Jerome Albertini Annalisa Janette Beckman Teri Bloom Chris Buck Danny Clinch Michel Comte Mo Daoud Matthew Dean Peter Dokus Sante D'orazio George Dubose Roger Erickson Davis Factor Jesse Frohman Marc Hom T. Hopkins Gregory Jackson Hassan Jarane Eric Johnson Jeffrey Kane David Katzenstein Kevin Knight David LaChapelle Christian Lantry Michael Lavine Robert Lewis Dana Lixenberg Anthony Mandler Jonathan Mannion Clay Patrick McBride Ernie Paniccioli Adam Port Ebet Roberts Matthew Salacuse Michael Schreiber Mark Seliger Jamel Shabazz Piotr Sikora Atsuko Tanaka Max Vadukul Nitin Vadukul Cesar Vera Christian Witkin         Piotr Sikora Piotr Sikora fled Krakow, Poland then a communist state, under martial law in 1982. He initially settled with his mother in mid-town Manhattan, but it was clear, even at 14 years of age, that Piotr was not the type of person to stay in one place for very long. He took off for the streets, and roamed as a nomadic street kid for several years before finally finding a home in the culturally rich and artistically diverse Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan. After growing disenchanted with the requisite table- waiting jobs and corporate paper- pushing, Piotr began to take an interest in exploring his creative side. Impressed with the work of such iconic modern photographers as Richard Avedon, David LaChappelle, and Jean Baptiste Mondino, Piotr thought he might find a suitable venue for expressing himself in photography. He picked up his first camera at an East Village Flea Market, and chanced into a meeting with another one of his idols: Celebrated international photographer Bruce Weber. Weber advised Piotr to work his way into the business by taking a position as an assistant, and he left Piotr with a piece of advice that has continued to influence his work to this day: “In order to become a great photographer, you need to find out who you are as a human being, and show yourself through your photos. “ Piotr dove headlong into his new passion, putting in long days as an assistant to photographers he would meet through photo-lab flyers. He learned the ins-and-outs of the trade as he worked, and it eventually paid off: Piotr scored his first gig shooting the cover for the debut issue of London-Based culture mag True. In the years since, Pitor has served as the Photographer-in-Chief for Vibe magazine, and has done countless shoots for a myriad of major international magazines, record labels, and advertising agencies. In 1998, Piotr expanded his interest in photography to the motion picture world: His oeuvre now includes several music videos for acts both in the U.S. and abroad- Piotr prides himself on his versatility both in his craft and his personal approach to life. He is a firm believer in traditional photographer, for example, but he is still able to make the most of today’s ever-changing technology; he is also multi-lingual and has traveled extensively for his work. Piotr now lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and newborn son.      © Photos by Piotr Sikora      (These photos are not from HHI Vol.1)      (From Immortal Photographer Portfolio) < < Click on an Immortal Photographer.