Tony Duran (photographer)

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Tony Duran
Born
Education University of Minnesota
OccupationPhotographer
Known forCelebrity photographs

Tony Duran is an American photographer, known for his photographs of celebrities and his work with male models. [1] Duran is one of the most widely published photographers of celebrities. He has photographed a "virtual who's of the Hollywood and fashion set." [2] Widely revered in the fashion industry, Duran has been called both "genius" and "brilliant," and his work has been said to express "unrivaled artistic vision." [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

Tony Duran was born and raised in Winona, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota. [5]

Career

While at university Duran got his start in professional photography with a project called "All Women at tee U of M Are Not Fat and Ugly". [6] His shots of one student won her the "Look of the Year" contest, which had previously been won by professional supermodels including Cindy Crawford. This launched his career as what Los Angeles Magazine called "a talented though technically untrained photographer." [5] One of his notable shoots was of Jennifer Lopez for the cover of Glamour . [7]

Duran is known for photographing nude and semi-nude models. This has led to lists such as Trend Hunter's "12 most scandalous Tony Duran photos." [4] He also uses strange imagery and props in his work. This has led to some mocking reviews. His work with Beyoncé was reviewed by The Daily Mirror as looking like something out of Star Trek . [8] Additionally, Duran is known for using his history as a student of art in his photography. His lack of formal training as a photographer – and his formal training as an artist – allow him to "capture a sensual side not often revealed in his subjects." [9]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "The genius fashion photographer Tony Duran". Archived from the original on September 9, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
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  4. 1 2 "11 Scandalous Tony Duran Photo Shoots". trendhunter.com. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "The Arbiter: Hot Shot: Photographer Tony Duran is on a roll". Los Angeles . Emmis Communications: 232. October 2001. ISSN   1522-9149 . Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  6. "Hot Shot". Los Angeles Magazine. October 2001.
  7. "Sensual Celebtography: Jennifer Lopez Through the Eyes of Tony Duran". trendhunter.com. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  8. "Beyonce looks like an extra from Star Trek on shoot – 3am & Mirror Online". Daily Mirror. March 14, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
  9. "Love Lust – Tony Duran". Sundance Channel . Retrieved July 19, 2015.