Richard Kern

Richard Kern is an American photographer and filmmaker born in 1954, known for his provocative and transgressive imagery that emerged from the New York underground scene of the 1980s. He gained recognition through his association with the Cinema of Transgression movement and his raw, intimate photography featuring countercultural figures, musicians, and models. His work has been published extensively in magazines such as Vice and Juxtapoz, and he has released numerous monographs documenting his unflinching visual aesthetic.