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]
Iain McKell | |
|---|---|
| Born | Weymouth |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Website | iainmckell |
Early life
editMcKell 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]
Career
editMcKell 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]
Books
edit- Fashion Forever: 30 years of subculture. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2004 ISBN 1903781086.
- The New Gypsies. Munich: Prestel, 2011. ISBN 3791345192
- Beautiful Britain: Photographs from the 1970s to the Present. Munich: Prestel, 2012. ISBN 3791347012
Exhibitions
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Hodkinson, Karen (28 April 2012). "Face of a nation: Iain McKell challenges our notions of beauty with his evocative pictures of the British". The Independent. London.
- ^ "CV – www.iainmckell.com". iainmckell.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Farrelly, Liz., ed. (2004). Fashion Forever : 30 years of subculture. New York, N.Y.: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 1903781086.
- ^ a b Duffy, Keanan. "5 Minutes with Iain McKell". Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Society of Industrial Artists and Designers". Designer. 1985.
- ^ McKell, Iain (2012). Beautiful Britain : photographs from the 1970s to the present. Munich: Prestel. ISBN 978-3791347011.
- ^ "Ian McKell, Kate and the Gypsies". Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ Casarotto Romer, Luca. "New Gypsy: a journey through an anient [sic] culture". Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ Davies, Lucia. "Iain McKell, Beautiful Britain". Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ Churchill, Nick. "Cult Classics". Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "Iain Mckell, The New Gypsies". Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "The new Gypsies, Iain McKell".
- ^ "The New Gypsies by Iain McKell".
External links
edit- Official website
- "Iain McKell" at Vimeo
- Laneri, Raquel (22 September 2011). "The New Gypsies: Iain McKell's Photos Of A Nomadic British Subculture". Forbes.