Claiborne Swanson Frank

Claiborne Swanson Frank grew up in the Napa Valley, one of the three lovely and accomplished daughters of Reserve Members Elizabeth and Clarke Swanson, founders and proprietors of Swanson Vineyards. Now an accomplished portrait photographer, Claiborne is the author/photographer of the best-selling book, 'American Beauty.' Claiborne Swanson Frank was born in Naples, Florida, and raised in San Francisco and the Napa Valley, California. Claiborne is a self-taught photographer who spent her early career in the fashion industry. She moved to New York in 2007 and worked at Vogue under Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour. She left the magazine in 2009 to pursue a career in photography. Currently, Claiborne is a contributing photographer for Vogue.