Tony Kelly (photographer)

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

For other people named Tony Kelly, see Tony Kelly (disambiguation).

Tony Kelly
Born
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationFine Art Photographer
Websitetonykellyworld.com

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. 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. 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.

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 released his first self-published coffee table book titled Tony's Toys. Described by Blink magazine as "ground breaking for both its innovative layout, dimensions and the scale of the images presented, this limited edition piece cements Kelly's position as one of the most original and provocative photographers of our time".[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. He also won the Monaco Influencer Awards (Visual Arts category) in 2019.

References
  1. "NOWHERE: Photographer Tony Kelly's Fine Art Culture Capture of L.A. In Lockdown". The Tidalist. 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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