Biography
1981 - I was born in Melbourne, Australia on Valentine's Day.
1988 - Celebrated the bicentenary of Australia with an international food feast in Miss Ikenger's 2nd Grade classroom. Bought my first music album on cassette: Temple of Low Men by Crowded House.
1989 - Was pushed off a playground ledge by Nasso Paliakos and ended up with a broken arm. Watched the Tienanmen Square protests and the fall of the Berlin Wall on TV.
1990 - Buried my deceased pet budgerigar in a melancholy, tearful backyard ceremony.
1994 - Was given a snapshot camera and took pictures with it on school-organized trip to China. On return I was told by my 8th Grade Chinese teacher Mr. Dickson to become a photographer.
1998 - Was mugged in Melbourne and had my camera stolen. Found the stolen camera at the exact store I'd chosen to buy a new camera.
2002 - Worked a part-time job photographing couples imitating Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in a Titanic-themed restaurant (doing the "I'm flying!" scene).
2003 - Photographed my friend's father performing brain surgery to U2 backing music. Graduated with a BA in Photography from R.M.I.T. in Melbourne.
2004 - Left Australia and relocated to New York. Began MFA studies at Parsons School of Design.
2005 - Dropped out of the MFA program after one year to accept a full-time job as photographer's assistant to Craig McDean, after approaching him for work on the street.
2007 - Transferred to work full-time for Steven Meisel. Met my Ivy League student / model girlfriend Cameron Russell on a photo shoot in Los Angeles.
2008 - Looked for Mr. Dickson's contact information online to send a thankyou email but couldn't find anything.
If anybody knows him, let me know.
2009 - Went out on my own as a photographer. I live and work in New York City.
Contact
email: andrew@andrew-elliott.com
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