Tyrone Rasheed Bio
For many years at the request of Ebony Magazine founder Mr. John H. Johnson and then editor Lerone Bennett, Jr., Tyrone Rasheed was an Ebony/Jet photographer and shot a plethora of iconic figures. Before then, Tyrone Rasheed honed his photographic passion and understanding by working for Jim Hadley, K&L Color Lab, Joe Harris, and at TIME INC. in the photography lab, first as a photographer’s assistant and assistant photographer (where he shot for the photographers) and through his extensive freelance portfolio.
Tyrone Rasheed has been inspired by renown Harlem photographer Mr. James Van Der Zee, mentored by cultural icon, Mr. Gordon Parks; and currently has a prestigious studio portrait business located in his Harlem brownstone.