About the Artist

Born in New York, Mr. Hawley studied film, photography and writing at Boston University and U.C.L.A.. He began taking pictures in the early 60's when his passion began and has worked as a photojournalist and fashion photographer in New York City for the past 18 years. He has photographed numerous portfolios around the world for more than 30 years, including Dreamscapes and The Wine Makers.

Mr. Hawley started his film career making commercials with famed cinematographer Conrad Hall. His feature film credits include Co-Producer of the recently completed Le Divorce starring Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts, Glenn Close, Leslie Caron, Stockard Channing, Matthew Modine, Sam Waterson, Bebe Neuwirth, Producer of The Mystic Masseur with legendary Indian director Ismail Merchant, adapted from the novel by Nobel Prize winning author V.S. Naipaul; and Executive Producer of The Golden Bowl, another Merchant Ivory Production, directed by James Ivory and starring Uma Thurman, Nick Nolte, Angelica Huston and Kate Beckinsale. Some of Mr. Hawley's other filmmaking credits as a Producer, Screenwriter, Director and Assistant Director include Cotton Mary, A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries, Single White Female, Mother's Boy's, American Heart, Slaves of New York, Creepshow, Warriors of Virtue and River's Edge. He will direct his new film Made in France in Paris this spring.