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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 a photographer 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 the conflict in 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]

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".[7][full citation needed] His second book, "Taken! Entertaining Nudes by Tony Kelly", was released in September 2016 by teNeues. 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".[8]

Recognition

Kelly has been described by GQ España as "irreverent and provocative",[9] and by PHOTO magazine as "spontaneous and hyper-energetic".[10] PHOTO magazine also said his work "plays with humour and provocation" and that "his flashy style has conquered the world of fashion".[11]

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.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Leaving LA: Snapper to the stars coming home". independent.ie. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  7. ^ Blink Magazine, Issue 39, January 2015
  8. ^ Maxim Magazine, September 2016
  9. ^ GQ España, Edition 134, June 2008, P.26
  10. ^ Nathalie Cattaruzza, 2008. PHOTO magazine, Edition 447, March 2008, P.58
  11. ^ Julie Hamaide, 2009. PHOTO magazine, Edition 461, July/August 2009, P.68
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