Tony Never Wanted
To Be A Photographer
He coveted their fancy cars, shiny suits and clever nicknames, he even started calling himself Tony “Bag of Donuts” when he was twelve, but being half Polish, becoming a “made man” wasn’t meant to be. Irish maybe, but Polack? Forget about it.
After a strident schooling administered by Jesuits at St. Ignatius College Prep, Tony yearned to break free and express his creativity.
He enrolled at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and there he discovered the Camera Obscura.
Once Tony looked through a camera, he never looked back. He shot the streets of Chicago and the people he found there. On those streets he developed a voyeuristic shooting style and a love affair with the human face — his love, as he puts it, “of characters”.
To make money Tony worked as a studio assistant and learned the finer crafts of lighting and portraiture.
Tony also discovered photographs of famous people sitting in fancy chairs, shot in warm cozy photography studios with a catered lunch, pay way better than photographs of the “great unwashed” huddling under freezing expressway feeder-ramps shot at 3AM.
It seems “Bag of Donuts” never totally lost his desire for fancy cars and shiny suits. While some argue D’Orio left his artistic integrity in the gutter when he stepped from the frigid streets of Chicago and into his own warm, cozy photo studio, no one doubts what he brought with him has served him well: His street sensibilities and his lifetime love “of characters”.
Those can be seen in his work, his shiny “Best of Show” statuettes and his inclusion in all the fancy award annuals. Tony D’Orio turned out to be a wise guy after all.
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American Photography (Multiple)
Andy Awards (Multiple)
Cannes Advertising (Multiple)
Clio (Multiple)
Communication Arts Advertising Annual (Multiple)
Communication Arts Photography Annual (Multiple)
D&AD Awards
London International Awards
Lurzer’s Archive - Published (Multiple)
Lurzer’s Archive Top Ten Rated US Photographers
Lurzer’s Archive 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide (Multiple)
MPA Kelly Awards (Multiple)
MPA Kelly Grand Prix
OBIE Awards (Multiple), Hall of Fame
One Show (Multiple)
PDN Photo Annual Awards (Multiple)
The American Advertising Awards, formerly the Addy’s (Multiple)
American Photography (Multiple)
Andy Awards (Multiple)
Cannes Advertising (Multiple)
Clio (Multiple)
Communication Arts Advertising Annual (Multiple)
Communication Arts Photography Annual (Multiple)
D&AD Awards
London International Awards
Lurzer’s Archive - Published (Multiple)
Lurzer’s Archive Top Ten Rated US Photographers
Lurzer’s Archive 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide (Multiple)
MPA Kelly Awards (Multiple)
MPA Kelly Grand Prix
OBIE Awards (Multiple), Hall of Fame
One Show (Multiple)
PDN Photo Annual Awards (Multiple)
The American Advertising Awards, formerly the Addy’s (Multiple)
American Photography (Multiple)
Andy Awards (Multiple)
Cannes Advertising (Multiple)
Clio (Multiple)
Communication Arts Advertising Annual (Multiple)
Communication Arts Photography Annual (Multiple)
D&AD Awards
London International Awards
Lurzer’s Archive - Published (Multiple)
Lurzer’s Archive Top Ten Rated US Photographers
Lurzer’s Archive 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide (Multiple)
MPA Kelly Awards (Multiple)
MPA Kelly Grand Prix
OBIE Awards (Multiple), Hall of Fame
One Show (Multiple)
PDN Photo Annual Awards (Multiple)
The American Advertising Awards, formerly the Addy’s (Multiple)