Christopher Wray-McCann began making photographs at the age of 16 while attending the Interlochen Arts Academy in the north woods of Michigan. In the years since, he has gone around the world several times, photographing musicians, celebrities, corporate executives, athletes, criminals and artists in over 30 countries.
His images have appeared in such diverse publications as Vogue, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Spin, Variety, Conde Nast Traveler, GQ and Esquire to name a few.
Wray-McCann has also done numerous advertising campaigns for clients including Nokia, Jet Blue, Hewlett Packard, AT&T, Miller, Reebok, Sony, Fender, Oakley, Marlboro, Converse, Seagrams, Bank of America, Ray-Ban and Levi's. His pro-bono clients include Doctors without Borders and the Pro-Choice Public Education Project. He has received several awards for his advertising work, including an Addy in 2002.
He has worked with most of the major recording labels, creating portraits and album artwork for artists such as the Eagles, Cypress Hill, Lou Reed, Eminem, Gomez, The Dixie Chicks, Maroon 5, and Los Lobos among others. A collection of his rock and roll photos titled " Midnight Miles" was published by Simon and Schuster in 2006.
Wray-McCann compares photography to cooking, believing that the essence of both depends on bringing together the best ingredients.
Currently Wray-McCann is editing a documentary called "Operation Aloha" which is slated for release in the fall of 2008.
Christopher Wray-McCann lives in Hollywood, California.
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