1. Ken Marcus was born on October 2,1946 and is a famous American photographer, best known for his work in glamour and erotic photography with Penthouse and Playboy magazines and for his own website.
17 Facts About Ken Marcus
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For many years, Marcus has lectured and conducted workshops in the US and internationally.
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Ken Marcus studied with landscape photographer, Ansel Adams in Yosemite National Park for 13 years as well as with Brett Weston, Paul Caponigro, Wynn Bullock, Imogen Cunningham and Judy Dater, all of whom influenced his early work.
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Ken Marcus attended the ArtCenter College of Design studying fashion and advertising photography.
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In 2019, Ken Marcus moved his studio operation to the Las Vegas, Nevada, area.
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In 1965, Ken Marcus established his studio on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood.
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Ken Marcus photographed musicians for album covers and posters, including the inside gatefold of George Harrison's Living in the Material World.
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In 1971 Ken Marcus became the first American photographer for Penthouse magazine.
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Ken Marcus crafted his own homemade diffusion filters because, at that time, there were none available on the commercial market.
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In 1974, Ken Marcus left Penthouse to become the West Coast contributing photographer at Playboy magazine.
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For 11 years Ken Marcus's work was featured regularly in Playboy's 15 international editions, and for eight of those years Ken Marcus exclusively photographed the Playboy Calendar.
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Shortly thereafter, Ken Marcus began shooting pictorials and centerfolds for Penthouse.
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Originally interested only in landscape fine-art photography, Ken Marcus began taking serious interest in nude photography as art during the time that he was working with Playboy.
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In 1988 Ken Marcus was selected as the Artist-In-Residence at the Yosemite National Park Museum.
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Ken Marcus was one of two official photographers at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.
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Ken Marcus appeared in the opening scenes of the Baywatch TV movie Panic at Malibu Pier.
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Ken Marcus's character is a photographer shooting a glamour layout that featured nudity on the beach.