Edward Aninaru

Edward Aninaru (born January 4, 1976) is a Romanian fashion , celebrity photographer and music video director, currently living and working in Los Angeles, California.

Edward Aninaru
Born	Edward Aninaru (1976-01-04) January 4, 1976 (age 49) Bucharest, Romania
Occupations	commercial and portrait photographer, music video director
Years active	2007-present
Website	www.edwardaninaru.com

Early life

Edward Aninaru was born and raised in Bucharest, the capital of Romania, where he graduated a school of music and one of accountancy and attended two colleges. He discovered photography in 2007.^[1][2] He didn't attend any photography course or school, it all happened accidentally. He uploaded pictures to different forums and the feedback of the people motivated him to pursue the photography as a profession.^[3]

Career

Aninaru started his career in Bucharest, Romania, working for INNA, with whom he shot over 50 photo sessions, some of them being featured in magazines.^[4] He has photographed for covers of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, Forbes, FHM, SHAPE and CKM .^[5] and shot campaigns for Anastasia Beverly Hills, Pepsi Romania and Romanian record labels Roton, Cat Music and MediaPro Music.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012, Aninaru moved to Los Angeles and worked with Celine Dion, Ne-Yo, Jay Sean,^[6] Shontelle, The Janoskians, Michael Franti, Akcent, Alexandra Stan, James Goldstein, Falling in Reverse, Catrinel Menghia and Madalina Ghenea.^[7][8][9] Madalina Ghenea, the Romanian fashion model, said of Aninaru on her Facebook page - "I work with one of the greatest photographers in the world!".^[10][11] He also shot for Capitol Records and Sony Music.^{[citation needed]}

Music videos

Aninaru has also directed music videos, both in Romania and the United States, his first one being filmed in 2012, for INNA's single "WoW".^[12][13][14] He also directed videos for INNA's "INNdiA",^[15] "Crazy Sexy Wild (Tu si Eu)"^[16] and "More Than Friends".^[17][18][19] In 2012 Aninaru directed Romanian artist Antonia's video for her single "Jameia".^[20]