Marco Grob
MARCO GROB
Emmy winning Photographer and Director Marco Grob was born in Olten, Switzerland, Marco Grob began his career as a photographer's assistant in Los Angeles. Upon his return to Switzerland, Marco opened his first studio and worked for twenty years as a still life photographer.
In 2003, Marco decided to change his career path and focus on portrait and people photography. After his move to New York City, he worked with actors Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney, Michael Douglas, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Bridges, Colin Firth, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Uma Thurman and Julianne Moore - musicians such as Sir Elton John, Lady Gaga, Sting, Robert Plant YO YO MA, Pink, Seal, Lionel Ritchie and numerous political figures including President Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Joe Biden and Dick Cheney along with many other heads of state.
His commercial clients in the film industry include Walt Disney Studios, Warner Brothers, Marvel, Netflix, Hulu, NBC Universal, Sony Studios, HBO, and A&E. He was assigned to work on movie posters like the 2012 Marvel / Disney Production "The Avengers" Part 1 & 2, 3 & 4 and Disney's "Star Wars Episode IX." His work in advertising includes clients like Rolex, IWC Watches, Tag Heuer, the BBC and Louis Vuitton.
Marco's work appears regularly in magazines like TIME, GQ, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Wired and New York Magazine. In 2011, he was commissioned by TIME to create a series of portraits centered around the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. Titled, "BEYOND 9/11: Portraits of Resilience” this multiple award winning body of work is now part of both the Smithsonian Museum's and the National 9/11 Memorial's permanent collections.
His work has won numerous awards over time including an EMMY AWARD for "BEYOND 9/11", an International ADC Gold, Swiss ADC , South African Loerie Awards, Cannes Awards, New York Festival Awards, POYi (Picture of the year), Kunstpreis des Kantons Solothurn 2011 and the prestigious Hasselblad Master 2007.
Since 2010, Marco has been working passionately and with great dedication for United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) in order to report and educate about the global tragedy caused by 100 million landmines which inflict terror and pain around the world.
Marco lives in New York, but follows his work around the world.
Celebrities
- Adam Driver
- Al Jarreau
- Al Pacino
- Alice Cooper
- Angela Lansbury
- Angelina Jolie
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Barack Obama
- Bastian Schweinsteiger
- Baz Luhrmann
- Ben Affleck
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Bill Clinton
- Bill Murray
- Blake Lively
- Bradley Cooper
- Brian Ferry
- Brian Wilson
- Cara Delevingne
- Charliez Theron
- Christina Ricci
- Christoph Waltz
- Christopher Abbott
- Christopher Walken
- Cillian Murphy
- Colin Firth
- Daisy Ridley
- David Cameron
- David Lynch
- Dean Norris
- Donald Trump
- Elton John
- Emily Blunt
- François Holande
- George Clooney
- George W. Bush
- Grace Jones
- Halle Berry
- Helen Mirren
- Henry Kissinger
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Hugh Grant
- Idris Elba
- Jack O’Connell
- James Franco
- Jane Goodall
- Jason Statham
- Jason Sudeikis
- Javier Barden
- Jeff Bridges
- Jerry Lewis
- Jessica Chastain
- Jimmy Page
- Joe Biden
- Joe Cocker
- Jonny Depp
- Jude Law
- Julia Roberts
- Julianne Moore
- Justin Bieber
- Kenan Thompson
- Kevin Spacey
- Lady Gaga
- Leonoardo DiCaprio
- Lionel Ritchie
- Lula Da Silva
- Mark Hamill
- Martin Suter
- Matt Damon
- Michael Douglas
- Michael Shannon
- Mike Tyson
- Morgen Freeman
- Oliver Stone
- Orlando Bloom
- Oscar Isaac
- Patti Smith
- Pierce Brosnan
- Priyanka Chopra
- Rami Malek
- Recept Tayyip Erdogan
- Regina King
- Ringo Star
- Robert De Niro
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Robert Plant
- Roger Federer
- Salma Hayek
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Sandra Bullock
- Scott Eastwood
- Sinead O’Connor
- Stephen Hawkins
- Stephen Sondheim
- Steven Spielberg
- Sting
- Tilda Swinton
- Tom Cruise
- Tom Jones
- Uma Thurman
- Vin Diesel
- Willy Devile
- Yann Sommer
Editorial
- National Geographic
- GQ US
- GQ UK
- Interview Magazine
- Time Magazine
- Vanity Fair
- Vogue
- Zeit Magazin
Advertising
- Amazon
- Apple
- Banque Pictet
- BBC
- Disney Studios
- IWC
- Marvel Studios, Sony
- Netflix
- Paramount Studios
- Tag Heuer
- Warner Studios