Rankin (photographer)
| Rankin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Rankin Waddell 28 April 1966 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Spouse(s) | Kate Hardie |
| Children | 1 |
John Rankin Waddell (born 1966), also known under his working name Rankin, is a British portrait and fashion photographer.
Waddell was born in Paisley and brought up in both Thirsk, North Yorkshire and St Albans, Hertfordshire. He attended Thirsk School and Sixth Form College. Whilst studying accounting at Brighton Polytechnic, he realised that his interests lay elsewhere and dropped out, taking up the study of photography at Barnfield College Luton and then London College of Printing. During this time, Rankin met Jefferson Hack, with whom he formed a working relationship. In 1992, the two decided to start a magazine together called Dazed & Confused after they graduated.
In December 2000 Rankin launched his own quarterly fashion magazine, RANK. He also publishes Another Magazine, Another Man and more recently "HUNGER", with accompanying website HUNGERTV.COM.
In addition, Rankin has donated his services to publicity campaigns for the charitable organisation Women's Aid, providing photographs for use in the What's it going to take? and Valentine's Day campaigns.
In April 2009 Rankin created Annroy, a contemporary structure designed by Trevor Horne Architects that is home to Rankin’s own state-of-the-art photographic studio, gallery and living space, where he lives with his wife and model Tuuli Shipster. Each month ‘’Annroy’’ holds a different exhibition, which features some of Rankin’s current work.
Rankin was first married to actress Kate Hardie. They married in 1995, divorced in 1998 and had a son together.
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