Michael Muller photographs “Ballers” star Dwayne Johnson sitting in a tub of ice for the HBO series’ season-two key art

07/15/2016 – 7:12 am

Who knew Dwayne Johnson was a Method actor? For the key-art shoot for season two of his hit HBO series, the Ballers star submerged his lower half in a tub of real ice while Michael Muller photographed him. No pain, no gain indeed. Scroll down or click here to watch a behind-the-scenes video of the […]

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Video: Preview Michael Muller’s photo shoot with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for the HBO series “Ballers”

05/20/2015 – 1:32 pm

If you’re one of the 14 million people who follow Dwayne Johnson​ on Instagram, you’ve already seen his fantastic video shout-out to Michael Muller for their shoot for his HBO​ series Ballers​. For the rest of you, click here or on the screenshot below to watch the clip, which features behind-the-scenes photos of Michael and […]

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Video: On one of Michael Muller’s recent shoots, his subject really fell for him…

05/15/2015 – 1:09 pm
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Michael Muller shoots the cover and publicity images for iconic 1980s rocker Billy Idol’s memoir, “Dancing With Myself.” Plus: behind-the-scenes photos

11/04/2014 – 2:35 pm

. . Read an exclusive excerpt from Billy Idol’s memoir, Dancing With Myself, at rollingstone.com. . .

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Michael Muller shoots gladiator-themed ad for Samsung

07/24/2014 – 1:58 pm

Michael Muller recently shot an ad for the Samsung Curved UHD TV based on the concept of a Roman coliseum—because, well, it’s curved—filled with gladiators. The shoot took place in an old quarry in New Zealand. Here’s a look… . . .

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Michael Muller photographs alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn for Red Bulletin cover story. Plus: behind-the-scenes video

12/09/2013 – 10:39 am

. “It was such an amazing experience,” says Michael Muller of shooting American World Cup alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn, who’s on the comeback trail after knee surgery, for the cover of The Red Bulletin’s January issue. “Lindsey is not only such an amazing specimen of athletics but encompasses a natural beauty that together blend […]

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Michael Muller photographs fearless climber Alex Honnold for Outside magazine cover story. Plus: behind-the-scenes video

12/04/2013 – 7:26 am

Adventure athlete Alex Honnold, the biggest name in the sport of climbing, is planning to scale a skyscraper on live TV—and not just any skyscraper but the world’s second-tallest building. So he was a natural for Outside’s “Disrupters Issue,” which celebrates “the bold men and women” who have shaken up our world. Michael Muller photographed […]

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A Photo Editor interviews Michael Muller about his shark portraits

09/18/2013 – 12:39 pm

Many thanks to Heidi Volpe of A Photo Editor for featuring Michael Muller and his shark portraits in her column “The Weekly Edit.” Click here to read the Q&A. . . .

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Michael Muller on his longtime collaboration with Hugh Jackman and on capturing the actor’s physique for “The Wolverine” trailer

08/08/2013 – 11:57 am

Michael Muller and Hugh Jackman go back a long way—nearly a decade—collaborating on editorial shoots and key art for blockbuster movies. “Hugh was in the first movie poster I ever shot, X-Men: The Last Stand,” recalls Michael. Their latest project together? The trailer for Jackman’s new movie The Wolverine, for which Michael directed footage of […]

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Variety interviews Michael Muller, “Marvel’s go-to-photographer to shoot the best angles of its superheroes”

04/09/2013 – 11:17 am

Variety recently interviewed celebrity and entertainment photographer Michael Muller, who the magazine calls Marvel Entertainment‘s “go-to-photographer to shoot the best angles of its superheroes” because he has shot so many Marvel movie posters—from Spider-Man 3 and X-Men Origins Wolverine to all of the Iron Man films, including the upcoming Iron Man 3. The article touches […]

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