Michael Halsband was born and raised in NYC. In 1981, after going on the road with James Brown, Halsband was assigned to photograph Keith Richards for the Rolling Stone cover, and then was asked by Mick Jagger to be The Rolling Stones tour photographer. Upon returning to his hometown, Halsband spent the next seven years photographing fashion, portraits for top magazines, and album covers for the likes of Iggy Pop, INXS, Deee-Lite and Shabba Ranks. He also worked on international ad campaigns and helped create the looks for the Gap and J.Crew, and the press kits for designers including Calvin Klein and Adrian Vittadini.

His work is included in museum collections: MoMA, New York; The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh PA; The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas; Miami Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida; The Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, Maine; Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, New York; The Watermill Center, New York; Museo Würth La Rioja, Spain; and the Sir Elton John Collection. Michael was the recipient of the Hasselblad Masters Award in 2002. He is currently continuing to make portraits in the studio he has lived and worked in since 1979. He is currently continuing to make portraits in the studio he has lived and worked in since 1979.