Tony Blair portrait

Tony Blair — A Portrait of Power and Reflection

November 01, 2025 in Political Portraiture, World Leaders, Prime Minister, Executive

In this newly unveiled portrait of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, portrait photographer Rory Lewis explores not the image of power but its human cost. Years after their first sitting, Lewis captures Blair with a softened expression yet undiminished intellect—an introspective study of conviction, consequence, and time.

Tony Blair — Portrait Sitting

April 10, 2019 in Prime Minister, Political Portraiture, Northerners, World Leaders, Executive

Inviting former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair to sit for a portrait in London was a remarkable opportunity. Serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007, he was the third former leader I have photographed—an exciting and significant moment in my ongoing work documenting contemporary political history.