Hugrûn Ragnarsson or
"Huggy", the nickname she is known by, is an International fashion
and portrait photographer, born in Iceland. Working in Reykjavik,
New York, London and Tokyo.
Huggy began fashion
photography after a successful career in modelling. Having been
discovered in California by Eileen Ford, the owner of New York's
prestigious Ford Model Agency, she travelled the world modelling,
especially in Europe. She discovered her true passion and
talent for fashion, lifestyle and portrait photography, shortly
after the birth of her daughter Olivia in1988.
Huggy has been commissioned to shoot
covers, features, portraits, editorials and direct music videos,
short clips and commercials with many Celebrities, Musicians,
Sports Stars and Models, including most of the top supermodels of
the day for major international fashion magazines, campaigns and media
publications.
Huggy contributed to the highly
acclaimed '4 inches' photography publication and charity print
auction for the Sir Elton John Aids foundation, a collection of
images of international celebrity women, by some of the top
women photographers
in the world.