William Abranowicz has been a photographer for more than 35 years.
He is the author of several books of photographs including THE GREEK FILE Images of a Mythic Land (Rizzoli) and HELLAS Photographs of Modern Greece (Hudson Hills Press).
His solo exhibitions include: The Athens House of Photography (Greece), Bonni Benrubi Gallery (NY), Witkin Gallery (NY), Photographer’s Gallery (Los Angeles), Afterimage (Dallas, Tx), and The Thessaloniki Museum of Photography (Greece).
His work is included in public, private and corporate collections throughout the world including The National Collection and The National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., The National Portrait Gallery in London, The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, The Menil Collection Library in Houston, Tx., The Santa Barbara Museum, Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris, the International Center of Photography in New York, The Museum of Art at RISD in Providence, R.I., The Newark Museum in Newark, N.J., Thessaloniki Museum of Photography and the Goulandris Museum in Greece.
Abranowicz has been a contributing photographer for Conde Nast Traveler for 20 years. His work has appeared in nearly every major publication in the United States, Europe and Asia including The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Town and Country, Elle Décor, Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Bon Appétit, and Martha Stewart Living. He has created advertising campaigns for clients that include Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Rolex, Banana Republic, The Gap, Estee Lauder, Target, Merrill Lynch, Pottery Barn, Tommy Hilfiger, and IBM.
A graduate of The School of Visual Arts in New York, early in his career he assisted famed photographers Horst P. Horst and George Tice. As a photographic printer, he printed the work of Horst, George Hoyningen-Huene, Michael Disfarmer and Edward Steichen.
Abranowicz, a licensed falconer, lives in Bedford, New York with his family. He is represented by Art + Commerce.