BEFORE FAME - ELTON JOHN (1967) Photography by John Stanley

Achievements: Recipients of approximately 75 international awards in music, film and photographic work including the Golden Rose of Montreux. His books on the Arts published in 16 languages, 20 countries and placed in 1,000 international reference libraries.

Renowned for pioneering changes in public taste in the arts, subject to many interviews and features, his first painting was exhibited in London whilst still only 6 years of age through the intervention of famous artist Sir Peter Scott. Studied Fine Arts in Oxford, used photography as his sketch pad resulting in a one man exhibition of his works seen by 17,000 people generating invitation to work alongside a Kodak award winning photographer in news and feature agency. Published in all the significant media, front covers, British royals, politicians, celebrities such as Beatles, Rolling Stones, actors from James Bond to Burton and Taylor all faced his lens.  Glittering career within the arts has generated best selling books, over 40,000,000 record sales, written, produced, directed over 600 film pieces from investigative to international primetime arts specials.  Represented United Kingdom in the international Photographic Salon of Japan’s historic touring exhibition. Both in film and photography he known for a unique eye finding inspiration in overlooked details, passing shadows, emotional moments in portraiture. The pandemic lead him to revisit, scan, 60,000 images almost all never before published. In 2024 he assigned these to Stanley Folios now tasked with releasing this distinguished collection of his art and photography which - until 2024, was only available to private collectors. 

 These represent the very first batch of his extraordinary portfolio to be made available to the public.

• Nationality: UNITED KINGDOM
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary British Artists