Nick Veasey is a British photographer working primarily with images created from

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imaging. Some of his works are partial photomanipulations with

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. He therefore works with digital artists to realise his creations. Born in

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in 1962, he worked in the advertising and design industries and pursued work in conventional still photography before being asked to X-ray a cola can for a television show. Veasey also X-rayed the shoes he was wearing on the day and upon showing the finished image to an art director was galvanised by the response it provoked. He lives near

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, England. His work has featured in many international advertising campaigns and adorned products and packaging worldwide, notably

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's Creative Suite livery and

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/Downy fabric conditioner. In 2009, a major exhibition of his works began at Maddox Fine Arts in

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. Artworks are also exhibited in galleries internationally, with exhibitions running in 2018 in Europe, North America and Asia. Veasey's first collection of images collated into hardback format: ''X-ray: See Through The World Around You'' was released by Carlton/Goodman in the UK and Penguin in North America. The book collects images captured over a 13-year period of experimentation with X-ray imaging and equipment. He is the recipient of many photographic and design awards including IPA Lucie Awards, AOP, Graphis, Communication Arts, Applied Arts, PX3 and awards from the D&AD also being nominated for the IPA Lucie International Photographer of the Year 2008.Lucie Awards Presents the 2008 IPA Nominees
– DesignTAXI He claims to be responsible for realising the possibly largest X-ray to date, a life size

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jet, which currently resides upon a hangar at

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. The image was largely debunked as an authentic X-ray in 2009.

References

External links

Nick Veasey's web siteUS Agent Art Department's web site
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