Michael Schwartz is a Celebrity, Fashion and Advertising photographer based between NY and Los Angeles, and one half of the director duo Michael Michael.
Michael was born and raised in South Florida during the Cocaine Cowboys era, which explains how he can be simultaneously elegant and hood. After heading to Atlanta for undergrad studies, Michael moved to Los Angeles to work at a talent agency. What he didn’t realize is that living in LA as an assistant while all of his friends and family are back East is not awesome. Desperate to move to NYC, where legend had it some bars serve free hot dogs, he took a job representing fashion models in New York. Somehow they trusted him to represent many of the most sought after models in the world.
After a few fun years as an agent, Michael gave into his urge to be creative, and started photographing the models he represented. One thing led to another, and now he takes photos of some of the most recognizable faces. The transition from fashion photography to celebrity photography came naturally, as Michael grew up heavily inspired by television and film (like most 80's kids). Michael has shot top celebrities and models for some of the largest brands and publications in the world. These talented folks seem to like Michael’s laid-back vibes, thorough preparedness and very fast shooting style. They keep hiring him to take photos, much to Michael’s astonishment.
In 2018 Michael teamed up with one of his best friends since 2nd grade, Michael Bae, to form the directing duo MichaelMichael. This miraculously allows them to get paid to hang out and discuss ridiculous movie ideas - something they previously did for free.
Michael lives between NYC, LA and South Florida with his wife who is an artist and their badass black pomeranian named Biggie.
Michael has collaborated with prestigious clients such as Netflix, HBO, Pepsi, Chopard, Disney, Hugo Boss, Lionsgate, Victoria's Secret, Sony Records, Polydor Records, Gucci, Amazon, Carolina Herrera, Marc Jacobs Beauty, Cartier, Hollywood Records, Badgely Mischka, American Eagle, J Crew, Diane Von Furstenberg, Maybelline, Viacom and magazines such as Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, Esquire, V Man, Vogue Man, Interview, Men's Journal, Harper's Bazaar, Numero, People, Variety, Mr. Porter, Hollywood Reporter, Icon, Dazed, amongst others.
ADRIA ARJONA
ADRIANA LIMA
ADRIEN BRODY
ALEXANDER SKARSGARD
AMANDA SEYFRIED
ANDIE MACDOWELL
ANDREW GARFIELD
ANTONIO BANDERAS
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
BELLA THORNE
BEN BARNES
BEN STILLER
BILL SKARSGARD
BOYD HOLBROOK
CAMERON DALLAS
CAROLINA HERRERA
CASEY AFFLECK
CHARLIE HEATON
CHLOE SEVIGNY
CHRIS EVANS
CHRIS HEMSWORTH
CHRISTOPHE WALTZ
CHRISTOPHER MELONI
COLIN QUINN
DANE DEHAAN
DANIEL RADCLIFFE
DEV HYNES
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG
DJ KHALED
ED HARRIS
EDGAR RAMIREZ
ELIZABETH OLSEN
ETHAN HAWKE
EVAN PETERS
EVAN RACHEL WOOD
EVE HEWSON
FELICITY JONES
FINN WOLFHARD
FUTURE
GREG NORMAN
HENRY CAVILL
JACK DYLAN GRAZER
JADEN SMITH
JAMIE FOXX
JANE LEVY
JARED LETO
JEFF GOLDBLUM
JENNIFER GARNER
JOEL KINNAMAN
JOHN LEGUIZAMO
JON HAMM
JOSEPH QUINN
JOSH BROLIN
JULIA GARNER
JUSTICE SMITH
JUSTIN THEROUX
KATE HUDSON
KEKE PALMER
KENDALL JENNER
KEVIN HART
KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN
KYLE MACLACHLAN
LAKE BELL
LAUREN HUTTON
LEIGHTON MEESTER
LIEVA
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
MALUMA
MANDY MOORE
MARISA TOMEI
MATT DILLON
MATTHEW RHYS
MAUDE APATOW
MAX MINGHELLA
MICHAEL SHANNON
MICHAEL STRAHAN
MICHIEL HUISMAN
MILLIE BOBBY BROWN
NANCY AJRAM
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS
NICHOLAS HOULT
NICK JONAS
NICKY JAM
NIKOLAJ COSTER-WALDAU
NINA DOBREV
PAUL BETTANY
PAUL RUDD
PEDRO PASCAL
QUESTLOVE
RALPH MACCHIO
REBECCA HALL
RICHARD GERE
ROMEO SANTOS
ROSE BYRNE
SAM ROCKWELL
SAMUEL L. JACKSON
SASHA LANE
SEBASTIAN STAN
SHAILENE WOODLEY
SOFIA CARSON
SPIKE LEE
STEPH CURRY
STEVE MARTIN
TARIQ “BLACK THOUGHT” TROTTER
TARON EGERTON
TAVI GEVINSON
TAYLOR SCHILLING
TAYLOR SWIFT
THE REVIVALISTS
TINASHE
TOM HOLLAND
TOM PELPHREY
TREVOR NOAH
VIN DIESEL
WILLEM DAFOE
ZACHARY QUINTO
ZENDAYA
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