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BIO

About the PhotographerLourenso Ramautar was born in New Amsterdam, Guyana in 1975. He moved
to Queens, NY with his family in 1987 at the age of 12. He is a graduate of Parsons School of Design,
class of 2000, with a degree in Photography. After graduating, he was hired as a product photographer
for Macy’s catalog, where he worked for four years. In 2004, he published a book entitled Mask: the
West Indian American Carnival, the first full color photography book documenting the West Indian
American carnival in the U.S. and Canada. In 2006, he began freelancing at Goldmark Studio where he
shot luxury and high end jewelry for magazine advertisements, billboards in magazine and catalogues.
In 2007 he launched Complexion Magazine which showcaseds the rich diversity of Caribbean culture
that influencedin mainstream American fashion and music. From 2008-2012 he worked as a fashion
photographer for E-fashion Solutions where he shot for companies including Playboy, DKNY, Lacoste,
Playboy, Ben Sherman, Sean John, Rockwear, Baby Phat, Dereon, Ashley Stewart, Apple Bottom,
Mandee, Anniesez, steinmart and eBay Fashion Vault. His fine art work has been featured in museum
exhibits including the Queens Museum of Art. Lourenso’s advertising photographs have appeared in
numerous magazines including Vogue, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Hamptons Magazine and Martha Stewart
Living. Lourenso launched his own photography studio, Out of New York Studio, in October 2010. In
2012 he was a finalist in the running to be the head photographer for amazon.com, gilt group and Net-
A-Porter. He chose to stay at his own studio to pursue his own creative vision and passion melding
photography, art and fashion. In 2012 he addedHis clients include US Polo, Reebok, Body Glove, And 1,
and van heusen, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lacoste, Dollar General and numerous online stores and
boutiques to his growing list of clientele. He freelanced for dot com, Totsy and Bare Necessity from
2012-2015. At the forefront of the plus modeling industry, he was one of the main freelance
photographers for Ashley Stewart from 2013-2019. He is represented by PR girl and coterie des artistes.
Examples of his work can be found on his studio webpage www.outofny.com and on
www.lourenso.com