Iain McKell | |
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Born | Weymouth |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Photographer |
Website |
iainmckell |
Iain McKell is a British fashion, portrait and social documentary photographer. [1] He has specialized in photographing British subcultures since the 1980s and his work has been published in L'uomo Vogue, i-D and The Face. [1]
McKell grew up in the West Country, England. He received his formal education at Clifton College, in Bristol. [2] He began working as a seaside photographer in Weymouth, Dorset at the age of 19. [1] After studying graphic design at Exeter College of Art and Design, he relocated to London in 1979, where he found work as a commercial photographer. [3]
McKell held a public exhibition in his own studio in 1984 entitled Iain McKell LIVE, where he photographed members of The Comic Strip, [4] and many of the visitors. This was followed in 1985 by an open workshop in The Photographers' Gallery, showing his work and a documentary film about the previous year. [5] He was subsequently commissioned by Smirnoff and Red Stripe for commercial brand advertising campaigns. [4]
McKell has specialized in photographing British subcultures since the 1980s, producing photographic studies of Skinheads, [6] punks, Blitz Kids, and rockabillies. [1] He also spent over ten years befriending and photographing New Age travellers. The result of this project was the publication of a book and various exhibitions.
In 2012 he worked with Kate Moss on a photo project for V magazine titled 'Kate & The Gypsies'. [7] [8]
In 2012 he published his third book entitled Beautiful Britain, comprising a collection of his photographic work between 1970 and 2012. [9]
Iain McKell | |
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Born | Weymouth |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Photographer |
Website |
iainmckell |
Iain McKell is a British fashion, portrait and social documentary photographer. [1] He has specialized in photographing British subcultures since the 1980s and his work has been published in L'uomo Vogue, i-D and The Face. [1]
McKell grew up in the West Country, England. He received his formal education at Clifton College, in Bristol. [2] He began working as a seaside photographer in Weymouth, Dorset at the age of 19. [1] After studying graphic design at Exeter College of Art and Design, he relocated to London in 1979, where he found work as a commercial photographer. [3]
McKell held a public exhibition in his own studio in 1984 entitled Iain McKell LIVE, where he photographed members of The Comic Strip, [4] and many of the visitors. This was followed in 1985 by an open workshop in The Photographers' Gallery, showing his work and a documentary film about the previous year. [5] He was subsequently commissioned by Smirnoff and Red Stripe for commercial brand advertising campaigns. [4]
McKell has specialized in photographing British subcultures since the 1980s, producing photographic studies of Skinheads, [6] punks, Blitz Kids, and rockabillies. [1] He also spent over ten years befriending and photographing New Age travellers. The result of this project was the publication of a book and various exhibitions.
In 2012 he worked with Kate Moss on a photo project for V magazine titled 'Kate & The Gypsies'. [7] [8]
In 2012 he published his third book entitled Beautiful Britain, comprising a collection of his photographic work between 1970 and 2012. [9]