Trevor Leighton

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Trevor Leighton (born 1957) is a Carlisle-born photographer. [1] Leighton has one of the largest collections of archive photographs by a single photographer in the National Portrait Gallery, London. [2] [3]

Leighton specialises in celebrity portraiture, fashion, and pop videos. [4] Leighton was described by British Comedy Guide as a "legendary comedy photographer." [5] His clients have included Kate Bush, [6] Dawn French, [7] John Hurt, [8] Bob Monkhouse, [7] Lisa Snowden [9] and Kareena Kapoor. [10] He has also photographed for The Fairtrade Foundation, including portraits of Vic Reeves, [11] Amanda Burton, Fearne Cotton, [12] Richard Wilson, [12] and Harry Hill. [12] [13]

Leighton authored the book The Jokers, published in 1999 by Pavilion Books. [14] The Jokers is a coffee-table book featuring portraits of television, radio, and stage comedians. [15] Photographs from this book were also featured in a National Portrait Gallery touring exhibition entitled "Comedians: From the 1940s to Now". [16]

His portrait of Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley, the stars of Absolutely Fabulous , was included in the British 'faces of the century' National Portrait Gallery exhibition in 1999. [17]

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  2. ↑ "A model for success". thescarboroughnews.co.uk. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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  5. ↑ "Dawn French - 60th birthday portrait". British Comedy Guide. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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