Nigel Barker (photographer)
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Nigel Barker in the 2008 The HSUS's Protect Seals event.
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27 April 1972 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Fashion photographer, author, spokesperson, judge, filmmaker, former model |
| Spouse(s) | Cristen Barker (1999-present; 2 children) |
| Website | http://www.nigelbarker.tv/ |
Nigel Barker (born 27 April 1972) is an English reality TV show personality, fashion photographer, author, spokesperson, filmmaker, and former model. He is best known for his participation as a judge and photographer on the reality show America's Next Top Model, and is now the host of reality show The Face.
Barker was born in London. His father is of Irish and Portuguese descent; and his mother is of Sri Lankan ancestry. His mother, who was a former Miss Sri Lanka, played a significant role in forming his respect for the modeling profession as he grew up. Barker grew up in a family with five siblings from a total of three marriages, and lived there until the age of eighteen. Barker attended Bryanston School, a boarding school, where he took his A-levels in biology, chemistry, and physics.
He planned on continuing his studies in medicine, but Barker's mother entered him into a televised model search on The Clothes Show. Barker wound up being a finalist on the show, which started his modeling career. He modeled for around 10 years in London, Milan, Paris and New York City. As a young model, he observed that the fashion industry was changing - that “models were shrinking and a 6’4” well-built male model was not selling”. Being adaptable to change and loving the fashion industry, in 1996, he transitioned himself from model to fashion photographer.
Barker opened his own photo studio, StudioNB, in the now-fashionable Meat Packing District in Manhattan. Barker has shot editorials for GQ, Interview, Seventeen, Town & Country (magazine), Lucky, Tatler, and Cover. He has shot advertising campaigns for Land's End, Leviev, Nicole Miller, Nine West, Ted Baker, Jordache, Pamella Rolland, Beefeater, Ford, and Sony.
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