Gregory Heisler

"I love black and white. It's an absolute record of reality, yet also abstract. The first time Sports Illustrated asked me to shoot black and white, I thought they'd called the wrong number. Now it's half of what I do.

"Portraiture is my passion. I enjoy choosing approaches that let me respond appropriately to each subject."

A legendary portrait photographer, Gregory created the photographic image of Time's first Man of the Year (President Bush); one of his more than 70 Time magazine covers. ASMP Corporate Photographer of the Year (1986), Gregory also won a Leica Medal of Excellence and the Eisenstadt Award.