Scott Andrew Tugel grew up in Southern California before traveling and working successfully throughout the world, including Europe and Japan as a fine art photographer. Scott became an accomplished fashion photographer, working with many of the worlds greatest fashion designers, including Donna Karan, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Issey Miyake, Vivienne Westwood and many other well known figures in the fashion world. Scott has also worked extensively for the Conde Nast Vogue group and many other publications worldwide. He is responsible for the invention of many innovative photographic techniques that have since been widely adopted including the cross-processing of photographic film. Tugel is also an accomplished filmmaker as well with 12 successful movies distributed on the international market.
His fine art photographic work has been collected Internationally by the Bibliotheque Nationale de France and here at home by the New York Library Permanent collection of prints and photographs as well as many important private and corporate collections. This work was shown originally with the Eastman Kodak Professional Imaging Department of New York City. This body of work has also been exhibited at the Kodak Photo Salon in Tokyo and the BBDO Advertising Agency Gallery in NYC.
This series of work titled “Restorations”, includes sixty different photographs contrasting women from their native countries against large monumental objects and landscapes to suggest the issues facing our society.” This work combines the elements of iconic structures and places with women expressing the artists vision that our world is in need of “Restoration”. This work has enjoyed a broad amount of publicity and renown due to working with major fashion designers throughout the world to clothe the subjects in the photographs,
Ten years previous to the 9-11 incident, almost to the day, the powerful photograph titled “Towers of Power”, was taken of the Twin Towers, by Scott Andrew Tugel. This photograph has now become part of the Permanent Collection of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. The image is both a haunting and inspiring photograph of a woman positioned between the Twin Towers with fists raised in defiance of the plane headed towards the Twin Towers. The historical significance at the time that this photograph was created, could not be known. The expression of the subject positioned between the towers, with plane overhead, foreshadows the tragedy that was to take place. This photograph is especially profound at this anniversary of the 9-11 tragedy.
The image “Towers of Power” produces a timeless, prophetic perspective. The photo brings to light the invisible chord between the past, present and future. This is a significant time to remember those we lost, recognize all who have endured, and to inspire strength to overcome adversity. “Towers of Power” provides a rich image of resilience and hope.
