Phil Fisk - EasyJet / Jamie Oliver

INK GLOBAL commission PHIL FISK to shoot JAMIE OLIVER for EASYJET / TRAVELLER.

These portraits were captured on a freezing November day, with crew spirits warmed by the promise of a meal at Jamie Oliver HQ afterwards!

 

Frankie Turner - Kahlua "The Schneaky One"

ST PATRICKS DAY has long been associated with a certain black and cream beverage...

So KAHLUA have come up with the ultimate disguise - an espresso martini in a custom made hand blown glass so you can celebrate St Patricks Day with a "Schneaky One"!

Beautiful photography and motion by FRANKIE TURNER, styling by KEIRON GEORGE and lush creative concept by WIEDEN & KENNEDY.

Sláinte! ☘️

 

Chris Floyd - Dame Denise Lewis / You

CHRIS FLOYD photographed these striking portraits of Olympic heptathlon champion, DAME DENISE LEWIS for YOU. The issue is a double cover: one showing the image of Denise by Chris, while the other cover uses a portrait of Denise from 2000 photographed by SHEILA ROCK, (who Chris “assisted 2 or 3 times back in 1990/91, though I’m sure she will have no memory of that!") Huge thanks to Gemma Hayward for gorgeous styling.

 

PHIL FISK - OFM / Maham Anjun

PHIL FISK continues an OFM series on location with the artists who create all the stuff that surrounds the food and enhances the restaurant experience. Featured here is MAHAM ANJUN, a ceramicist making bespoke hand made earthenware for some of the greatest restaurants in London and beyond - for chefs including Asma Khan, Vivek Singh and Jamie Oliver.

 

Frankie Turner - Bill's

A delicious new commission by FRANKIE TURNER for BILL’S Restaurant focussing on their mouthwatering range of chef’s specials. Super styling by Iona Blackshaw.

 

Joseph Ford - Impossible Street Art

JOSEPH FORD created these stunning new works in collaboration with street artists MADC and ALEX SENNA - as part of his ongoing project, "IMPOSSIBLE STREET ART" (awarded Silver at the Association of Photographers Awards 2023).

These images are created for real, (no CGI or AI) on the gigantic canvas of the 225 meter / 740 feet Luzzone dam in Ticino, Switzerland 🙌

 

Phil Fisk - Observer / Asif Kapadia

PHIL FISK shoots Oscar/Grammy/4-time Bafta-winning British film-maker ASIF KAPADIA for OBSERVER.

⁣Asif, the director behind AMY & SENNA, has now turned his attention to 2073, a 2024 genre-bending documentary film set in a dystopian future, starring Samantha Morton.

 

Phil Fisk - Swill / Lyle's

PHIL FISK shoots a lovely new commission for Australian food & culture magazine SWILL. Portraits and the finest food so beautifully lit and captured on (the textured polished concrete floor of the…!) location at the wonderful LYLE'S London.

 

Chris Floyd - Louis Eliot / Rialto

Delighted to share a new commission by CHRIS FLOYD, capturing singer/songwriter LOUIS ELIOT / RIALTO for FIERCE PANDA RECORDS to mark the release of his first LP in 24 years #Neon&GhostSigns. Beautifully captivating use of light and colour ✨

 

Kellie French - Tonic / The End of Boring!

KELLIE FRENCH was commissioned to shoot this delightful campaign for the launch of new patient-wear brand TONIC.

We love these playful images, created to intentionally bring standout in a very visually conservative market.

 

Phil Fisk - The Fifth Step / Playful Productions

A fabulous new commission by PHIL FISK for PLAYFUL PRODUCTIONS for their forthcoming play THE FIFTH STEP starring MARTIN FREEMAN & JACK LOWDEN, at SOHO PLACE, London.

Huge thanks to Louise Richardson for her wonderful art direction - and for the commission 🙌💫

Plus a delightful look BTS with Martin Freeman, Jack Lowden and director Finn den Hertog 👇

 

Kellie French - Observer / OFM

Making a splash with her gorgeously bright, graphic photography, KELLIE FRENCH nails this commission for OBSERVER FOOD MONTHLY - focussing on top chefs’ food hacks for bringing out the finest flavours!

Fabulous food styling by Sophie Sibbald ☕️🍸

 

Kellie French - Guardian X Sali Hughes

Cold comforts beautifully captured by KELLIE FRENCH for the GUARDIAN X SALI HUGHES.

We love the chilly vibes and cool hues captured by Kellie as she shoots a range of beauty products that really come into their own during a cold snap ❄️🫧 🩵.

