Jonathan Mannion (born December 3, 1970) is a photographer and film director. Mannion has shot over 300 album covers working with hip hop and R&B performers including Jay Z, Dr. Dre, Aaliyah, Outkast, Nas, Nicki Minaj, Brandy Norwood and Kendrick Lamar. He was the photographer behind the Beats by Dre "Straight Outta" campaign. Early life and education With English and American ancestry, he was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His father and mother are both Midwest artists. His mother is from London and his father from Brooklyn. Mannion studied at Kenyon College in Ohio graduating with honors. In 1996 he moved from Cleveland to New York City. Career New York and Richard Avedon Mannion worked for a year with photographer Richard Avedon in his Manhattan studio. Mannion also worked with photographers Ben Watts, Steven Klein, and Marc Hom. Jay-Z and hip hop In 1996, Mannion was commissioned to take photos of Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z for Reasonable Doubt. Lawsuit In Mannion versus Coors Brewing Company Mannion successfully sued Coors for their unlicensed use of his photograph in one of their advertisements. Album credits References External links Mannion's site MTV News Segment, June 2008 http://www.dotspotter.com/news/788761_Aaliyah_In_a_Jonathan_Mannion_PhotoShoot http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1299131135&channel=196565916 http://www.rebrand.com/page372.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101120021434/http://www.videostatic.com/vs/sugar_management/index.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?node=cityguide/profile&id=1138575&categories=Exhibits&venueid=791999 http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/lifestyle-features/id.1085/title.jonathan-mannion-desire/p.2 http://www.freshnessmag.com/v4/2006/06/26/jonathan-mannion-222-gallery-la/ American music video directors American photographers Living people Kenyon College alumni 1970 births People from Cleveland