Tom Craig is a British documentary photographer.
Background
Craig's work has been featured in publications including ''
Vogue
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Business
* ''Vogue'' (magazine), a US fashion magazine
** British ''Vogue'', a British fashion magazine
** ''Vogue Arabia'', an Arab fashion magazine
** ''Vogue Australia'', an Australian fashion magazine
** ''Vogue China'', ...
'', ''
Vanity Fair'', ''
Esquire'', and ''The Sunday Times'' magazine, in campaigns for
Louis Vuitton
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,
Alice Temperley
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In 2006, ''The Guardian'' noted that she had been described by '' America ...
,
Mr. Porter,
Persol
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, and in his unique collaboration with
A.A. Gill
Adrian Anthony Gill (28 June 1954 – 10 December 2016) was a British journalist, critic, and author. Best known for his food and travel writing, he was also a television critic, was restaurant reviewer of '' The Sunday Times'', wrote for '' Va ...
, which has spanned 25 locations across the globe. He also has a regular column in ''Sunday Times Style'' entitled 'Snap Shot', which runs weekly.
In 2010, Craig's on-going work with the
Nobel Peace Prize
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-winning organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres culminated in the book ''Writing on the Edge'', 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
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'' best-selling author
Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Rose Chevalier (born 19 October 1962) is an American-British novelist. She is best known for her second novel, '' Girl with a Pearl Earring'', which was adapted as a 2003 film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth.
Personal backgr ...
recounting the abuse of women in Burundi; Oscar-winning actor
Daniel Day-Lewis
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reporting from Palestine; and
Danny Boyle
Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including '' Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel '' T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', ''28 Days Later'', '' S ...
searching for the "lost sea" of Uzbekistan.
Craig has either won or been nominated three times for 'British Magazine Photographer of the Year', exhibited for five consecutive years at the National Portrait Gallery, served as Photographer-in-Residence for the Royal Geographical Society, was named ''
The Telegraph
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Australia
* ''The Telegraph'' (Adelaide), a newspaper in Adelaide, South Australia, publ ...
'' "Travel Photographer of the Year", 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.
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.
In 2013, Craig took part in a joint exhibition with Bay Garnett at the ''Vogue'' Festival in London. He also participated on a discussion panel for ''Vogue'' on ecological fashion.
"Can Fashion Change The World?"
''Vogue''. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
Craig lives in London with his partner, stylist Bay Garnett, and their two children.
Career
* The Royal Geographical Society (1998–2000)
* ''The Independent'' (2000–2004)
* Regularly contributed to British/American/Japanese and Russian ''Vogue'' (2008–2013)
* Regular contributor to ''The Sunday Times'' magazine (2011–present)
Awards
* 2001 ''British Magazine'' Photographer of the Year
* 2001 Arts and Entertainment Photographer of the Year
* 2004 ''The Telegraph'' Travel Photographer of the Year
* 2004 World Press Photo's Joop Swart Master Class
* 2005 Vic Odden award "Outstanding Contribution to the Art of Photography," The Royal Photographic Society
Exhibitions
Solo
* 2011 ''Writing on the Edge'' Royal Society of Medicine, London.
* 2012 ''The Bigger Picture'' Tom Craig and writing by A.A Gill, South Kensington, London.
* 2012 ''The Bigger Picture'' Tom Craig and writing by A.A Gill, Cork Street, London.
Group
* 2003 ''Nobody's priority: The young of Africa Visa Pour L'image'' Perpignan Festival of Photography.
* 2008 ''Childscapes'' Proud Central, London.
* 2011 Tom Craig and Chaylza Price, Multimedia Art Museum, Baku, Azerbaijan.
* 2013 ''All Four Corners'' Tom Craig and Bay Garnett, ''Vogue'' Festival, London.
Publications
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References
External links
Tom Craig
Official site
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1974 births
Photographers from Cornwall
Living people
Documentary photographers