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McKell grew up in Weymouth in Dorset and went to boarding school at Clifton Collage in Bristol..
Iain McKell
British fashion, portrait and social documentary photographer
Iain McKell | |
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Born | Weymouth |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Photographer |
Website | iainmckell.com |
Iain McKell is a British fashion, portrait and social documentary photographer.[1] He has specialized in photographing British subcultures since the 1980s and his work has been published in L'uomo Vogue,i-D and The Face.[1]
Early life
McKell grew up in the West Country, England.
He received his formal education at Clifton College, in Bristol.[2] He began working as a seaside photographer in Weymouth, Dorset at the age of 19.[1] After studying graphic design at Exeter College of Art and Design, he relocated to London in 1979, where he found work as a commercial photographer.[3]
Career
McKell held a public exhibition in his own studio in 1984 entitled Iain McKell LIVE, where he photographed members of The Comic Strip,[