Chris Floyd - Jo Whiley
Everybody Dance Now!! ⚡️✨
“Photo Maestro” 🤩 Chris Floyd shoots these gorgeous portraits of superstar DJ, Jo Whiley for You Magazine - to celebrate her hugely successful “90s Anthems” tour.
Such a vibrant commission and wonderful job by all the team 🙌
Chris Floyd - Felicity Kendal / You
We’re delighted to share these fabulous portraits from Chris Floyd’s recent shoot with her for You Magazine.
At 76 years old, Felicity is currently starring in the 40th Anniversary production of Michael Frayn’s ‘Noises Off’ which opens in London’s West End this month.
Chris Floyd - Stylist / Harry Trevaldwyn
Chris Floyd shoots "very shy national treasure" Harry Trevaldwyn for the ("made by funny people") 600th issue of STYLIST.
The experience, in Harry's own words...
"Smug Mum for @stylistmagazine comedy takeover, can you believe?!*.
(*She can, she actually wanted a nineteen page spread including a 3D page where several Diptyque samples spray as you open the magazine ☹️)". Inspired.
Love these portraits!! and fab styling by Amy Hanson Bevan 🙌
Chris Floyd - Stylist
T'is the season to be.... FUNNY 🎄✨!
CHRIS FLOYD shoots a dashing array of comedy stars for the Christmas issue of STYLIST, featuring Derry Girls' SAOIRSE-MONICA JACKSON, satirical "erotic eyebrow owner" MUNYA CHAWAWA, SUSAN WOKOMA scene-stealer in Chewing Gum & Cheaters, plus ED GAMBLE the man who puts the "funny in food”… 🌮🤣
A BIG festive thank you to all the team who helped bring these awesome portraits to life for the “Made by Funny People” 600th (!) issue of STYLIST 🙌🙌🙌✨
Chris Floyd - Brian Johnson | AC/DC / Telegraph
Chris Floyd was recently commissioned to shoot these wonderful portraits of rock icon and AC/DC lungsman Brian Johnson in his local London boozer for the Telegraph Magazine. Johnson is celebrating the publication of “The Lives of Brian”, described as a “riotous, lovable memoire, packed with outrageous stories” ⚡️
Chris Floyd - KSI / Men's Health
Knowledge Strength Integrity
Chris Floyd shoots rapper/boxer/joker/all-round entrepreneur KSI for Men’s Health.
"KSI is, to many of his fans, a modern-day polymath and 21st-century renaissance man. If you’re over 25, however, he may well be the most famous person you’ve never heard of.... Having made his name via YouTube skits and gaming commentary, KSI's ventures to date have earned him in excess of £15 million. He has more than 40 million subscribers across his three channels and his 2019 boxing match against fellow YouTuber Logan Paul was one of the top five highest selling-fights in history. KSI is 29 years old."
Huge thanks to all the team involved in creating these wonderful portraits 👏
Chris Floyd - Not Just Pictures / Guardian
Delighted to share this beautiful feature on “Not Just Pictures” by Chris Floyd, in this week’s Guardian, featuring selected portraits and stories - from Sheridan Smith to civil rights icon Claudette Colvin ❤️
“In his latest book, Not Just Pictures to be published by Reel Art Press, the celebrated British photographer shares more than 250 images of extraordinary people: Hollywood stars, artists, actors, athletes and musicians. Here, he tells the stories behind some of those shots. “
We’ve included selected extracts below, and you can see the full article here.
Chris Floyd - Not Just Pictures
Flock are thrilled to announce the publication of CHRIS FLOYD "NOT JUST PICTURES"
A stunning, first monograph dedicated to Chris’s 30-year career, published by Reel Art Press and released this week!!
Featuring over 200 photographs, it includes his sessions with Paul McCartney, David Attenborough, Debbie Harry, David Hockney, David Bowie, Marcus Rashford, Cate Blanchett, Oasis, Iggy Pop and many more. The photographs are accompanied by a collection of stories that paint a broader and often funnier picture of his oeuvre.
In Chris’s words… “For a long time people have told me how much they love reading what I write, as much as looking at the photographs I produce, and that they would love to own a book of this work and these tales. After nearly 30 years in the game, perhaps now is the time to parlay the most interesting, funny, odd, disturbing, confrontational, collaborative and life affirming photographic moments.”
