Iain McKell, Esq

Career: fashion, advertising and editorial photographer since 1981, commercials director since 1993; subsequent experience in record sleeve photography 1982; working for for Italian Vogue, L'Uomo Vogue, i-D magazine and Harpers Bazaar, portrait cmmns for The Sunday Times and Observer magazines; memb: AFAEP, NUJ; subjects incl Madonna (her first magazine cover), Gilbert & George, Bob Hoskins, Sinead O'Connor, Boy George, Jilly Cooper, Tom Sharp, Jeremy Irons, Sir John Gielgud, Brad Pitt and Robert Carlyle; photographic advtg campaigns incl: Red Stripe 1986, Holsten Export 1988, Vladivar Vodka and Corona 1990, Levis (UK and Europe) 1991, Philip Morris (Germany) and Dunhill 1992; direction of Post Modern links for MTV (USA, UK and Europe) 1990; Solo and Group Exhibitions incl: Skinheads (Camera Obscura, Germany) 1981, Iain McKell Live (Open Day Studio Show) 1984, Iain McKell Live and Five Years of The Face (Photographers' Gallery) 1985, Fashion and Surrealism (V&A Museum) 1987, Creative Future Awards (cmmnd by Direction magazine) 1988 and 2000, BA sponsored exhbn (touring NY, Chicago, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney) 1989, Magnificent Seven 1992, Then & Now (Gallery Story London) 2001; Awards Bronze Arrow Award by BTAA and Clio USA-Europe for Fisherman's Friend commercial, BTAC Award for Sony Playstation commercial 1998