Jonathan Mannion
Jonathan Mannion (born December 3, 1970) is a noted photographer and film director.[1] Mannion has shot over 300 album covers working closely with many hip hop legends including Jay Z, Dr. Dre, Aaliyah, Outkast, Nas, Nicki Minaj and Kendrick Lamar. Most recently he was the photographer behind the iconic Beats by Dre “Straight Outta” campaign.
Early life and education
With English and American ancestry, he was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His father and mother are both well known Midwest artists. His mother is from London and his father from Brooklyn.[2] Mannion studied at Kenyon College in Ohio graduating with honors. In 1996 he moved from Cleveland to New York City.
Career
New York and Richard Avedon
Mannion worked for a year with photographer Richard Avedon [3] in his Manhattan studio. Avedon had always been a major influence to Mannion as a young art student. Mannion went on to work with photographers Ben Watts, Steven Klein and Marc Hom.
Jay-Z and hip hop
In 1996, Mannion was commissioned, in his first major record company contract, to take photos of Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z for Reasonable Doubt.[4][5][6][7] Mannion has gone on from that first assignment to photograph twenty years of hip hop history. Performers include: Aaliyah, Eminem, Nas, Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne and others.[8]
Mannion versus Coors Brewing Company
In Mannion versus Coors Brewing Company Mannion sued Coors for their unlicensed use of his photograph in one of their advertisements.[9][10][11]
Album Credits
| Year | Artist | Album | |
| 1996 | Jay Z | Reasonable Doubt | |
| 1997 | Jay Z | In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 | |
| 1997 | Joe | All That I Am | |
| 1998 | DMX | It's Dark and Hell is Hot | |
| 1998 | DMX | Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood | |
| 1998 | Def Squad | El Niño | |
| 1998 | Supreme NTM | Supreme NTM | |
| 1998 | Jay Z ft. Blackstreet | The City is Mine | |
| 1998 | Public Enemy | He Got Game | |
| 1998 | Jay Z | Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life | |
| 1998 | Funkmaster Flex | The Mix Tape, Vol. III | |
| 1998 | Les X a: X-Men | Jeunes, Coupables Et Libres | |
| 1998 | Jay Z & Various Artists | Streets is Watching | |
| 1998 | Supreme NTM | Lord Kossity | |
| 1998 | Playa | Cheers 2 U | |
| 1999 | Eve | Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders' First Lady | |
| 1999 | Funkmaster Flex & Big Kap | The Tunnel | |
| 1999 | Stomy Bugsy | On S'en Sortira | |
| 1999 | Slick Rick | The Art of Storytelling | |
| 1999 | Memphis Bleek | Coming of Age | |
| 1999 | Ja Rule | Venni Vetti Vecci | |
| 1999 | Ol' Dirty Bastard | N***a Please | |
| 1999 | Rahzel | All I Know | |
| 1999 | Supreme NTM | That's My People | |
| 1999 | Ruff Ryders | Ryde or Die Vol. 1 | |
| 1999 | Notorious B.I.G. | Born Again | |
| 1999 | Kelis | Kaleidoscope | |
| 1999 | Jay Z | Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter | |
| 1999 | Terror Squad | The Album | |
| 1999 | Black Rob | Life Story | |
| 2000 | Luke | Luke's Freak Fest 2000 | |
