Nick Brandt is an English photographer from the UK. He was born 1964. Nick studied painting, film, and he also directed music videos. He first got his inspiration when he was in Africa shooting a music video with Michael Jackson. There he became interested with African wildlife. He takes close ups using a medium format camera to take portrait photos with a normal lense. I chose Nick as my featured artist because I like his photo choices. I think its super cool how close he is able to shoot his photos.