Jason Bell

Jason was born in Camden, London, in 1969. He was given his first camera at the age of 5. He decided on a career as a portrait photographer whilst studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University, from which he graduated in 199...

Jason was born in Camden, London, in 1969. He was given his first camera at the age of 5. He decided on a career as a portrait photographer whilst studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University, from which he graduated in 1990. His work has since appeared in many of the world’s foremost publications including Vanity Fair and Vogue US & UK, featuring leading celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson, Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, Natalie Portman, David Beckham, Nicole Kidman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Eddie Redmayne, John Malkovich, Kate Winslet and Daniel Craig. He has shot numerous film, theatre and TV campaigns, including Netflix’s The Crown, The Revenant, The Danish Girl, Starz’ Outlander and Power, Billy Elliot, About A Boy, Love Actually, Bridget Jones 2, English National Ballet’s Giselle and Nutcracker and Angels in America for the National Theatre. Many of Jason’s photographs have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery for their permanent collection. His work has received much critical acclaim and he has been the recipient of many awards including the Royal Photographic Society’s Terence Donovan Award for an outstanding contribution to photography, the New York Photo Awards’ Best Advertising Image and the Best British Black & White Photographer at the British Picture Editors’ Awards. His Out 100 Portfolio was one of five finalists in the American Society of Magazine Editors’ 2010 National Magazine Awards, the magazine industry’s highest honour. He has published four books of his work, the most recent being ‘An Englishman in New York’. A selection of photographs from the book was exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London. In 2011 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of The Royal Photographic Society. On 23 October 2013, he took the official christening photographs of Prince George. In 2018 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the British Institute of Professional Photography. Jason lives in New York and London.