Background
Cartwright was born in Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Riverhead, New New York
Cartwright was born in Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Riverhead, New New York
In 1997, Cartwright graduated from New York University where he studied semantics and the relationship between media and society. During his last semester of attending New York University, Cartwright discovered photography through fulfilling an art requirement associated with his Bachelor of Science degree.
He is known for portraits of film and television actors. Cartwright appeared in commercials and print ads for such clients as Coca Cola, Arrid and Tommy Hilfiger. In 2002, he appeared on the cover of Instinct"s 5th anniversary issue, where he began paying particular attention to the production side of image making.
Marc Cartwright"s work has been published in magazines such as Details, Marie Claire, Teen Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Oklahoma! and People.
Cartwright has appeared on Music Television as a featured photographer and has photographed movie posters and Digital Video Disc covers for various films. Celebrities photographed by Cartwright include Shailene Woodley, Ariana Grande, Marsha Gay Harden, Lou Diamond Phillips, Penn Badgley, Jessalyn Gilsig, James Van Der Beek, Tia Mowry, Kaitlin Olson, Tony Ward.
5th Annual Black and White Spider Nominee in the Professional category: Nature 2010 6th Annual Black and White Spider Nominee in the Professional category: Fashion 2011 5th Annual Photography Masters Cup Nominee in the Professional category: Fashion 2011 7th Annual Black and White Spider Nominee in the Professional category: Portrait 2012 International Photography - Lucie Foundation: Honorable Mention - Editorial 2012 6th Annual Photography Masters Cup Nominee in the Professional category: Fashion 2013 8th Annual Black and White Spider Nominee in the Professional category: Architectural 2013 8th Annual Black and White Spider Nominee in the Professional category: Portrait 2013.