| 2000 | Rahzel | Make the Music 2000 | |
| 2000 | Ja Rule | Rule 3:36 | |
| 2000 | Dame Grease | Live on Lenox Ave. | |
| 2000 | Black Rob | "Whoa!" | |
| 2000 | Nelly | Country Grammar | |
| 2000 | DJ Quick | Balance & Options | |
| 2000 | Joe | "Stutter" | |
| 2000 | Youssou N'Dour | Birima | |
| 2000 | Ludacris | Back for the First Time | |
| 2000 | Beenie Man | Art and Life | |
| 2000 | Bruno Coulais & Akhenton | Comme | |
| 2000 | Prodigy | H.N.I.C. | |
| 2000 | Canibus | 2000 B.C. (Before Can-I-Bus) | |
| 2000 | Eminem | The Marshall Mathers LP | |
| 2000 | Damizza | Where I Wanna Be | |
| 2000 | Beanie Sigel | The Truth | |
| 2000 | Memphis Bleek | The Understanding | |
| 2000 | Joe | My Name Is Joe | |
| 2000 | LL Cool J | G.O.A.T. | |
| 2000 | Youssou N'Dour | Joko-From Village to Town | |
| 2000 | Irv Gotti | Irv Gotti Presents: The Murderers | |
| 2000 | Relative Ash | Our Time With You | |
| 2000 | Ol' Dirty Bastard ft. Kelis | "Got Your Money" | |
| 2000 | Stomy Bugsy | Trop Jeune Mourir | |
| 2000 | Bouga | Belsunce Breakdown | |
| 2000 | Jay Z | The Dynasty: Roc La Familia | |
| 2000 | Profyle | Nothin' But Drama | |
| 2000 | Various | Radiotherapy | |
| 2000 | Capleton | More Fire | |
| 2001 | Jay Z | The Blueprint | |
| 2001 | Aaliyah | Aaliyah | |
| 2001 | Yukmouth | Thug Lord: The New Testament | |
| 2001 | Ray J ft. Lil' Kim | "Wait a Minute" | |
| 2001 | Pastor Troy | Face Off | |
| 2001 | Aaron Soul | Ring, Ring, Ring | |
| 2001 | St. Lunatics | Free City | |
| 2001 | Bad Boy Bill | Bangin; The Box Vol. 5 | |
| 2001 | Busta Rhymes | Turn It Up! The Very Best of Busta Rhymes | |
| 2001 | Krayzie Bone | Thug on da Line | |
| 2001 | Warren G | The Return of the Regulator | |
| 2001 | Timbaland & Magoo | Indecent Proposal | |
| 2001 | Dungeon Family | Trans DF Express | |
| 2001 | Erick Sermon | Music | |
| 2001 | Big Pun | Endangered Species | |
| 2001 | Fredro Starr | Firestarr | |
| 2001 | Sum 41 | All Killer, No Filler | |
| 2001 | The Beatnuts | Take It or Squeeze It | |
| 2001 | Oxmo Puccino | L'Amour est mort | |
| 2001 | Run-D.M.C. | Crown Royal | |
| 2001 | Beanie Sigel | The Reason | |
| 2001 | DJ Clue? | The Professional 2 | |
| 2001 | Run-D.M.C. ft. Jagged Edge | Let's Stay Together | |
| 2001 | Slimm Calhoun | The Skinny | |
| 2001 | D12 | Devil's Night | |
| 2001 | Ol' Dirty Bastard | The Dirty Story: The Best of Ol' Dirty Bastard | |
| 2001 | Ja Rule | Pain Is Love | |
| 2001 | Dungeon Family | Even in Darkness | |
| 2001 | Ray J | Formal Invite | |
| 2001 | Afrodiziac | Ad Vitam Æternam | |
| 2002 | Run-D.M.C. | Together Forever (Greatest Hits 1983-2000) | |
| 2002 | Xzibit | Man vs. Machine | |
| 2002 | Nas | God's Son | |
| 2002 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Thug World Center | |
| 2002 | Ja Rule | The Last Temptation | |
| 2002 | Jay Z & R. Kelly | The Best of Both Worlds | |
| 2002 | Trick Daddy | Thug Holiday | |
| 2002 | Eminem | The Eminem Show | |
| 2002 | Irv Gotti | Irv Gotti Presents: The Remixes | |
| 2002 | Trina | Diamond Princess | |
| 2002 | Nelly | Nellyville | |
| 2002 | WC | Ghetto Heisman | |
