Tom Atwood (born 1971) is an American fine art, portrait, and celebrity photographer, best known for his 2005 book Kings in Their Castles. The New Yorker has praised the “refreshing clarity and modesty” of his work.
Table of Contents
- 1 Early life
- 1.1 Covering R-C Airplanes: 002
- 1.2 Songs From the American Plain
- 1.3 Radio Control Airplane How-To's: Tips from the Experts (Ht)
- 1.4 The Finer Things: Timeless Furniture, Textiles, and Details (POTTER STYLE)
- 1.5 Snow White & the Huntsman [Blu-ray]
- 1.6 Tom's Electric #1
- 1.7 The Mafia Philosopher: Two Tonys
- 1.8 Tomcat Bromethalin Rodent Bait Chunx Pail
- 1.9 Elements of Style: Designing a Home & a Life
- 1.10 Red Shoes [VHS]
Early life
Born and raised in Vermont, Atwood is a graduate of Harvard University, where he studied economics. He forward-thinking earned an MPhil from Cambridge University. Atwood has lived in Paris, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and currently resides in New York City.
Atwood worked several years as an advertising giving out before turning full-time to announcement and fine art photography. As a photographer, Atwood is largely self-taught, developing many of his techniques through trial and error. According to Atwood, various cultural influences—including theater, painting, architecture, and psychology—have informed his photographic style.
Atwood is particularly known for combining and balancing the genres of portraiture and architectural photography, so that neither the subject nor his or her surroundings predominate in the final image. Memorable beforehand portraits enhance astronaut Buzz Aldrin and actresses Hilary Swank and Julie Newmar. Atwood and his play a part have
won many awards: in 2009 he was named Photographer of the Year at the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, earning first place in the portraiture category.
Last update 2021-08-06