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Tony Kelly
File:Tony Kelly Portrait.jpg
Born
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationFine Art Photographer
Websitetonykellyworld.com

Tony Kelly (born 1975) is an art photographer and director from Dublin, Ireland.[1]

Career

Kelly began work as a photographer straight from school, covering news stories for local newspapers. At the age of twenty, he became Independent Newspapers youngest-ever press photographer.[citation needed] Assignments to cover conflicts in Rwanda and Afghanistan[2] for Independent Newspapers and, later, News International would shape Kelly's future approach to photography as a medium of storytelling. In 1996, his photo of a kiss between musicians Bono and Liam Gallagher won him global exposure and prompted a change in his career[citation needed]. After his next Afghanistan trip, Kelly left the newspaper world and Dublin for Los Angeles. By now he was honing his style in the pages of publications like Vanity Fair, Vogue Paris, GQ, L'Officiel and Cosmopolitan.[citation needed]

Kelly has been described as “irreverent and provocative”,[3] "spontaneous and hyper-energetic”.[4] PHOTO magazine said his work "plays with humour and provocation" and that "his flashy style has conquered the world of fashion".[5]

Books

In 2014, Kelly published his first self-published coffee table book called Tony's Toys. Blink magazine praised it as groundbreaking due to its innovative layout, dimensions, and large-scale images. The limited edition book solidified Kelly's reputation as an original and provocative photographer.[6] His second book "Taken! Entertaining Nudes by Tony Kelly" was released in September 2016 by teNeues and distributed worldwide. Maxim hailed it as "the most entertaining photo book you'll ever see", a "showcase of some of his strongest - and sexiest - work to date".[7]

Awards

In 2017 Kelly won Clio Awards recognition for his print campaign to advertise the US TV series Claws.[citation needed] He also won the Monaco Influencer Awards (Visual Arts category) in 2019.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "NOWHERE: Photographer Tony Kelly's Fine Art Culture Capture of L.A. In Lockdown". The Tidalist. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Bio". TONY KELLY. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. ^ GQ España, Edition 134, June 2008, P.26
  4. ^ Nathalie Cattaruzza, 2008. PHOTO magazine, Edition 447, March 2008, P.58
  5. ^ Julie Hamaide, 2009. PHOTO magazine, Edition 461, July/August 2009, P.68
  6. ^ Blink Magazine, Issue 39, January 2015
  7. ^ Maxim Magazine, September 2016
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