Armstrong Jones

Antony (1930). English photographer, born in Sussex. He began to take photographs when still a student at Eaton and Cambridge, becoming a professional in 1951. He quickly became famous thanks to a refined and rigorous style, publishing photos in Life, Vogue, Geo, Stern, Paris Match, and Look. In 1960 he married Princess Margaret (from whom he was to divorce a few years later), the sister of Queen Elisabeth II, who bestowed on him the title of Lord Snowdon. In 1961 he signed an exclusive contract with the Sunday Times and joined the staff of the Council of Industrial Design. In addition to his fashion photographs, taken almost exclusively for the English edition of Vogue, he shot reportage and social documentaries for the BBC, receiving various prizes and awards.