In the past twenty-five years since beginning his photography career Tony has photographed three U.S. presidents, 185 World Leaders, 65 Nigerian Heads of State, about 550 brides and grooms, a couple of Astronauts and lots of famous and not so famous faces. In his travels he has photographed lions in Africa , sunflower fields in Tuscany , Mayan ruins and street vendors in Mexico and Volleyball players at the Olympics. Along the way Tony has spoken at over 300 seminars and workshops nationally and in Italy, Germany, Canada, England, Ireland, the Philippines, New Zealand and more. He is the recipient of the highest honor from the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International with their Lifetime Achievement Award and achieved the status of Photographic Craftsman from the Professional Photographers of America. In May 2005 Tony was awarded Photographer of the Year by the International Photographic Council, a non-governmental department of the United Nations, at a ceremony at the U.N. In 2006 Tony was invited to be a part of the Camera Craftsmen of America, a group of the top 40 photographers in thr world.

Tony has been linked to photographic lighting and education since his collaboration with Dean Collins in the mid to late 1980’s, which lead to his teaching at Brooks Institute of Photography and the production of over 20 “How-To” videos and DVD ’s. His Basic Studio Lighting book from AmPhoto has been popular worldwide and is the basis for numerous photographic college lighting courses across the U.S. Tony has written articles in every major photographic magazine in the U.S. Japan and China.