British photographer (born 1957)
Trevor Leighton (born 1957) is a Carlisle -born photographer .[1] Leighton has one of the largest collections of archive photographs by a single photographer in the National Portrait Gallery , London .[2] [3]
Leighton specialises in celebrity portraiture, fashion and pop videos.[4] Leighton was described by British Comedy Guide describe as a "legendary comedy photographer."[5] His clients have included Kate Bush ,[6] Dawn French ,[7] John Hurt ,[8] Bob Monkhouse ,[7] Lisa Snowden [9] and Kareena Kapoor .[10] He has also photographed for The Fairtrade Foundation , including portraits of Vic Reeves ,[11] Amanda Burton , Fearne Cotton ,[12] Richard Wilson ,[12] Harry Hill .[12] [13]
Leighton authored a book called "The Jokers," published in 1999 by Pavilion Books .[14] The Jokers is a coffee-table book featuring portraits of television, radio and stage comedians.[15] Photographs from this book were also featured in a National Portrait Gallery touring exhibition entitled "Comedians: From the 1940s to Now."[16]
His portrait of Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley , the stars of Absolutely Fabulous , was included in the British 'faces of the century' National Portrait Gallery exhibition in 1999.[17]
^ "Trevor Leighton (1957-), Photographer" . National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 24 March 2012 .
^ "A model for success" . thescarboroughnews.co.uk. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2013 .
^ Leighton, Trevor. "About" . Trevorleighton.com . Retrieved 25 December 2023 .
^ "Trevor Leighton" . National Portrait Gallery . Retrieved 25 December 2023 .
^ "Dawn French - 60th birthday portrait" . British Comedy Guide . 11 October 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2023 .
^ "The Alluring Women of Pop Music" . sfgate.com. Retrieved 3 January 2012 .
^ a b Goff, Amanda (3 October 1999). "Dawn French is my best friend". The People .
^ "John Hurt" . npg.org.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012 .
^ Lulu, Phong (18 November 2010). "Fairtrade goes fashion" . telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012 .
^ Wader, Sharin (31 July 2008). "Is Kareena set to rock Hollywood?" . The Times of India . Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2012 .
^ Bidlake, Suzanne (6 March 2006). "Retailers go Fairtrade as ethical consumer market grows" . marketingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012 .
^ a b c Rennie, Alison (17 February 2009). "Stars photos support Fairtrade Fortnight" . paisleydailyexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012 .
^ "Fairtrade Fashion - the photo shoot" . fairtrade.org.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012 .
^ Leighton, Trevor (1999). The Jokers . London: Pavilion Books. ISBN 1862052522 .
^ Newson, Felicity (24 November 2001). "Books (Features)". Liverpool Echo .
^ "The faces of comedy on show at city venue" . Chester Chronicle . 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2013 – via HighBeam Research .
^ Ford, Anna (17 October 1999). "National portraits" . The Observer . Retrieved 1 January 2013 .