Tony Corbell

Tony has been a photographer, an educator, and an author. His photographic works have been featured in publications throughout the world.

While he has worked for some of the most discerning clients in the world, he is most proud of being acknowledged and included in more than twenty-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.fujifilm-x.com and 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. Tony has recently been named Legend of Light from Profoto and Fujifilm’s Creator Team.

Teaching almost exclusively about photographic lighting and imaging workflow, Tony passed a major milestone having taught more than 700 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) has been popular worldwide and is the basis for numerous photographic college lighting courses.

Tony was co-author, with Josh Haftel, of the popular Nik Software: CAPTURED. Tony has written more than 150 articles in almost 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.”

Awards & Recognition

  • 1986 Texas Photographic Fellowship Degree

  • 1988 ITVA Educational Photographic Video Director or 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 Photographic Educator of the Year

  • 2015 President of Camera Craftsmen of America

  • 2015 Named Profoto “Legend of Light”

  • 2017 PPA’s Helen Yancy Award of International Photographic Excellence

  • 2019 PPA’s Honorary Master of Photography

  • 2020 “Oklahoma Photographer of the Year”

  • 2020 Named a member of Fujifilm Creator's Team