John Swannell (photographer)
John Swannell | |
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| Born | 27 December 1946 London, England |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Known for | Photographing the British royal family on many occasions |
| Spouse | Marianne Lah |
| Children | 4 |
John Swannell (born 27 December 1946) is a British photographer.
Career
Swannell was born in London in 1946.
He spent the next ten years travelling and working for magazines such as Vogue,
Swannell provided the photograph for the cover of the 1973 album The Man in the Bowler Hat and the 1976 Mr. Mick album by British rock group Stackridge, and has many other record cover photograph credits to his name.[3]
He is known for his
In 2019, Clarendon Fine Art hosted a major retrospective of his work.[5]
Royal photographer
During his career Swannell has photographed all the leading members of the
In November 1994, Diana, Princess of Wales personally commissioned Swannell to photograph her together with her sons.
In February 2012, Swannell was commissioned to take the official photographs of
Awards
In 1993, Swannell was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Photographic Society; he was one of the youngest members to have achieved this status at the time.[8]
Charity work
On 7 June 2011, Swannell gave an illustrated talk, "My world in pictures", at the Royal Geographical Society in aid of the National Autistic Society.
Personal life
Swannell's mother, Lilly McCann, came from just outside Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. He has a large family connection still there in the McCann family.
Swannell is married to Marianne Lah and they have two children, daughter Sophia (b. 1983) and son Charlie (b. 1989). He also has two daughters, Alice and Jane, from his previous marriage.
References
- ^ "John Swannell's best shot". 27 March 2008.
- ^ "John Swannell: photographer". Archived from the original on 8 February 2012.
- ^ "John Swannell Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More".
- ^ "John Swannell, Esq". Debretts People of Today.
- ^ "40 Years On". Metro.
- ^ "John Swannell interview 2008". Freelance Photographer. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009.
- ^ "Official portraits released". The official website of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Masters of photography: John Swannell". Professional Photographer.
External links
Source: Biography from johnswannell.com, extract reproduced with permission.
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