Tom Craig (photographer)

Tom Craig
Born 10 March 1974
Cornwall, England
Residence West London
Nationality British
Alma mater University of Edinburgh
Occupation Documentary photographer
Home town Truro, England
Website www.tomcraig.com

Tom Craig is a British documentary photographer.[1][2]

Background

Craig's work has been featured in publications including Vogue,[3] Vanity Fair, Esquire, and The Sunday Times magazine,[4] in campaigns for Louis Vuitton, Alice Temperley, Mr. Porter, Persol, and in his unique collaboration with A.A. Gill, which has spanned 25 locations across the globe. He also has a regular column in Sunday Times Style entitled 'Snap Shot', which runs weekly.[5][6]

In 2010, Craig's on-going work with the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres culminated in the book Writing on the Edge,[7] which featured his photography paired with essays told from war-torn regions. Highlights include Martin Amis experiencing firsthand the problems of gang violence in Colombia; New York Times best-selling author Tracy Chevalier recounting the abuse of women in Burundi; Oscar-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis reporting from Palestine; and Danny Boyle searching for the "lost sea" of Uzbekistan.[8]

Craig has either won or been nominated three times for 'British Magazine Photographer of the Year',[9] exhibited for five consecutive years at the National Portrait Gallery, served as Photographer-in-Residence for the Royal Geographical Society, was named The Telegraph "Travel Photographer of the Year",[10] participated in the prestigious World Press Master Class (which selects 12 photographers from more than 60 countries), and was awarded the Royal Photographic Society's prize for a notable achievement in the art of photography by someone under 35.[11]

In March 2012, Craig's show 'The Bigger Picture' opened on Cork Street in London featuring twenty images from fourteen countries that were also written about at the same moment by A.A. Gill.[12][13][14][15]

In 2013, Craig took part in a joint exhibition with Bay Garnett at the Vogue Festival in London.[16] He also participated on a discussion panel for Vogue on ecological fashion.[17]

Craig lives in London with his partner, stylist Bay Garnett, and their two children.

Career

Awards

Exhibitions

Solo

Group

Publications

References

  1. TOM CRAIG" F2 FREELANCE+DIGITAL. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. "Putting the skinny in to skinny fries: Rosie Tapner and Jourdan Dunn prove that models do eat as they chew a single chip each" Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. "#DenimLovers Take Selfridges" Vogue. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. "Long day's journey into night" The Sunday Times. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. "Girl on film: What was Kate Moss thinking about here? Her recent marriage to rock star Jamie Hince?" Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  6. "It was like like an otherworldly take on Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Rooney Mara in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  7. "Writing on the Edge: Great Contemporary Writers on the Frontline of Crisis" Doctors Without Borders. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  8. "Writing On The Edge is as harrowing as you can imagine" Metro. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  9. "Picture Editors' Awards winners – full list" Hold the Front Page. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  10. "Shooting Stars" The Telegrpah. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  11. "Vic Odden Award" Royal Photographic Society. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  12. "THE BIGGER PICTURE" Flaere. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  13. "Photographer Tom Craig's best shot" The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  14. "Reports of dislocation" The Economist. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  15. "The Bigger Picture" Vogue. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  16. "Louis Vuitton To Stage Vogue Festival Photography Exhibition" Vogue. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  17. "Can Fashion Change The World?" Vogue. Retrieved 16 July 2013.

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