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Lorenzo Agius

(1962-), Photographer

Artist of 6 portraits
Agius studied Art and Art History at the University of East Anglia, moved to London in 1983 and started to assist in photography. In 1989 he became a freelance photographer specialising in fashion and portraits. His work has been published in Vanity Fair, Vogue, Elle and i-D. His film poster commissions are instantly recognisable and include Trainspotting, Jude, Spiceworld, Trees Lounge and Sliding Doors.

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Ralph Fiennes, by Lorenzo Agius - NPG x87051

Ralph Fiennes

by Lorenzo Agius
bromide print, 1996
NPG x87051

Kate Winslet, by Lorenzo Agius - NPG x87773

Kate Winslet

by Lorenzo Agius
bromide print, 7 July 1998
NPG x87773

David Beckham, by Lorenzo Agius - NPG x88370

David Beckham

by Lorenzo Agius
bromide print, November 1998
NPG x88370

David Beckham, by Lorenzo Agius - NPG x88384

David Beckham

by Lorenzo Agius
contact sheet, November 1998
NPG x88384

Thandiwe Newton, by Lorenzo Agius - NPG x131417

Thandiwe Newton

by Lorenzo Agius
digital bromide print, 7 June 2007
NPG x131417

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david atkinson

22 March 2021, 11:56

Lorenzo Agius, international celebrity photographer began his career in Great Britain 20 years ago. Early on, he garnered “rock star” recognition with his striking images of Ewan McGregor and the cast for the influential and inspiring film “Trainspotting”.Lorenzo’s calm personality, seduces his subjects and allows them to visually express their emotions which can range from serious to comical. Each image of each celebrity, some done in different moments in time, express the celebrities changing physical and personality traits, as illustrated in the images of Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Madonna, Helen Hunt, Samuel L Jackson, Will Smith and others.

His at ease personality, captures the essence of their emotions with his adept use of subject position, light, camera and lens, each working in unison to produce a work of photographic art. The viewer feels drawn into the subject and setting, imagining as Agius once did, “I can’t believe I am here.”

In addition to the world’s most famous celebrities, his corporate client list that includes: 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros, ELLE, EMI, Esquire, Essence, GQ, Gieves & Hawkes, Glamour, Graff, Harper’s Bazaar, HBO, Vanity Fair, Marks & Spencer, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures, Town & Country, Universal Pictures.