hris Anthony is an artist from Stockholm, Sweden, primarily known for his macabre and Victorian Gothic-inspired photographs. Anthony has also directed commercials for companies such as Deutsche Telekom and music videos for groups such as The Dandy Warhols. He often uses vintage lenses produced between 1860 and 1910 to help create an “otherworldly atmosphere.” He also uses 5×7 and 8×10 formats in conjunction with digital scanners in order to manipulate the images in Photoshop. Chris Anthony was awarded the 2007 Grand Prize in American Photo’s Images of the Year Competition for his “Victims & Avengers” series, which was shown in its entirety for the first time at Corey Helford Gallery in January 2007. He has worked on commercial projects for numerous clients, including Sony Playstation 3 and “The Black Parade” for My Chemical Romance. Anthony’s work has been featured in gallery exhibitions in Los Angeles, Stockholm, Brooklyn, Washington D.C., London, Bath and San Francisco. Publications that have featured Chris Anthony and his work include the Los Angeles Times, Photo District News, Eyemazing, Art News, American Photo, Paper, Nylon, Black Book, Juxtapoz, Zoom, Angeleno, Corrierra della Serra and LA Weekly. Born and raised in Stockholm, Anthony also lived and studied in Florence. In his teens, he worked as a rock photographer and went on to direct music videos and commercials. He currently lives in Los Angeles. For ore information ot getting in touch with Anthony just visit his website below.
www.chris-anthony.com
