Tom Arma is a New York–based photographer, costume designer and picture book author who specializes in baby photography and children's costumes. He has been called the "most published baby photographer in the world" in ''

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Background and career

Arma began his photographic career as a teenager at the ''

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'', as their youngest staff photographer. At the Daily News, his assignments included political conventions, the

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, Beatles invasion, and President

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. Arma was reassigned to the ''

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'' where he photographed Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman, Jack Nicholson, and Michael Caine, among others. He then opened hid own studio for magazine and advertising work. He shot successful campaigns for Fortune 500 companies, as well as covers for ''

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'', '' People Magazine'', ''Money'', ''French Photo'', and ''

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''. In 1972 he began his work with babies. In the 1980s, his photos of costumed children were on magazine covers, including consecutive Christmas covers for ''Ladies Home Journal''. He was the first person to publish a book solely of babies in costume. Arma created a Please Save the Animals series of posters and greeting cards with babies dressed in animal outfits he designed. He also works on picture books and has authored 47 original books worldwide. The Harry N. Abrams company publishes his picture books.

References

External links

Tom Arma Official SiteAmazon author page
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