Joel peter witkin biography of michael

, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

Joel-Peter Witkin is one of the leading photographers of our time, famous for his provocative and controversial works exploring death, religion, myth and allegory.

The artist was born on September 13, in Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish father and a Roman Catholic mother and has a twin brother, Jerome Witkin, who is a well-known painter. 
Witkin's parents were unable to transcend their religious differences and divorced while he was still young.

Joel peter witkin biography of michael jackson

Their mother raised Joel-Peter and his twin brother in a deeply religious atmosphere. He attended grammar school at Saint Cecelia's in Brooklyn and went on to Grover Cleveland High School.

Witkin bought his first camera in the mids and taught himself the fundamentals of camera use.

Even his first photographs were unusual, depicting the many unsettling experiences of his childhood. His very first p