David Stewart (born 1958 in Lancaster) is an English photographer and director,[1] working in advertising and fine art photography. Lancaster (pronounced ˈlæŋˌkæstə or ˈlænˌkæstə is a City in Lancashire, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand Fine art photography refers to photographs that are created to fulfill the creative vision of the artist He is noted for his surreal and often humorous large format portraits. Large format describes large Photographic films large cameras View cameras (including Pinhole cameras and processes that use a film or digital sensor
Stewart began his career photographing tourists on morecambe promenade and punk bands, including The Clash and The Ramones, as they performed at local venues. For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Ater studying photography at Blackpool and The Fylde College, Stewart moved to London in 1981, assisting for three years before setting up his own studio. Blackpool (/ˈblækˌpul is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. He has since become one of the UK’s most sought-after photographers splitting his time been working on personal projects and advertising commissions.
His first collection, Cabbage,[2] a surrealistic tribute to the much-maligned vegetable, was accompanied by a short film that was nominated for a BAFTA in 1995. The cabbage ( Brassica oleracea var capitata) is a leafy garden plant of the Family Brassicaceae (or Cruciferae used as a The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Fogeys,[3] published in 2001, comprised "kitsch, cartoon-like photographs of people growing old disgracefully,"[4] whether zooming downhill on a go-kart or lounging in a coffin-shaped paddling pool. Fogeys also won a silver award at the Art Directors Club of New York.
Stewart's work has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery as part of the Photographic Portrait Prize several times,[5] with his 2007 entry, "Alice & Fish," featuring his 14-year-old daughter, shortlisted for the overall prize.
References
- ^ David Stewart (V)
- ^ Cabbage (1995)
- ^ ISBN 0-9533730-4-5
- ^ David Stewart speaking to Richard McClure, from the Photographic Portrait Prize 2007 catalogue (ISBN 978-1-85514-388-3)
- ^ National Portrait Gallery | What's on? | The Photographic Portrait Prize 2007 | Exhibitors
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