Thomas Atwood

Place: Vermont

Born: 1971

Biography:

Tom Atwood is an American fine art, portrait, and celebrity photographer, best known for his 2005 book Kings in Their Castles. He was born in Vermont in 1971 and studied economics at Harvard University. He later earned an MPhil from Cambridge University. Atwood has lived in Paris, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and currently resides in New York City. He worked several years as an advertising executive before turning full-time to commercial and fine art photography. Atwood is largely self-taught and is known for combining and balancing the genres of portraiture and architectural photography. He has won many awards for his work, including being named Photographer of the Year at the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards in 2009. Atwood's recent work has focused on portraits of people at home and he has shot over 100 luminaries including Hilary Swank, Julie Newmar, Buzz Aldrin, Mark Wahlberg, and John Waters.