Studio News: Jameel Mohammed in Vogue!

    Studio News  by Tony Ward, Copyright 2018 . LEARNING CURVE . Kudos to my former Fashion & Photography student Jameel Mohammed for being featured in the September issue of Vogue for the launch of his Khiry jewelry collection!  To see additional work by my former students at the University of Pennsylvania, click here: http://tonywardstudio.com/blog/tws-portfolio-reviews/ … Read more

Bob Shell: Car Reviews in a Photo Magazine?

.  Bob Shell: Letters From Prison #24 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . CAR REVIEWS IN A PHOTO MAGAZINE? . At some point in the mid-90s, Don Cooke, our national sales manager at Shutterbug, had an idea to diversify our advertising base. Glenn Patch, Sbutterbug’s owner, had a policy that there would never … Read more

Early Work: The College Years 1974 – 1980

    Early Work: The College Years 1974 – 1980 . Like many photographers during the mid-1970’s Tony Ward embraced the documentary tradition early on in his career and was very influenced by the images he saw in Life Magazine and other leading periodicals including TIME. He began to sharpen his photographic skills by photographing  … Read more

Bob Shell: The Weinstein Matter

  Bob Shell: Letters From Prison #23 . Letters by Bob Shell, Copyright 2018 . THE WEINSTEIN MATTER . Since the Harvey Weinstein matter surfaced in Hollywood, a number of people have asked me for my thoughts. I do have a somewhat unique perspective on the matter, being myself falsely accused of sexual offenses against … Read more

Light Table: Portrait of the Day

  . Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2018 . DEEAN: Close Up 1990’s . During the 1990’s my studio was located a block away from South Street, one of the most famous streets in Philadelphia for attracting the avant-garde artists, photographers, musicians and stylists who frequented the trend setting strip. It runs East … Read more