Austin Young

About

Photographer and filmmaker who documented the sub and trans cultures of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York.

Before Fame

Beginning his photography work in 1985, he joined the Fallen Fruit art collective, which used fruit as a vehicle to change people's preconceptions.

Trivia

Exploring the issues of identity, gender, as well as pop culture and camp, he has been featured in the pages of OK! and Flaunt magazines and in exhibitions all over California.

Family Life

He was born in Reno, Nevada.

Associated With

He made celebrity portraits of Oliver Stone and Simon Cowell, among others, and he directed music videos for "Jane Wiedlin" and "Jessicka."