| 2002 | Irv Gotti | Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. | |
| 2002 | Sum 41 | Does This Look Infected? | |
| 2002 | Riva ft. Dannii Minogue | Tu Ma'Aimes | |
| 2002 | N.O.R.E. | God's Favorite | |
| 2002 | Brandy | Full Moon | |
| 2002 | Aaliyah | I Care 4 U | |
| 2002 | Amerie | All I Have | |
| 2002 | DJ Quik | Under tha Influence | |
| 2003 | Mowett ft. Loon | Tru Rider | |
| 2003 | Outkast | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below | |
| 2003 | Freeway | Philadelphia Freeway | |
| 2003 | Obie Trice | Cheers | |
| 2003 | Cam'ron presents The Diplomats | Diplomatic Immunity | |
| 2003 | Chingy | Jackpot | |
| 2003 | Big Tymers | Big Money Heavyweight | |
| 2003 | Timbaland & Magoo | Under Construction, Part II | |
| 2003 | Jay Z | The Black Album | |
| 2003 | The D.O.C | Deuce | |
| 2003 | Nas | Made You Look: God's Son Live | |
| 2003 | DMX | Grand Champ | |
| 2003 | To My Surprise | To My Surprise | |
| 2003 | Nelly | The Reinvention - De Derrty Versions | |
| 2003 | Murphy Lee | Da Skool Boy Presents Murphy's Law | |
| 2003 | Jae Millz | No, No, No | |
| 2003 | Cassidy Feat. R. Kelly | "Hotel" | |
| 2004 | Cassidy Feat. Mashonda | "Get No Better" | |
| 2004 | Rohf | La Fierce Des Notres | |
| 2004 | Guerrilla Black | Guerilla City | |
| 2004 | Xzibit | Weapons of Mass Destruction | |
| 2004 | Erick Sermon | Chilltown, New York | |
| 2004 | Oxmo Puccino | Le Cactus De Siberie | |
| 2004 | Cassidy | Split Personality | |
| 2004 | Rick Ross | Federation | |
| 2004 | Fabolous | Real Talk | |
| 2004 | Bone Thugs-n-Harmony | Greatest Hits | |
| 2004 | Mannie Fresh | The Mind of Mannie Fresh | |
| 2004 | T.I. | Urban Legend | |
| 2004 | Ludacris | The Red Light District | |
| 2004 | Nelly | Sweat | |
| 2004 | Rupee | 1 on 1 | |
| 2004 | Ma$e | Welcome Back | |
| 2004 | Trick Daddy | Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets | |
| 2004 | The Game Ft. 50 Cent | "How We Do" | |
| 2004 | Lyfe Jennings | Lyfe 268-192 | |
| 2005 | Nitty | Player's Paradise | |
| 2005 | YoungBloodz | Ev'rybody Know Me | |
| 2005 | Big Boi | Got Purp? Vol. 2 | |
| 2005 | Tony Yayo | Thoughts of a Predicate Felon | |
| 2005 | Toni Braxton | Libra | |
| 2005 | The Game | The Documentary | |
| 2005 | Chamillionaire | The Sound of Revenge | |
| 2005 | Rohff | Au-Dela De Mes Limites | |
| 2005 | Brandy | The Best of Brandy | |
| 2005 | Cassidy | I'm a Hustla | |
| 2005 | Black Rob | The Black Rob Report | |
| 2005 | Jermaine Dupri | Young, Fly & Flashy, Vol. 1 | |
| 2005 | 50 Cent | The Massacre | |
| 2005 | Lil' Wayne | Tha Carter II | |
| 2005 | Eminem | Curtain Call | |
| 2005 | Beanie Sigel | The B. Coming | |
| 2006 | Busta Rhymes | The Big Bang | |
| 2006 | The Game | Doctor's Advocate | |
| 2006 | Big Tuck | Tha Absolute Truth | |
| 2006 | The Game | "It's Okay (One Blood)" | |
| 2006 | E-40 | My Ghetto Report Card | |
| 2006 | Akon | Konvicted | |
| 2006 | Clipse | Hell Hath No Fury | |
| 2006 | Sleepy Brown | Mr. Brown | |
| 2006 | Trick Daddy | Back By Thug Demand | |
| 2006 | Obie Trice | Second Round's On Me | |
| 2006 | Chingy | Hoodstar | |
