Tom Atwood

Tom Atwood is an American fine art, portrait, and celebrity photographer, best known for his 2005 book Kings in Their Castles. The New Yorker has praised the "refreshing clarity and modesty" of his work.

Early life Born and raised in Vermont, Atwood is a graduate of Harvard University, where he studied economics. Atwood and his work have won many awards: in 2009 he was named Photographer of the Year at the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, earning first place in the portraiture category. Atwood worked for four years on the project, relying on word-of-mouth among New York friends to help find compelling subjects and to convince prominent cultural figures to participate. fashion designer Todd Oldham in his Pennsylvania treehouse, Artists Ross Bleckner, Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt and Tobi Wong, choreographer Tommy Tune,

"The art books I had seen about gay men were all nudes on the beach or romping through the forest," Atwood told The Los Angeles Times. "I wanted this to be more about people as human beings, their idiosyncrasies, their daily lives."

Kings & Queens in Their Castles Atwood's book, Kings & Queens in Their Castles, was published in 2017 by art book publisher Damiani. Called "the most ambitious photo series ever" of LGBTQ subjects,

Exhibition history

"Personal", Louis Stern Fine Arts, Advertising Photographers of America, Los Angeles, 2003 (group exhibition) "Kings in Their Castles", Farmani Gallery, Los Angeles, 2006 L.E.A.D. Uganda, Steven Kasher Gallery, New York, 2009 (group) Art Takes Times Square, New York, 2012 (group) 3rd Ward Exhibition, New York, 2012 (residency)

In addition, Atwood's work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Museum of Photographic Arts, the Center for Fine Art Photography, the Pacific Design Center, the Directors Guild of America, and the George Eastman Museum.

Publications