Darryn Lyons
Darryn Lyons was born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia on August 19th, 1965 and is the Photographer. At the age of 59, Darryn Lyons biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Darryn Lyons (born 19 August 1965) is an Australian media personality, entrepreneur and politician, who rose to prominence in Australia and the United Kingdom as a paparazzo.
He held the position of Mayor of Geelong from 2013 to 2016.
Early life
Born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia on 19 August 1965, Lyons grew up the youngest of three children in the suburb of Herne Hill, and later Leopold. His father was an architect and the choirmaster of the Aberdeen Street Baptist Church, and designed the family's "cathedral-like" house. Lyons's passion for photography started at a young age, and he attended Geelong East Technical School, where he was regularly dux of school.
Personal life
Lyons resides in the Western Beach area of Geelong. His fiancée was Elissa Friday, a former model and a student who now lists herself as single on her Instagram account. He was formerly married to Melanie Whitehead, who left him in 2000. Lyons is a personal friend of former Melbourne mayor Robert Doyle, who supported Lyons during his 2013 electoral campaign. Lyons has acknowledged drug abuse, binge drinking and heavy gambling during his life abroad.
Photography career
Lyons began working as a professional photographer with the Geelong News and Geelong Advertiser after completing his education. After a chance meeting with Rupert Murdoch at the age of 22, he moved to London, where he gained a job at News of the World. He left to work with the Daily Mail, where he covered Bosnian War coverage.
Lyons founded Big Pictures, which provided paparazzi-style photography for news agencies in 1993. While Lyons worked as a photographer for the Daily Mail newspaper, his wife Melanie Lyons and Kevin Anstey produced Big Pictures. Darryn Lyons left the Daily Mail in 1996 to work full-time at Big Pictures with Melanie Lyons.
When his company sold a photograph to the News of the World to back up rumors that football star David Beckham was having an affair with his personal assistant Rebecca Loos, he attracted widespread media attention.
Big Pictures received photographs from its Paris agent Laurent Sola of Diana's final moments on the night of the deadly car accident involving Princess Diana in 1997. Lyons has these photos that have never been published and has said that he never would sell them. At the 2007 inquest into Diana's death, Lyons testified.
Sienna Miller, Lily Allen, JK Rowling, Hugh Grant, and Elizabeth Hurley were all prosecuting the company on suspicion of privacy invasion and abuse.
From 2007 to 2013, Mr Paparazzi's website and YouTube channel featured celebrity news, pictures, and videos.
Big Pictures was put into administration in 2012 after facing financial challenges, with all employees of the firm being made redundant. Lyons later formed the Mr Paparazzi Celebrity Deals company and became a shareholder of another company, BPGG Limited, helping with the purchase of Big Pictures' assets for £164,000. In 2013, Big Pictures went into liquidation, owing more than £82,000 to photographers and picture agencies.
Lyons also revealed plans to establish Celebstock, a online celebrity stock photography firm, but no work was accomplished.