Timothy White Shuns Getting Any Shut Eye!

Established as he is as a Hollywood photographer, he is adding new jobs to his portfolio — clothing entrepreneur, executive producer, curator and auctioneer.

In all fairness to him, his career is far from one-dimensional. Established as he is as a Hollywood photographer, White is adding a few new job descriptions to his portfolio — clothing entrepreneur, executive producer, curator and auctioneer. The truth is he never stops — editing, juxtaposing, rearranging, seeing how things relate to each other and composing — not even during an interview at the Dream Hotel in Manhattan. "I’m always composing. Sitting here looking at the pool, I see the people and see it a certain way, editing, changing, arranging," he says.

That reflex is something he first picked up as an undergraduate at the Rhode Island School of Design, "where the people who were there worked. They weren’t there because their parents told them they had to go to college. People were passionate about what they do."

Nearly 30 years on, White is still all about the work. An avid motorcyclist, White has been swayed by Alan Piven to help launch the HGMC clothing label.

Named after the High Gear Motorcycle Club, the British café racer-inspired collection is being developed by Jeff Hamilton.

Indian Larry

Demi Moore and Brandon Boyd were among the guests who turned up at the Project Gallery for the opening night party for White’s show dedicated to his friend Indian Larry, a motorcycle builder who died in 2004.

Brad Pitt

"It’s not work. It’s just life. I love the diversity of it all," says White.

As co-owner of the Morrison Hotel Gallery, which represents 90 photographers, White is dressing up the downtown Dream Hotel with memorable images of Mick Jagger, Jimi Hendrix and others. He has teamed up with Antiquorum to host "The Art of Music" sale of rare signed photographs and iconic prints.

Sophia Loren at the Morrison Hotel

"When I talk about it, it sounds like I’m in a spin, but I like it. I’m not just a photographer. That’s not my identity. I’m just me. You know, go after what interests you."

Harrison Ford

Kourtney and Kim Kardashian

"I create an image. I make an image. I don’t take a picture — I make a picture. That’s just my style. But I definitely think my pictures are more about me than my subjects," he admits.

Nicholas Cage