"The man can talk. And he can write too. His book [is]... a handsome showcase for some of his most thrilling work. I can think of many excellent photography books, but none that pulls off this trick so convincingly; showing you the picture, and then, like a rogue magician, lifting the curtain and taking the reader behind the scenes for a glimpse of the delicate negotiations that went into its making."
Esquire
Every picture tells a story… and below is a small selection of the portraits featured in the book (each with a delicious tale to accompany it).
From L-R: Milla Jovovich, Anthony Bourdain, David Hockney, Blondie, Yoko Ono, Bill Murray, Aisling Bea, Helen McCrory, Thom Yorke, David Bowie, Robbie Williams, Oasis, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, David Attenborough, David Bailey, Robert de Niro and Nobu.
Lovely article on the book here.
Click on the links below to order your copy of Chris Floyd Not Just Pictures…
A signed copy from Chris’s local bookstore Jaffé & Neale.
Direct from the publisher Reel Art Press.
And if you'd like to catch Chris chatting about his book in person you can follow all his upcoming events here.
Phil Fisk - SKY / This England / Kenneth Branagh
We are delighted to share Phil Fisk’s compelling photographic commission for Michael Winterbottom’s six-part drama This England.
The series was recently released on SKY Atlantic, and follows the then prime minister Boris Johnson (played by the amazing Kenneth Branagh) and his government through the first wave of the pandemic.
Huge thanks to SKY, Revolution Films, Chris Roome for the retouching skills and everyone involved in creating these poignant images.
Chris Floyd - Harrods / 5 Chefs!
Such a lovely commission - 5 amazing chefs, photographed by Chris Floyd on the roof of Harrods in London, July 2022.
L to R: Jason Atherton, Dave Pynt, Philip Khoury, Angelo Musa, Tom Kerridge.
In Chris’s words… “One of the great, maybe the greatest, privileges of my job is that I get to spend legitimate time in the company of supremely talented people. This was one of those days. The five men here all gave me their time, with humour and curiosity, on one of the hottest goddamn days of the year, without seeming to release one drop of sweat into their immaculately pressed chef’s whites. And what was greatest of all about it was getting to listen to the five of them taking to each other about what they do, the language of their world, swapping tips and tricks.”
Chris Floyd - Lenny Henry / Saga
“Good to meet you, I’m Lenny Henry off the telly.”
Chris Floyd shoots these delightful portraits of the wonderful Sir Lenny Henry, the British actor / comedian / singer / television presenter and writer - (a man who really needs no introduction!) - for the cover of Saga.
Chris Floyd - Sotheby's / Robert Pattinson
"A" is for Art...!
Actor (/singer/songwriter) Robert Pattinson photographed recently by Chris Floyd for Sotheby’s.
Robert is guest curator of Sotheby's forthcoming contemporary art auction in New York, plus an exhibition featuring selected works “which personally resonate with him” - including pieces by Willem de Kooning (seen here), Richard Serra, Genieve Figgis and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.
Chris Floyd - Olajida Olatunji / JJ / KSI
Excited to share these amazing portraits captured by Chris Floyd for Men’s Health Magazine.
The star sitter is known to his mum as Olajide Olayinka Williams "JJ" Olatunji.
You can call him @ksi which stands for “Knowledge, Strength, Integrity”.
If you’re not a Gen Zer then he’s probably the “most famous person you’ve never heard of”…
A 29 year old musician, whose YouTube channel boasts the 4th biggest following for a UK artist after One Direction, Ed Sheeran and Adele. And he’s fast becoming a boxing hero, with a big fight against fellow British rapper @swarmz and pro-boxer Luis Alcarez Pineda at O2 this weekend.
Chris Floyd - Esquire / Not Just Pictures
Absolutely thrilled to bits to see this 14 page story about CHRIS FLOYD’s forthcoming monograph ‘NOT JUST PICTURES’ in the Autumn issue of ESQUIRE - focusing on some of the great musicians he has photographed during his career.
