Justin Grant

Justin Grant (born April 20, 1972 in Salt Lake City, UT) is an American photographer who specializes in commercial, glamour, fashion, lifestyle, fitness and nude photography.

Grant left software engineering to be a professional digital photographer in 2003. With no formal training, he was prepared to be a "starving artist". Josh Root wrote: "Through boundless energy and a ton of hard work, Justin has succeeded on a scale that would make many photographers jealous."

Grant's work has been published in Maxim. He has shot UFC champions Mike Swick and former UFC ring girl Rachelle Leah.

Grant has been an official Judge and sponsor to the Miss Utah USA pageant in 2008 and to the Miss Latina US pageant in both 2005 and 2006. He shot the hair collection "Swept Away" for "Shear Genius" star Tyson Daniel and the work was featured on "Behindthechair.com" in 2008. His work with Jake Thompson, was nominated for the Avant Garde category for the North American Hairstyling Awards in 2006.

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