Traveling to over 100 countries during his time as Getty Images’ Royal Photographer, Chris Jackson gives a unique insight into the stories behind some of the most iconic images of the last two decades and the challenges, passion, and history that come with such a privileged view point to history.
Chris Jackson is Getty Images’ multi-award-winning Royal photographer. He is the author of the best selling coffee table book ‘Modern Monarchy‘ and ‘Elizabeth II – A Queen for Our Time‘. Chris has traveled to over 100 countries during his time as Getty Images’ Royal Photographer and gives an insight into the stories behind some of the most iconic images of the last two decades.
Chris provides a ‘behind the scenes’ documentary of events such as the Invictus Games, working with Royal Charities in Africa such as ‘Tusk Trust’ and ‘Sentebale’ to having a front-row seat at Royal Weddings, christenings and births and well as the recent ‘Earthshot Awards.’
From the excitement of Royal Tours and even taking official portraits of all senior members of the Royal Family, Chris can give an insight into what it means to document the most famous family on the planet.
As one of the world’s most published photographers, Jackson’s images regularly appear on the front pages of magazines, books and newspapers demonstrating just how relevant the British Royal Family remains today.
Chris is a three-time Royal Photographer of the Year and an associate of the British Photography Awards.
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Chris Jackson’s Speech Topics
Modern Monarchy – 20 Years Photographing the British Royal Family
As a guest speaker, Chris Jackson’s presentations generally center around 20 years of photographing the British Royal Family domestically and around the world. His unique perspective of Official portraits, family pictures, behind the scenes and official coverage enable him to convey the challenges, passion and history that come with such a privileged view point to history.
He discusses the challenges of how the images are taken through to some insight into the different nuances of personality, formality and history that form the backbone of this unique genre of photography.
Every presentation is illustrated with unique and iconic images from some of the most memorable Royal moments of the last two decades.
What other organizations say about Chris Jackson
It was an absolute treat to host Chris Jackson in conjunction with the release of his book Modern Monarchy. We had a full house for the talk, and the audience highly enjoyed the insights and images he was able to share. As an event organizer, I found him extremely professional, well prepared, and engaging, and would be very happy to work with him again in the future.
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What other organizations say about Chris Jackson
Chris is a brilliant speaker. We had the honor of hearing him at one of our flagship events and the audience was enthralled by his wonderful presentation. He took us on a captivating behind the scenes journey, each one of his beautiful pictures revealing its own fascinating story.