Tony Sweet
Tony Sweet is an American photographer, known for his widely published nature photography. He is also a jazz musician, workshop instructor, and author.
Career
Tony Sweet worked as a professional jazz drummer for 20 years, playing with such jazz musicians as Sonny Stitt, Joe Henderson, Tal Farlow, and Johnny Coles, among others. He started working in photography during the period in jazz clubs. Sweet later changed careers and focused on nature photography. He is now best known for his fine art nature and floral images using digital technology to produce fine art ink-jet prints. His photographs are published internationally and represented by Getty Images.Sweet conducts photography workshops throughout the United States and Canada. Tony maintains an active speaking schedule on the subjects of nature and flower photography and marketing, lecturing at professional photography organizations, universities, seminars, and workshops in the U.S. and Canada. He is a member of the Baltimore chapter of the American Society of Media Photographers, and is a member nikSoftware's Team Nik.
Collections
- Nikon corporate office
- Mercy Medical Center
- Johns Hopkins Breast Center
- Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
- Nelson/Harvey building, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Publications
Web
- Nikonnet.com
- Betterphoto.com - staff instructor.
Magazine
- Nikon World magazine.
Books
- Fine Art Nature Photography: Water, Ice, and Fog
- Fine Art Flower Photography
- Chapter contributor to The Best of Nature Photography
- Image contributor to New England On My Mind
- '''Fine Art Nature Photography'''
Recordings
- The Howard Burns Quartet, Lucinda's Serenade
- The Pat Harbison Quintet, A Road Less Traveled
- The Cal Collins Quartet, ''Ohio Style''
Awards
- Nikon Legend Behind the Lens.