- Born
- Nickname
- Dfer
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Having begun his early career in the motion picture and television industry, Dfernando organically segued first into the fashion photography industry as a Photo Art Director and Producer, and later as a Surfographer. He applies his industry known minimal aesthetic to all of his projects from fashion editorials, campaigns, surfing imagery, to celebrity portraitures featuring Oscar winner Kathy Bates, Wendi McLendon-Covey, to Jason Derulo.
Bringing into his work visual references inspired from both surfing and fashion photography history, cinema, to pop culture, he specifically creates, photo art directs, casts and produces all of his own projects.
From April 2020 to July 2022 he co-hosted and produced the pop culture podcast GENERATION RIPE with Emmy Award and Critic's Choice Award nominated actress/writer/producer Wendi McLendon-Covey (from TV's ST. DENIS MEDICAL, THE GOLDBERGS, RENO 911! and RULES OF ENGAGEMENT and the films BRIDESMAIDS, RENO 911!: THE HUNT FOR QANON, Disney PIXAR's ELEMENTAL, PAINT, and BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR). The podcast is available on every major podcast platform and featured guests from all realms of the spectrum - from comedy legend Sandra Bernhard, TV icons Patricia Heaton and Mimi Kennedy, to dancer and rock legend Toni Basil.
Dfernando is Contributing Editor for CLIENT U.S. Magazine, a Southern California surfer, and is based in Los Angeles, Huntington Beach & NYC.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jason Paley
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- ... dammit!®
- Long white beard and buzzed head.
- Has been an ardent fan of Bob Fosse and his work since childhood.
- Moved to New York City in March 2015 to focus on his Art Director career alongside renown fashion photographer Alexander Saladrigas.
- Favorite film is Steven Spielberg's 1975 JAWS.
- Father was a much-in-demand session keyboardist/arranger so the family traveled extensively throughout the 1970s.
- Bestfriend is actress Wendi McLendon-Covey, who met on the set of a fashion shoot in NYC that he art directed, styled and produced.
- You'll never be ready.
- We don't grow up, we just get older.
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