Chicago Portrait Photographer Don Anthony

About me

Hi I’m Don Anthony, a Chicago based photographic artist and visual story teller specializing in Portraits – Headshots, Personal Branding and Fine Art Wall Portraits.

I haven’t always been a photographic artist, but I have always been (and am) a people person. And it’s my natural attraction to people of all types that leads my photographic journey and creations.

Before fully embracing my photographic passion in creating portraits that engages the viewer and leaves them with a positive lasting impression; I was a computer programmer, a technology evangelist, a business consultant & storyteller, and an occasional wedding photographer. With this diverse history, I feel I bring the best of these disciplines into my photographic artistry.

My photographic storytelling style has been described as Sophisticated, Mesmerizing and Timeless.

My goal for my Headshots and Personal Branding clients is to create dynamic images that open doors of opportunities and jumpstart relationships. While my goal for my Fine Art Wall Portrait clients, is in creating portraits that display the authenticity that lives at the intersection of emotions, relationships and the beauty that lies within. As well as to create a portrait that will be cherished and passed down from generation to generation.

My photographic influences include Yousuf Karsh, Albert Watson, Richard Avedon, Andrea Belluso, Greg Gorman, Peter Hurley, Lindsay Adler, Jerry Ghionis and Joe McNally.

If any of this resonates with you; with what you want to achieve from your portraits – to open doors of opportunities or to incorporate the art of authenticity and legacy into your wall art portraits – I invite you to reach out and connect with me. I look forward to talking with you.

Random Facts:

  • Married 35 years
  • Father of 3, Grandfather of 4
  • Technologist
  • Martial Arts Enthusiast – Kendo & Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee, need I say more)
  • Movie Enthusiast – Prefer Big Screen, but Netflix on a 75″ at home is really good
  • Loves to Travel & Explore
  • Batman not Superman, Bond (Sean Connery) not Bourne and Armani (and Tom Ford) not Versace

Favorite Photography Quote:

“It’s one thing to make a picture of what a person looks like, it’s another thing to make a portrait of who they are”

PAUL CAPONIGRO • PHOTOGRAPHER

info@donanthonystudios.com | (847) 580-1225