托尼·雷-琼斯(1941～1972)是画家兼蚀刻师的儿子。起先他在伦敦学习摄影,后与亚历克赛·布罗多维奇(Alexey Brodovitch)和理查德·阿威顿(RiChard Avedon)一起赴美留学。回到英国后,他开始为广告商和杂志拍摄照片,在各种商业行为的间歇还着手进行自己的项目,拍摄与不列颠有关的照片。他的书《偷得浮生半日闲》就是在这段时间里完成的。1971年雷-琼斯在三藩市的艺术学院内谋到一个职位,不过他仍然替伦敦的《周末泰晤士报》工作。托尼·雷-琼斯在世的时候很少发表私人作品,不幸的是他30岁就因白血病发作而过早地离开了人世。 Tony Ray-Jones (1941 ~ 1972) is the son of the painter and engraver. He first studied photography in London and then went to the United States with Alexey Brodovitch and RiChard Avedon. After returning to the United Kingdom, he started to take pictures for advertisers and magazines, started his own project between the hours of various business practices, and took photographs of Britain. It was during this period of time that his book, “Stealing Blissfully,” was completed. In 1971 Ray Jones hired a job at the Art Institute in San Francisco, although he still worked for The Sunday Times in London. Tony Ray - Jones was rarely published in his private works, unfortunately, 30 years old because of leukemia and premature death.