Perhaps best known for his photographs of muscular, semi-bare male bodies in the Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue, this Pennsylvania-born photographer has made waves in the documentary realm. An experienced fashion photographer with 16 books and countless shows under his belt, Weber quickly earned top kudos after foraying into film (including two Best Documentary Awards from the International Documentary Association). The Thessaloniki Documentary festival will screen three of his features: "Chop Suey" (2001, a Wisconsin hunk goes from wrestler to pin-up model), "Let's Get Lost" (1988, the Academy Award-nominated story of jazzman Chet Taylor) and "Broken Noses" (1987, a profile of former lightweight champ Andy Minsker). Two of his shorts, "Backyard Movie" and "Gentle Giants", juxtapose canine fun with playful sexuality.

Bruce Weber was born on March 29, 1946 in Greenburg, Pennsylvania. He has been a dynamic force in fashion and portraiture photography for more than two decades. He has photographed for virtually every major magazine, has 16 books to his credit, and his work has been exhibited in over 60 galleries and museums. Weber is equally acclaimed for his filmmaking and has produced seven short and feature length movies, two of which won Best Documentary awards from the International Documentary Association. Let’s Get Lost was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature Documentary. Weber has directed music videos for Chris Isaak and the Pet Shop Boys, the latter winning Music Week’s Video of the Year. He is currently finishing a documentary he filmed with the late Robert Mitchum, in which the actor talks about moviemaking, politics, women and his life.