Justin Ervin is an American filmmaker and cinematographer who directed a 2012 doc u mentary, Elephant in the Room. He was the Director of Photography on an episode of UFC Ultimate Insider in 2015. He is currently expecting his first child with his wife Ashley Graham.
Early Life, Family Background and Education
Justin Ervin was born on 31st December 1988, in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States of America, to his father Louis Ervin and mother Katie Griffy Ervin.
He was raised along with his brother Louis Ervin Jr. and sister Kia Ervin. He is of American nationality and belongs to white ethnicity.
He completed his graduation with a great distinction from Time-based Media/Video production. He then attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City from where he graduated with an MFA degree in Social Doc u mentary Filmmaking in 2012.
He then attended the American Society of Cinematographers in Los Angeles to do a Master Cla s s in Cinematography.
Career and Achievements
Following his video production studies, Justin Ervin worked on his first doc u mentary titled As In A Mirror which doc u mented the lives of Senegalese merchants living in Florence, Italy.
He has worked as a production a s sistant on Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take 2 1/2 (2005) and the Paranormal State series (2007-2008).
In 2007, he worked in the doc u mentary ‘Derby In Black’ and later in 2011, he worked in an episode of 12 Short Steps To Recovery, "Barack and Michelle."
Justin then started working on his directorial project; he made a full-length doc u mentary movie, Elephant In The Room, in 2012. It won the ‘Best Doc u mentary Short’ Award at the Garden State Film Festival in 2013.
In 2016, he worked as a cinematographer in Essence Black Girl Magic: A'Dorian Thomas and Peach Fuzz. He then created campaigns for top brands such as Guess, The Gap Inc. and CNN.
Salary and Net Worth
Being a successful filmmaker and cinematographer, Justin Ervin certainly earns a decent amount of money from his doc u mentary, film and television career.
His salary is not known but the Gla s sdoor website suggests that the average annual salary of a filmmaker and a cinematographer in the United States are $44.7 thousand and $32 thousand.
He has also not disclosed what his net worth is. However, according to the Celebrity Net Worth website, his wife, Ashley Graham, has an estimated net worth of $10 million.
Personal Life: Expecting First Child With Wife Ashley Graham
As we mentioned earlier, Justin Ervin is a married man. He has been enjoying a romantic marital relationship with his loving wife Ashley Graham who is a model by profession.
The husband-wife duo tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in 2010. They reportedly dated for a long time before exchanging the wedding vows.
Ashley took to Instagram on August 14, 2019, and posted a video to announce that she and her husband of nine years are expecting their first child together. In the video, Justin cradles her growing baby bump in a green dress as her husband stands beside him.
by Arsad, 05 Sep, 2019
