Trevor Leighton

British photographer (born 1957)

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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 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] and Harry Hill.[12][13]

Leighton authored the book 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]

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1. ^ "Trevor Leighton (1957-), Photographer". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
2. ^ "A model for success". thescarboroughnews.co.uk. 3 April 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
3. ^ Leighton, Trevor. "About". Trevorleighton.com. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
4. ^ "Trevor Leighton". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
5. ^ "Dawn French - 60th birthday portrait". British Comedy Guide. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
6. ^ "The Alluring Women of Pop Music". sfgate.com. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
7. ^ a b Goff, Amanda (3 October 1999). "Dawn French is my best friend". The People.
8. ^ "John Hurt". npg.org.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
9. ^ Lulu, Phong (18 November 2010). "Fairtrade goes fashion". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ Bidlake, Suzanne (6 March 2006). "Retailers go Fairtrade as ethical consumer market grows". marketingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
12. ^ a b c Rennie, Alison (17 February 2009). "Stars photos support Fairtrade Fortnight". paisleydailyexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
13. ^ "Fairtrade Fashion - the photo shoot". fairtrade.org.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
14. ^ Leighton, Trevor (1999). The Jokers. London: Pavilion Books. ISBN 1862052522.
15. ^ Newson, Felicity (24 November 2001). "Books (Features)". Liverpool Echo.
16. ^ "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.
17. ^ Ford, Anna (17 October 1999). "National portraits". The Observer. Retrieved 1 January 2013.

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