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Tony Kelly
File:Tony Kelly Portrait.jpg
Born
Dublin, Ireland[1]
OccupationFine Art Photographer
Websitetonykellyworld.com

Tony Kelly (born 1975) is an art photographer and director from Dublin, Ireland.[2]

Career

Born in Ireland,[3] Kelly began work as a photographer straight from school, covering news stories for local newspapers.[citation needed] Reputedly working as "a teenage photojournalist for the Independent News Group",[4] by the age of twenty, he became Independent Newspapers youngest-ever press photographer.[citation needed] Assignments to cover conflicts in Rwanda and Afghanistan[5] for Independent Newspapers and, later, News International shaped Kelly's future approach to photography as a medium of storytelling.[citation needed] 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 the United States. As of 2013, he was based in Los Angeles[6] and sold his work to publications like Vanity Fair, Vogue Paris, GQ, L'Officiel and Cosmopolitan.[citation needed]

Kelly has been described by GQ España as "irreverent and provocative",[7] and by PHOTO magazine as "spontaneous and hyper-energetic".[8] PHOTO magazine also said his work "plays with humour and provocation" and that "his flashy style has conquered the world of fashion".[9]

Books

In 2014, Kelly published his first self-published coffee table book called Tony's Toys. Blink magazine described it as "groundbreaking" due to its "innovative layout, dimensions, and large-scale images".[10][full citation needed] His second book, "Taken! Entertaining Nudes by Tony Kelly", was released in September 2016 by teNeues and distributed worldwide. Maxim described it as "the most entertaining photo book you'll ever see" and as a "showcase of some of his strongest - and sexiest - work to date".[11]

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. ^ "Photographer Tony Kelly: Blow up". independent.ie. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ^ "NOWHERE: Photographer Tony Kelly's Fine Art Culture Capture of L.A. In Lockdown". The Tidalist. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  3. ^ Carter, Felicity (23 June 2020). "Tony Kelly Serves Up Unadulterated Glamour With His High-Octane Photography". forces.com. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ Wheeler, Scott (5 September 2017). "Fine art photographer Tony Kelly on his unique signature style". tempusmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Bio". TONY KELLY. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Leaving LA: Snapper to the stars coming home". independent.ie. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  7. ^ GQ España, Edition 134, June 2008, P.26
  8. ^ Nathalie Cattaruzza, 2008. PHOTO magazine, Edition 447, March 2008, P.58
  9. ^ Julie Hamaide, 2009. PHOTO magazine, Edition 461, July/August 2009, P.68
  10. ^ Blink Magazine, Issue 39, January 2015
  11. ^ Maxim Magazine, September 2016
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