Tony is thrilled to be a speaker on the 2017 Legends of Photography Tour.  

Teaching almost exclusively about photographic lighting and imaging workflow, Tony passed a major milestone having taught more than 650 seminars and workshops.  He has spoken in 48 U.S. states and numerous countries throughout the world including London, Glasgow, Dublin, Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico City, Australia, Italy, New Zealand, Dubai, Trinidad/Tobago, Germany, Sweden, and Nova Scotia. His Basic Studio Lighting book from publisher Random House (AmPhoto) back in 2000 has been popular worldwide and is the basis for numerous photographic college lighting courses as is the popular Nik Software: CAPTURED he co-wrote with Josh Haftel.

“Tony has inspired or trained many of the world’s leading photographers, and he’s also pretty stinkin’ funny...”     -Bill Hurter, Rangefinder Magazine

This year, Tony will release two new books with publisher Amherst Media called Light and Shadow, Location and Studio Lighting Controls and embark on a fifteen-city workshop/lecture tour with Profoto in the USA market. Tony has written more than 150 articles in literally every major photographic magazine in the U.S., Japan, the U.K., and China. When asked what he is most known for, he says “being just about the biggest Beatles fan in the world.”

Tony has been a photographer, photographic educator, and an author his entire adult life. His photographic works have been featured in publications throughout the globe. While he has worked for some of the most discerning clients in the world, he is most proud being acknowledged and included in more than thirty-five photographic books by other photographers. Tony has photographed three U.S. presidents, The Millennium Summit Meeting of World Leaders at the United Nations, sports celebrities, almost 800 brides and grooms, and a handful of NASA astronauts. He is currently featured on www.ppa.com/edu as well as www.kelbyone.com and www.creativelive.com alongside the world’s leading photographers, instructors and authors. He is also a featured artist at www.epson.com in a segment called In Celebration of the Black and White Print. Videos with Tony on youtube.com with Profoto Lighting and Sekonic light meters have surpassed one million views as he explains lighting techniques to photographers throughout the world. Currently, Tony is the president of The Camera Craftsmen of America, a group of forty photographers worldwide.

You'll find some of Tony's awards and signature images below.  For more information on Tony, visit www.tonycorbell.com.

• 1986 Texas Photographic Fellowship Degree
• 1988 ITVA Educational Photographic Director of the Year
• 1994 PPA Photographic Craftsman Degree
• 1995 WPPI Master of Photographic Excellence
• 1996 Brooks Institute Honorary Master of Science
• 1998 WPPI “Lifetime Achievement Award”
• 1999 PPA Approved Photographic Instructor
• 2005 United Nations’ Int’l Photo Council, “Leadership Award”
• 2006 PPA “National Award” given by PP of California

• 2006 SWPPA Fellow - London, England, UK
• 2007 San Diego Commercial Photographer of the Year
• 2007 Exclusive Member, The Camera Craftsmen of America
• 2008 San Diego Picture of the Year
• 2009 San Diego Picture of the Year
• 2011 National ASP Associate Fellowship, Educational Award
• 2014 PPA’s Gerhardt Bakker Award, Photographic Educator of the Year
• 2017 Scheduled to receive the Helen Yancy Award of Photographic Excellence