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

• Italian Vogue

• Australian Vogue

• ELLE

• Style

• Vanity Fair

• GQ

• Empire

• FHM

• Total Film

• Entertainment Weekly

• Stern

• Glamour

• El Mundo

• OK Salute!

• Hello!

• Marie Claire

• 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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Projects for 2023 to be announced soon..