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Andy Gotts MBE MA is a photographer based in London, England, and New York, USA. He is most noted for his black and white portraits of Hollywood actors and iconic musicians.
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Since 1990 Gotts' work has been published internationally and has appeared in many magazines, including;
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French Vogue
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Italian Vogue
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Australian Vogue
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ELLE
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Style
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Vanity Fair
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GQ
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Empire
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FHM
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Total Film
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Entertainment Weekly
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Stern
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Glamour
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El Mundo
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OK Salute!
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Hello!
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Marie Claire
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io Donna
as well as international weekend newspaper supplements and advertising campaigns.
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The National Portrait Gallery holds a selection of his photographs in their permanent collection and in 2009 Gotts was honoured with the presentation of the Fox Talbot Award for excellence in photography.
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In 2011 Gotts was conferred the degree Doctor of Arts by De Montfort University and he is a former President of
the British Institute of Professional Photographers.
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2012 saw Gotts appointed MBE in the Queen's New Years Honours List.
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Gotts is noted for his magnum opus 'Degrees' which was inspired by the game, the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon ; BAFTA – 'Behind The Mask', as well as SAVE THE ARCTIC for Vivienne Westwood, and the Monty Python reunion.
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Other projects includes 'UNSEEN' which features 100 photographic contact-sheets. of Hollywood actors and world famous musicians, 'ICONS which launched in September 2021 at the Maddox Gallery, a celebration of Guide Dogs for their 90th anniversary, the Million Dollar Photograph for Janie's Fund and a special book entitled 'THE PHOTOGRAPH'... Other projects that happened in 2022: were THE FACES OF SOCCER AID for UNICEF and a wonderful personal project THANK YOU, BUT NO.
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Launching in November 2023 an exciting new exhibition entitled NEMESIS. This exhibition features all the spectacular actors, shot during Gotts's three decades, who have portrayed the 'villain' opposite a certain Martini drinking, gadget loving, Aston Martin driving MI6 agent. Be stirred, not shaken!