 

Phil Fisk - Almeida Theatre / Otherland

Delighted to kick off the new year with beautiful new work by PHIL FISK, commissioned by the ALMEIDA THEATRE for their upcoming production OTHERLAND.

Written by OLIVIER AWARD-winning writer CHRIS BUSH, the production is one of What’sOnStage’s “top plays to see in 2025.” Starring FIZZ SINCLAIR and JADE ANOUKA “exploring what it means to be true to yourself in the face of unstoppable change”.

 

Joseph Ford - Impossible Street Art

Beautiful new work created for JOSEPH FORD’s IMPOSSIBLE STREET ART series in collaboration with Spanish artist Antonyo Marest, whose works often reflect the influence of Art Deco and the Memphis design movement.

Antonyo’s vibrant, graphic use of colour is applied across the monochromatic canvas of a 225m brutalist dam - the Diga di Luzzone in Ticino, Switzerland, then rephotographed on location by Joseph Ford to beautiful illusory effect✨.

 

Kellie French - Material Gains

MATERIAL GAINS - a beautiful new personal project by KELLIE FRENCH - exploring light, form and texture - elevating each stack of materials beyond the sum of its parts.

Conceived and captured in collaboration with stylist YVONNE ACHATO ♥️✨

 

Chris Floyd - New Statesman / Gary Lineker

For the second time in as many months, CHRIS FLOYD shoots GARY LINEKER, this time for a wonderful commission for NEW STATESMAN.

Lineker, the man who “seems to live in the Daily Mail’s head,” was photographed at his home in south-west London, in front of a huge wall-mounted section of an artist’s paint spattered studio floor that he had bought from a condemned building. His rescue dog Filbert dozed at his feet.

 

Chris Floyd - New Statesman / Bill Gates

The NEW STATESMAN commission CHRIS FLOYD to shoot BILL GATES.

With an exceptional ability to swiftly engage and direct his sitters, Chris captured these striking and compelling portraits within the confines of a 5-minute sitting with one of the most famous, wealthy and philanthropic individuals on the planet! #billandmelindagatesfoundation.

Such fabulous work Chris and huge thanks to the NEW STATESMAN for this wonderful commission 🙌.

Please scroll down for Chris’s somewhat breath-taking review of the shoot! 👇

“The shoot is due to start at 5.55pm. I have 8 minutes to get a cover and an opener. By 5.45 we are ready. Time to test the lighting. Tom turns off the room lights. Ten seconds later they come back on again. Damn, there must be a motion sensor in here. The room lights are as powerful as our photographic lighting. We try several more times but the same thing happens. We will have to trust our judgement that we have the power relationship between the four lights right.
Now it’s 5.57. No matter what, he is leaving at 6.03pm. At 5.58 Bill Gates and New Statesman editor Jason Cowley emerge from the interview. Jason enthusiastically bigs me up to Bill, tells him I’m great….quick. Being quick is the ultimate compliment in this landscape.

The adrenal state at this point is off the chart. I dread to think what my blood pressure is at.

I had been told in advance to not try and engage him in conversation: ‘Don’t even bother.’

I open with, ‘I’ve been told to not even try and engage you in conversation.’

He does not reply.

I begin to direct him. Being free of having to talk meaningfully is liberating. Simple directions. Lean forward, lean back, turn this way, move that hand etc. When photographing people who wear glasses you’ve got to pay big attention to the danger of reflections. You’re managing so many variables and challenges and trying to communicate with the subject AND trying to get a portrait that’s good enough for a cover.

We begin. A few seconds later I turn to one of his people and ask, ‘Can you give me a two minute warning when we’ve got that much time left?’

‘Sure.’

She then looks down at her phone, ‘Oh…actually you only have one minute left.’

In my head, I’m screaming at myself to get something from him that displays a hint of character or individuality.

She is counting me down. ‘Twenty seconds.’

With 15 seconds left I exhort him to ‘Give us a wave before you go, Bill!’

His face lights up into a warm and playful chuckle. His hand comes up to do an almost cartoonishly over the top wave goodbye. Then he is up and gone.

Tom looks at the metadata on the images and declares:
‘Four minutes fifty seconds. 103 frames.’”

 

PHIL FISK - OBSERVER / Makers

MEET THE MAKERS 🙌

PHIL FISK shot this lovely series for OBSERVER Food focussing on "the artisans who help make eating out magical".

Beautiful lighting and sensitive portraits as always, captured on location with ROB WOOD c/o Music Concierge, ceramicist SKYE COREWIJN and tanner JACK MILLINGTON of BILLY TANNERY.