Tony Ray-Jones

Mjesto: Sidcup

Rođen: 1941

Smrt: 1972

Biografija:

Tony Ray-Jones (23 May 1941 – 13 March 1972) was a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take an intimate, satirical and anthropological look at aspects of modern life, in particular documenting the social classes of England, and more broadly the wealth of the Western world. Ray-Jones' first photographic project chronicled the lives of black Americans living in New Haven; the black and white images employ a straightforward approach and show the influence of the American photographers he admired, such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, and Garry Winogrand. Ray-Jones' major projects include rural communities (1975–1982), The Last Resort (1983–1985), The Cost of Living (1987–1989), Small World (1987–1994) and Common Sense (1995–1999). Ray-Jones was a member of Magnum Photos from 1994 until his death in 1972. He had around 40 solo photobooks published, and has featured in around 80 exhibitions worldwide. The Martin Parr Foundation, founded in 2014, and registered as a charity in 2015 opened premises in his hometown of Bristol in 2017. It houses his own archive, his collection of British and Irish photography by other photographers, and a gallery.