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Cambridge Jones is a British celebrity portrait photographer, described by Wall Street Journal editor Robert Thomson as ‘The Brits' answer to Annie Leibovitz’. His subjects, in a series of books and exhibitions, include several British Prime Ministers, Queen Elizabeth II, and well-known actors and musicians.

Several of his books and exhibitions have involved musical themes. His first major exhibition, Face The Music (2004), at The Proud Galleries in London, featured pictures of 120 well-known faces who chose and commented on a favourite piece of music. Gallery visitors could listen to each subject’s chosen track on headphones as they looked at their portrait.

Notable commissions include work for RADA (The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts), Prince Charles’ charity The Prince's Trust, The BBC, Nelson Mandela, London 2012 (Olympics Committee), Mayer of London Boris Johnson, and Christ Church Oxford.

In 2009 he was made an ambassador to The Prince's Trust.

Forthcoming Books & Exhibitions
Cambridge Jones’ next project is "Boris Johnson - Climate Change", an exhibition & book to accompany the launch of a consultative website intended to engage Londoners with the issue of Climate Change, and featuring 20 well-known faces and their views. Launch is scheduled for February 2010. Other forthcoming projects include an exhibition and book on the greatest living Olympians, to mark the London 2012 games, and Talking Heads, an exhibition looking at iconic performers and their inspiration which is due to open simultaneously in four US and UK cities (New York, Los Angeles, Cardiff & London) in September 2010.

Exhibitions
Portraits of 120 famous Brits who also talked about their favourite music; in the gallery members of the public could hear each subject’s chosen track on headphones. Exhibition to mark 100 years of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), featuring portraits of 100 famous RADA-trained British actors. Reprise of the Offstage exhibition. Voice Portraits by synaesthetic artist Philippa Stanton and portraits by Cambridge Jones. Cambridge Jones (himself adopted) asked Terry O'Neil and well-known names to help him produce an exhibition where celebrities were paired with children needing adoption. Exhibition looking at the work of couturier Manuel and the stage clothes he designs for country music stars such as Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Porter Wagoner and Dwight Yoakam.
 * "Face The Music", Proud Galleries, London, 2004
 * "OFFSTAGE", Getty Gallery, London, 2005
 * "The Royal Academy Centenary Portraits Reprised", O3 Gallery, 2006
 * "Persona", Theatre Royal, Brighton, 2007
 * "Home Time", Getty Gallery, London, 2008
 * "Country Couture", Country Music Hall of Fame, 2009

Books
Each portrait subject is accompanied by a song sheet of something that inspired them.
 * OFFSTAGE, 2005 (ISBN: 095468432X)
 * Christ Church – A Portrait of The House, 2007 (ISBN: 1903942462)
 * Inspired By Music (for the Prince's Trust), 2009 (ISBN: 1907149015)

DVD
Collaboration with composer Adrian Munsey & Cambridge Jones using photography & music.
 * "A Wider Sky" 2005