| 2006 | Clipse | Wamp Wamo (What It Do) | |
| 2006 | Fat Joe | Me, Myself, & I | |
| 2006 | YoungBloodZ | Still Grippin' tha Grain: The Best Of | |
| 2006 | DJ Quick | Born and Raised in Compton | |
| 2007 | Brother Ali | The Undisputed Truth | |
| 2007 | Sum 41 | Underclass Hero | |
| 2007 | Nas | Greatest Hits | |
| 2007 | Young Buck | Buck The World | |
| 2007 | Fabulous | From Nothin' to Somethin' | |
| 2007 | Beanie Sigel | The Solution | |
| 2007 | Keyshia Cole | Just like You | |
| 2007 | Chamillionaire | Ultimate Victory | |
| 2007 | Styles P | Time Is Money | |
| 2007 | J. Holiday | Back of My Lac' | |
| 2007 | Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | Strength & Loyalty | |
| 2007 | Kia Shine | Due Season | |
| 2007 | Birdman | 5 Star Stunna | |
| 2008 | Rick Ross | Trilla | |
| 2008 | Anthony Hamilton | The Point Of It All | |
| 2008 | Kelis | The Hits | |
| 2008 | Young Jeezy | The Recession | |
| 2008 | Lil Wayne | The Carter III | |
| 2008 | The Game | LAX | |
| 2008 | Lil Mama | Voice of the Young People | |
| 2008 | Cypress Hill | Original Album Classics | |
| 2008 | Lalah Hathaway | Self Portrait | |
| 2009 | Gucci Mane | The State vs. Radric Davis | |
| 2009 | Drake | So Far Gone | |
| 2009 | Rick Ross | Deeper Than Rap | |
| 2009 | Jah Cure | The Universal Cure | |
| 2010 | Big Boi | Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty | |
| 2010 | Jay Z | Jay-Z: The Hits Collection, Volume One | |
| 2010 | Lil Wayne | Rebirth | |
| 2010 | Rick Ross | Teflon Don | |
| 2010 | Drake | Thank Me Later | |
| 2011 | 1017 Bricksquad | Ferrari Boyz | |
| 2011 | Gucci Mane & V-Nasty | BAYTL | |
| 2011 | The Game | The R.E.D. Album | |
| 2012 | Brother Ali | Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color | |
| 2012 | The Game | Jesus Piece | |
| 2012 | MGK | Lace Up | |
| 2013 | Tyga | Hotel California | |
| 2013 | Trombone Shorty | Say That to Say This | |
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Notes
- ↑ Video Static: Music Video News: Sugar Management
- ↑ According to Mannion, quoted in Meka Udoh, "Jonathan Mannion: Desire", Hiphop Dx.
- ↑ "Jonathan Mannion Opening", Hollywood Obsessions, September 8, 2007.
- ↑ Jonathan Mannion: Photographs: Exhibitions on washingtonpost.com's City Guide
- ↑ Jonathan Mannion's Jay-Z portrait at Planet Hollywood's Sapporo event | MTV News You R Here
- ↑ http://www.hwobs.com/events/09_28_07_event.php
- ↑ Jonathan Mannion Photographs - Best Bet - AT Art - AOL Video
- ↑ Photographer Jonathan Mannion Dishes On Lil Wayne, DMX, More - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
- ↑ Neil Shrum, Barry (2 July 2013). "Gorilla Photographer: When is a photograph original?". lawontherow.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
Coors
- ↑ Patry, William (25 July 2005). "The Patry Copyright Blog: Photography and Copyright Continued". williampatry.blogspot.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ Ayr, Steven (2011). "Hey Photographers: What does your copyright protect? - Avvo.com". avvo.com. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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