"Photographer Chris Floyd’s spectacular forthcoming book offers a treasure trove of pictures of the great, the good, the notable and the notorious: movie stars, models, artists, politicians and more.”
Scroll down for a short extract from the article ⏬
“In October, and not before time, (Chris) publishes his first major monograph. It’s called Not Just Pictures, and those who know and have worked with Chris will understand why. The man can talk. And he can write, too. He is a storyteller to his bones - and his book, a handsome showcase for some of his most thrilling work, includes anecdotes of his adventures, especially those in the often-fraught world of celebrity publicity. I can think of many excellent photography books, but none that pulls off this trick so convincingly, showing you the picture, and then, like a rogue magician, lifting the curtain and taking the reader behind the scenes for a glimpse of the delicate negotiations that went into its making."
Thank you so much to @alexbilmes @ukesquire.
You can pre-order your copy of Chris Floyd Not Just Pictures now…
A signed copy from Chris’s local bookstore Jaffé & Neale.
Direct from the publisher Reel Art Press.
Phil Fisk - Joseph Quinn / Stranger Things / Observer
Last week, Phil Fisk had the pleasure of shooting JOSEPH QUINN for OBSERVER.
The British actor is playing “the voluminously haired metalhead (EDDIE MUNSON) who runs the HELLFIRE SOCIETY” in season 4 of NETFLIX’s hit show STRANGER THINGS, “which set Netflix records by reaching no 1 in 83 countries and is more watched than Bridgerton!”
Such a beautiful set of portraits! It’s amazing what you can do, “with an old light box found stashed in a cupboard at the studio!”… 📸 ✨
Chris Floyd - Not Just Pictures - coming soon!
We have some VERY exciting news!!!
“NOT JUST PICTURES”, the first monograph dedicated to CHRIS FLOYD’s 30 year career as a photographer, will be released on 11th October 2022.
Featuring over 250 photographs and 60 pieces of written text - including his sessions with David Attenborough, Debbie Harry, David Hockney, David Bowie, Marcus Rashford, Cate Blanchett, Oasis, Iggy Pop and many more including the amazing Paul McCartney (who graces the cover, and) who will be headlining Glastonbury this summer! It was also his 80th birthday on Saturday so we wish you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY MACCA 🎂!!
In Chris’s words…
“If you know how to do what I do you can make anyone forget why they’re there, and when you reach that moment all kinds of secrets reveal themselves.”
Chris Floyd - Dolly Alderton - now and then...
A few weeks ago Chris Floyd photographed the delightful Dolly Alderton, not for the first time…
One of the images will “go hand in hand with a portrait I did of Dolly in 2010 before anyone had ever heard of her”, and will feature in Chris’s forthcoming publication “NOT JUST PICTURES” (due for release later this year).
More on that very soon…! 📸 🎉 👏✨
In Chris’s words…
“Two hours in the company of this woman, or preferably 5 hours at lunch with a lot of gin cocktails, is a tonic for any and all ills. The first time I met her, in 2010, she came to my studio in a miniskirt and crop top. She was 21 and she shone out like a beacon from the off. Dolly Alderton then wrote the memoir to define an era: ‘Everything I Know About Love’ and now it’s been made into a 7-part BBC series starting on 7th June. She’s a hopeless melancholic nostalgic and she has supreme taste in music.”
Dolly Alderton photographed in 2022 at Berry Bros Rudd and 2010 at Chris’s studio in “grotty old Kensal Road”…!
Phil Fisk - Catfish / MTV
Here's a peek at Phil's wonderful new creative for MTV for the new series of CATFISH featuring “catfish hunters” Nella Rose 🌹 and Oobah Butler on their quest to investigate the world of online dating deception… 🔍 ✨All post production managed by Flock.
Phil Fisk - Paula Rego
In 2018, Phil Fisk photographed the internationally-celebrated artist Dame Paula Rego, who sadly passed away this week aged 87.
Phil remembered the shoot, commissioned by the Observer, as a very special day. He had the freedom to explore her studio and he recalls that she was willing to take his direction for the portraits…
“I asked her to close her eyes and she just commented that it would give her the opportunity to dream for minute to two. She was very frail and I think tired, but determined to smile and make us welcome.”
Please read her full obituary here.
