Vital Agibalow is an international photographer who has worked with many of the leading fashion brands, celebrity supermodels and iconic influencers of the fashion industry. He is most widely known as the face of Hensel USA, the leader in the field of studio lighting, who launched him to an international platform after discovering him in 2008. Since then, he has incessantly gained notoriety in the realms of both professional and fashion photography with unmistakable forward momentum. Agibalow spent several years working abroad as a photojournalist in Germany, Holland, Switzerland and France, but has taken the fashion industry by storm through his portrait work of the iconic Anna Wintour (editor in chief of American VOGUE), Karl Lagerfeld (head designer and creative director for the fashion house CHANEL), Belgian-born fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg and Isaac Mizrahi, best known for his eponymous fashion lines that runs deep in American culture.
Agibalow was born to a family of highly educated artists, where he was first introduced to photography in his grandmother’s portrait studio. As a young adult he spent summers working in tandem with his father, electric engineer, who was also a portrait photographer and was influenced by the work of his mother, a painter and economics engineer. After completion of his studies in high school, he earned a degree from the art department of the State University.
Fashion career
Upon graduation, Agibalow moved to bustling New York City in 1998 to make a name for himself as a fashion photographer and has since built a portfolio millions of aspiring photographers dream to emulate. He began by shooting for modeling industry giants including Ford, Wilhelmina and Elite. His freelance work has grown to cover all facets of the industry from fashion shows and celebrity supermodels to editorials and ad campaigns for some of the industry’s biggest hitters. His clients include Victoria’s Secret, Disney, Marc Jacobs, Sephora, Calvin Klein and Lacoste. FashionTV did a feature on Agibalow for their website and he has appeared numerous times in the media for the likes of Fashion News Live at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and The Daily Front Row Magazine.
Throughout it all, Abigalow’s hard work, dedication and passion behind the lens has warranted him a budding freelance career. While the diversity of Agigalow’s work has included covering every backstage of major fashion shows from Vera Wang to Michael Kors, and editorial work from Teen Vogue to Vogue Italia, the thrust of his work has been his stunning portraits of many of today’s greatest fashion icons and supermodels.
Text by Belle Duchene
Vital Agibalow official sites:
http://www.vitalphoto.com/
https://www.facebook.com/VITALPHOTO
http://www.youtube.com/VITALPHOTO
VOGUE italia : http://www.vogue.it/en/photovogue/Portfolio/79abc170-779e-4e55-af42-8b1cc22666e4/Fullscreen
Media External Links
Vital Agibalow has made appearances in numerous television interviews:
Great Gatsby Fashion Editorial by Vital Agibalow, Posted by Fashion TV on 9th June 2013: http://www.fashiontv.com/video/great-gatsby-fashion-editorial-by-vital-agibalow_395157.html
VOGUE Italia Photo Shoot By Photographer Vital Agibalow, Posted by Fashion TV on the 19th of April 2013: http://www.fashiontv.com/video/vogue-italia-photo-shoot-by-photographer-vital-agibalow_394418.html
ORT, in the 9PM NEWS, Interview Posted by 1st channel Russia NEWS on Sep 14, 2012: Неделя моды в Нью Йорке, показы весна/лето 2013, MBFW - 2013
TRK Ukraine, in the 7PM NEWS, Interview Posted by TRK Ukraine May 4, 2012: http://youtu.be/vsljlWyexa8
Interview with Fashion News Live host Rocco at Mercedes-Benz NYC Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2012, Posted by FNL Feb 18, 2012: Vital Agibalow at Mercedes-Benz NY Fashion Week F/W 2012
ORT, in the 9PM NEWS, Interview Posted by 1st channel Russia NEWS on Apr 21, 2011: http://www.1tv.ru/news/social/171192
NTV, Persona Grata program , Interview Posted by NTV on Jan 4, 2011: http://youtu.be/EgzQ9w5xYZs
Other work includes:
Article From the official - RosPHOTO magazine website. Published, for May 2013 - Moscow (Виталий Агибалов) - http://rosphoto.com/a_vitalij_agibalov
Masters of HENSEL (EUROPE) - http://www.hensel.eu/en/references/masters.html
FashionTV – CHINA: http://cn.ftv.com/news/news_photography/1242.html
Karl Lagerfeld at Apostrophe 9: http://apostrophe9.tumblr.com/post/13350681302/puckbox-karl-lagerfeld-by-vital-agibalow
Victoria's Secret 2011 pre-show photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrhadsome/6311895709/
Hensel: Visit GmbH & Co. KG: http://www.hensel.eu/en/references/hensel-in-action.html
Hensel, USA: Integra spotlight: http://henselusa.com/shooters1.html
Interview for RuNYweb.com USA: http://www.runyweb.com/articles/people/people1/vital-agibalow-article.html
Great Gatsby editorial for Chimera USA & Mexico: http://www.hensel-blog.com/en/
Marell Kull for 1968 magazine: http://www.1968magazine.com/index.cfm?id=32461&modeX=BlogID&modeXval=11516&BlogID=11516
One One 7 MEDIA: http://oneone7.com/types/us-roster/page/15/
Olga Zharinova - Features Director Mode Lifestyle Magazine: http://www.modelifestylemagazine.com/blog/lifestyle/olga-zharinova-new-features-director-of-mode-talks-about-the-luxury-squared-section/
Victoria’s Secret Show 2012 featuring special guests Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Bruno Mars Photographed by Vital Agibalow: http://tommybeautypro.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/victorias-secret-fashion-show-2012/
Interview for Fashion Bank: http://www.fashionbank.ru/articles/article3673.html
Fashion Editorial with 8 designers for CAPRICE magazine: http://capricecafedefemme.com/?tag=виталий-агибалов
Nonstop Photos at Photographer.ru: http://www.photographer.ru/nonstop/author.htm?id=28541
Disney Fairy Tale Weddings video: http://photovo.livejournal.com/5407.html
MBFW 2010 video interview: http://ladiesnews.net/video-26026-vitaliy-agibalov-na-nedele-modu-2010-ny.html
Interview for FASHION & BEAUTY Magazine (Russia) about Victoria Secret show: http://rnd.urpur.ru/statya/victorias-secret-den-angelov/
Clients
CAMPAIGNS:
Sephora
Victoria’s Secret
Casio
Disney
Conde Nast
FASHION BRANDS:
Diane von Furstenberg
Michael Kors
Calvin Klein
Marc Jacobs
BCBGMaxAzria
Richard Chai
Love
Concept Korea
Nautica
Lacoste
Jill Stuart
Herve Leger by Max Azria
Milly by Michelle Smith
Falguni
Shane Peacock
CELEBRITY PORTRAITS:
Anna Wintour
Karl Lagerfeld
Diane von Furstenberg
Isaac Mizrahi
Susan Sarandon
Olivia Palermo
Carol Alt
Jim Caviezel
Alan Cumming
Michael Emerson
Alan Rickman
Taylor Momsen
Kat Von D
Natalya Rudakova
CELEBRITY SUPERMODELS:
Carmen Dell’Orefice
Karolina Kurkova
Miranda Kerr
Candice Swanepoel
Behati Prinsloo
Erin Heatherton
Constance Jablonski
Sasha Pivovarova
FASHION DESIGNERS:
Karl Lagerfeld
Marc Jacobs
Max Azria
Monique L’Huillier
Rebecca Minkoff
Michael Kors
Tracy Reese
Custo Barcelona
Diane von Furstenberg
Joanna Mastroian
