Casting Call . Tony Ward Studio . I am presently casting female subjects between the ages of 18 and 80 for a new body of work entitled “Vixens.” The series is inspired by women from different walks of life that embody and exemplify the title of the series. Each person that is cast for the … Read more
Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2022 . Farewell: Andre Leon Talley I first met Andre Leon Tally at the American Embassy in Paris in 1994. Pamela Harriman was the U.S. Ambassador to France at that time. I was invited to a Vogue party in celebration of Steven Florio’s rise to President and CEO of Conde … Read more
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 Ike’s Study . I visited Ike Hay at his home on many occasions. He was a great teacher of art and design at Millersville University where we first met when I was an undergraduate student from 1974 to 1977. I took several classes with him as … Read more
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 When I first started my professional career in 1980 as a staff photographer for the behemoth pharmaceutical company, Smithkline & French I was assigned to photograph executives for the company at a sales meeting held in Las Vegas, Nevada. I booked a hotel room at the … Read more
Photography and Text by Tony Ward, Copyright 2020 Close Up’s: 1990’s . During the early 1990’s, I purchased what would eventually become an indispensable piece of equipment for my portrait photography, the ring flash. This unique flash lamp that creates shadowless light on a subjects face at close range intrigued me from the … Read more