Tony Northrup

I photograph people, places and wildlife, and I teach small-group, hands-on workshops in New York City — or work with me remotely through 1-on-1 online mentorship.

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Online mentorship Workshops in NYC

Jason Jamal in a pink suit, patterned tie and gray fedora, city lights behind him

Full moon rising directly behind a brick lighthouse standing in the sea

Bald eagle in flight carrying a fish in its talons

Portraits

30 photographs

Woman in a wide black sun hat that hides her eyes, red lips, pale gray backdrop

Woman in a flowing red gown seated on a concrete ledge, the dress spilling across the frame

Woman in a sparkling jumpsuit with her arms raised, city lights blurred behind her

Light you shape in the studio, and light you find on the street. I teach both, hands-on, with two models and a second instructor.

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Figure

12 photographs

Blonde model seated with her legs crossed in black tights, arms folded across her chest, looking into the camera

Model in black tights lying on a gray studio floor beneath a large octagonal softbox, arms folded across her chest

Model lying on her back in black tights, legs folded overhead and hands reaching toward her feet

My most popular work on Instagram. Black-and-white figure studies of line, shape, shadow and form, lit with the same techniques I teach in Studio Mastery.

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Places

23 photographs

The Statue of Liberty beneath a full moon

A United Airlines jet crossing in front of a huge full moon

Green aurora over mountains and a rocky shoreline at night

A jet crossing the full moon doesn’t happen by luck. It starts with a plan: the right spot, the right night, the right minute.

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Wildlife

11 photographs

Two red fox kits sitting together in the grass

Osprey lifting off the water with a fish

Cedar waxwing holding a red berry in its beak

Every spring, hundreds of migrating species pass through Central Park. I lead three-hour morning workshops there: camera settings, hand-holding, and getting close without disturbing anything.

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