Polaroid Collection, National Museum of African American History and Culture and numerous private collections.
In recent years he has focused his attention on making films. He has shot commercials, features & award-winning feature shorts as Director/Cameraman. He is currently working on several book and museum projects. Satterwhite lives in New York City with his wife and two Zen-Masters, both cats.
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EDUCATION
University of Missouri
University of Florida
Petersburg Jr College
Work
2016-present • self-assigned projects, book projects, gallery prints
1994-2016 • moved to Los Angeles to shoot tv advertising, music videos, feature films
1980-1994 • moved to NYC as Satterwhite Productions for national & international advertising
1969-1985 • contract photographer for Camera Five/NYC for editorial magazine work
(Fortune, Life, Look, Money, Newsweek, People, Sports Illustrated, Time, etc)
1968-1969 • Personal Photographer to Gov Claude Kirk, Jr/Florida
1967-1968 • Staff Photographer at the St Petersburg Times
1961-1967 • photographer for the St Petersburg Times while still in high school & throughout college
GROUP SHOWS
2014 "Portraits" Fetterman Gallery - Santa Monica
"American Cool", Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 "aRound New York" Leica Gallery/Los Angeles
2014 "Hunter Thompson" Ft Wayne Museum of Art- Ft Wayne, IN
2012 "the Racers" Kona Gallery- San Clemente, CA
2009 "The Long Road Home" Morrison Hotel Gallery- New York
2009 "Titans: Muhammad Ali and Arnold Schwarzenegger"
Warehouse Art Gallery- Teramo, Italy
2009 "Titans" Photographs Do Not Bend Gallery- Dallas
1981 "Color & Design" Nikon House/Rockefeller Center- New York City
COLLECTIONS
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, CA
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Houston, TX
The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
The Polaroid Collection, Massachusetts
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books by Satterwhite
2013 The Cozumel Diary • 98 page book of photography and writing
publ- Redcat Editions *adventures in Mexico during the Playboy Interview
2012 Carroll Shelby • 87 page book of photography
publ- Redcat Editions * Carroll Shelby, a racing legend- 1962~1966
2012 the Racers • 97 page book of photography
publ- Redcat Editions *endurance motor racing 1962~1974 (Daytona & Sebring)
2008 TITANS • 272 page book (Muhammad Ali & Arnold Schwarzenegger
publ- Watson-Guptill *Ali & Arnold in the 70s
1991 LIGHTS! CAMERA! ADVERTISING! • 144 page book
publ-Amphoto/Waton Guptill Joy & Al Satterwhite
1986 SATTERWHITE ON COLOR & DESIGN • 144 page book
publ-Amphoto/Watson Guptill Joy & Al Satterwhite
1984 COME FOTOGRAFA SATTERWHITE • 64 page book
publ-Diapress (Italy) Al Satterwhite
Magazines Articles/Books (a sampling)
Feb/18 SOUTHBAY MAGAZINE
“About Face’ - Al Satterwhite’s environmental portraits
Nov/17 NIKONNET
“Legend Behind the Lens: Al Satterwhite”
Oct/17 TAMPA BAY TIMES
“Looking Back…at Al Satterwhite: Images from the 1960s”
Aug/16 ADORAMA LEARNING
“Evolution of Photojournalist Al Satterwhite”
Sept/15 LEICA INTERVIEW
“aRound New York” series
Jun/15 ART BOOKS ON TAPE PODCAST
“Hunter S. Thompson, The Cozumel Diary”
Oct/14 LA OBSERVED
“Shooting Muhammad Ali: An interview with Al Satterwhite”
Jan/13 SHUTTERBUG
“The Making of THE RACERS”
Mar/08 SEASON IN THE SUN p12
"Shot at Fame" Ansel Adams - how Al photographed him
Jan/07 PISTOL: THE LIFE OF PETE MARAVICH
Book by Mark Kriegel (Cover Photo)
August/07 SILVERSHOTZ p1 + p2 + pp62-73 (Vol 4 Edition 2)
“Al Satterwhite - Interview + 22 Images”
Dec/06 GONZO pp171 & 215
Book by Hunter S. Thompson (Cover Photo)
Jan/05 GREAT OUTPUT pp30-37
"The Voice of Experience"
Dec/04 DIGITAL PHOTOPRO pp82-89, 110-114
"Fields of Color" - portfolio + interview
Aug/03 BLACK & WHITE pp88-91
"Spotlight" - fine art photographs
Aug/97 PHOTOGRAPHIC pp45-47
"From Advertising to Film" - profile by Peter Skinner
Spring/97 THE NIKON VIDEO SERIES vhs video
"Learn from the Best: Al Satterwhite, Master of Portraiture"
Sept/95 OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHER pp30-35
"The Color & Design of Action"
Oct/95 PHOTOPRO cover + pp18-19
"Road Warrior- On Location in Jamaica"
Summer/93 THE NIKON VIDEO SERIES vhs video
"The Essence of Light"
Mar/90 35 YEARS OF COVERS -SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
Oct/87 ZOOM (United Kingdom) pp45-50
"Al Satterwhite- Portfolio"
Feb/84 ZOOM (American) pp25-32
"Al Satterwhite - A Californian Gone East"
Mar/83 THE PHOTO (United Kingdom) pp22-29
"An Eye For Strong Graphic Elements- Al Satterwhite"
Sept/82 PHOTOGRAPHER'S FORUM pp30-39
"Conversation with Al Satterwhite"
Sept/81 CAMERA 35 cover + pp20-27
"The Compelling Color Vision of Al Satterwhite"
July/80 THE RANGEFINDER cover + pp14-17
"Satterwhite Magic"
1978 THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF AL SATTERWHITE 50 page booklet
publ-Hennegan Company (47 plates-designed by George Tassian)
