Jonathan Root, Esq's Biography

Jonathan Root, Esq's Professional Career

Career

fine art portrait and advertising photographer; lectr: Glasgow Sch of Art, Kingston Univ; cmmns incl: 'Twins' Liberty, J&B, Tennents, British Airways, Benson and Hedges, Body Shop, Mulberry, Harvey Nichols, Canon, Sony, Liverpool FC, BSkyB, Shakespeare's Globe, American Express; portraits incl: David Hockney, Peter Blake, Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Philippe Starck, Lord Harwood, Lord March, The Marquis of Bath, Marc Newson, Taylor Wessing, NPG, David Hockney; exhbns incl: John Kobal Photographic Portrait Awards 1995, 1996 and 2000, Lurzer's archive 1998 and 2000, American Photo 2000, Britart at Selfridges 2003, The Edwardian Drape Society (Tapestry Gallery) 2004, Lords and Ladies (Tapestry Gallery) 2004, Brit Art exhbn Selridges 2005, Selfridges' Sitting Pretty exhbn (Rabih Hage Gallery) 2007; 6 portraits chosen for collection N P Gallery; worked for numerous newspapers and magazines incl: The Independent, The Observer, Daily Telegraph, Financial Times, New Scientist, Sunday Times, Vanity Fair, Harpers & Queen, Tatler, Jack, The Economist, Management Today; Erotic Photographer of the Year 2005; memb Assoc of Photographers 1995-; Awards winner Assoc of Photographers Silver and Merit Awards 1996 and 1997, Communication Arts Award of Excellence 1997, The Scottish Advertising Awards 1998, highly commended London Photographic Awards (LPA4) 2000, merit London Photographic Awards (LPA5) 2001, European Design Annual Certificate of Excellence 2000, Sony Campaign Cannes 2000, Management Today Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year 2009

Jonathan Root, Esq's Publications

Books and Publications

Ken Livingstone Memoir (2011)

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