"[2] Widely revered in the fashion industry, Duran has been called both "genius" and "brilliant," and his work has been said to express "unrivaled artistic vision.
[5] While at university Duran got his start in professional photography with a project called "All Women at tee U of M Are Not Fat and Ugly".
This launched his career as what Los Angeles Magazine called "a talented though technically untrained photographer.
This has led to lists such as Trend Hunter's "12 most scandalous Tony Duran photos.
His work with Beyoncé was reviewed by The Daily Mirror as looking like something out of Star Trek.