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Celebrity Photography by Jason Bell

Celebrity Photography by Jason Bell

Jason Bell

Jason Bell started as a photographer in 1990. His portraits appear regularly in many editorial publications including Vanity Fair, Vogue US & UK, Men's Vogue, Sunday Times Magazine, GQ, Arena, Time Magazine, Newsweek, Spin and Rolling Stone. He has worked on many film posters including Billy Elliot, About A Boy, Millions, Love Actually, Bridget Jones 2, Golden Compass and the upcoming films Accidental Husband and Inkheart.

His work is also in the National Portrait Gallery collection.



In 1998 he was awarded Best British Black & White Photographer at the British Picture Editors' Awards.
In 2000 his book "Gold Rush - Athletes Photographed by Jason Bell" was published by Dewi Lewis to coincide with the Sydney Olympics. The project was also exhibited in galleries in London, Paris, Madrid, Milan, Rome, Berlin, Munich, Athens and Sydney. A permanent exhibition of the work is planned at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne.
In 2002 he was shortlisted for the Kobal Award and was overall winner in the BBC Music Photo Competition.
His second book "Hats Off" was also published in 2002. In aid of the charity Mentality, which promotes mental health awareness, the book features many of the world's leading celebrities all photographed in hats.
In 2004 he was a winner in the US National Press Photographers Association 'Best of Journalism Contest' in the Magazine Portrait & Personality section for his work for Time Magazine.
His third book "GiveGet" was also published in 2004. The book was in aid of Cancer Research UK and featured celebrity portraits connected with the idea of giving clothes. The GiveGet project has so far raised over 1.25 million pounds for Cancer Research.
In 2006 The Royal Photographic Society gave him The Terence Donovan Award for an outstanding contribution to photography.
In 2008 he was winner in the Best Single Advertising Image category at the New York Photo Awards for his work for the Royal Opera House.
Jason lives in New York and London.
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