SKY commission PHIL FISK to shoot photography and moving image for the launch of their new series INTERGALACTIC.
Photographed before lockdown last year, we are now delighted to be able to share this stunning visual featuring the bright talents of ELEANOR TOMLINSON, SAVANNAH STEYN and SHARON DUNCAN BREWSTER. 🚀✨
OBSERVER commission PHIL to shoot PAUL WELLER at his recording studio on the eve of the release of his 16th album, his fourth in as many years - "FAT POP (VOLUME 1)".
Paul talks "musicians, politicians, his punk past, quitting booze, and what lockdown does to mod haircuts"... link to the full feature here.
PHIL FISK shoots the wonderful architect and designer THOMAS HEATHERWICK for OBSERVER at his London studio.
Phil said he "couldn't have wished for a more relaxed shoot," and he loved seeing inside "the building where it all happens - so much to look at, literally inspiration hanging everywhere!"
A couple of months ago Chris did some work with Graham Norton when he moved his radio show to VIRGIN RADIO. We love this portrait from the shoot!
Delighted to share this clip from the SKYArts series "ICON: Music through the Lens".
CHRIS FLOYD recounts his first meeting with 'this NOEL GALLAGHER guy’ and the illusive ‘our kid’ from up and coming band OASIS, in Manchester on Easter Monday 1994…
Thanks to legendary director Dick Carruthers for the clip 👏.
Self confessed art geek collector Russell Tovey discusses how he fundamentally believes art can change the world. Hero.
Ever wondered about the correct cut of sandwich for a Sunday Drive?
Or the rules of the game "Curious Horse"?
Or the whereabouts of the Cross of Greet...?
CHRIS FLOYD takes an enlightening "Sunday Drive" through Lancashire's Forest of Bowland with fashion designer PATRICK GRANT.
Film and photography commissioned by BMW.
BMW commission CHRIS FLOYD to shoot designer PATRICK GRANT for a short film and photography series entitled "SUNDAY DRIVE". Below are selected images from their adventures through the Forest of Bowland, accompanied by a flask of coffee, some Honeywell’s sausage rolls and a 1920’s Bakelite picnic set that was “heavier than the both of us combined.”
For his last shoot of 2020, Chris Floyd captures the extremely talented and “exquisitely understated” Adrian Lester for Saga.
From unknown actor to winning hearts as PRINCESS DIANA in THE CROWN…
PHIL FISK shoots the extraordinarily talented EMMA CORRIN for OBSERVER.
PHIL FISK shoots PHOEBE DYNEVOR for OBSERVER
PHOEBE rose to fame playing Daphne Bridgerton in the Regency 'romp' BRIDGERTON, which has been viewed by an astonishing 63 million viewers in its first 4 weeks on NETFLIX.
These gorgeous images were captured in PHOEBE's freezing, rain-drenched garden...!
The gorgeous BENJAMINA EBUEHI photographed by PHIL FISK for OBSERVER amongst a wintery world of culinary creations.. (recipes here).
"Christmas this year may look quite different but it’s definitely not cancelled, so I’ll be throwing on my favourite festive tunes and finding some solace in the creativity and joy that baking brings."
Us too...!
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PHIL FISK shoots SADIQ KHAN for OBSERVER. The MAYOR of LONDON's experience of "racism growing up, increasing diversity in the MET and the effect of lockdown on his mental health" is featured here.
PHIL shoots OLLIE STEWART for OBSERVER. Stewart is employment manager at HOUSE OF ST BARNABAS, the private members club in Central London which also operates as a homeless charity, offering training for those who have been, or currently are homeless. During the pandemic they have been supporting 'members' in collaboration with OAPA (Only A Pavement Away) to help them navigate job loss, pay reductions and to keep them safely off the streets. Full article here.
CHRIS FLOYD shoots JUDY MURRAY, champion of grass-roots tennis, manager (and mum) to world-champion tennis pros JAMIE & ANDY MURRAY, who now has her eye firmly focussed on "game-changing women's sport".
Chris was commissioned by THE NATIONAL LOTTERY to photograph 13 'unheralded champions of the arts sector', who have all undertaken wonderful creative projects throughout the pandemic to keep the spirit of their communities alive...
These awesome projects are funded by the massive £30million raised each week for good causes by National Lottery players.
Featured here are just a handful of the inspiring creators and founders from projects such as OPEN BOOK in Scotland where Liz Treacher hosts creative writing sessions to combat loneliness; Vic Brown in Tamworth whose creative arts project NEW URBAN ERA has launched a new online platform for beatboxers, street artists, breakdancers and schools to collaborate during the pandemic; and Maria Connolly, founder of 1 ELEVEN THEATRE in Belfast who performs socially distanced theatre (as Judy Garland, Bette Midler and Marilyn Monroe) to elderly people with dementia. You can read more inspiring stories here.
The portraits are currently being exhibited at eight galleries around the UK including IKON, the MAC Belfast, the PHOTOGRAPHERS' GALLERY, BFI Southbank and the NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, London here.
Chris shoots Vic Reeves at his home studio in Kent for The Idler Magazine.
"Although when you're in his home studio you don't call him Vic. You call him Jim because Jim's his real name. Jim Moir, like Goya".
Jim has just produced a new book called Vic Reeves Art Book, a sumptuous compendium of his drawings and paintings from the last two or three years.
Full article here. The book is available from all good bookshops.
A beautiful short film by CHRIS FLOYD showing the making of the original artwork for the Limited Edition Label for Berry Bros & Rudd's 'Good Ordinary Claret' … 🍷
A few months ago CHRIS FLOYD captured portraits of SIAN CLIFFORD, SHARON HORGAN and WAAD AL KATEAB for the STYLIST / REMARKABLE WOMEN AWARDS.
CHRIS spent a memorable afternoon on shoot having “a complete laugh with this lady and her massive cake!”… aka SHARON HORGAN, actor and Bafta-winning writer behind razor sharp comedies such as Catastrophe, Motherland and Divorce.
SIAN CLIFFORD, aka Fleabag’s sister Claire, recently played Diana Ingram in ‘Quiz’, the terrific 3-parter on ITV.
For five years WAAD AL-KATEAB filmed the conflict in the Syrian city of Aleppo for her feature documentary ‘FOR SAMA’ which has received numerous awards including the Prix L’Œil d’Or for Best Documentary at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the SXSW Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize for International Feature Documentary at the Hot Docs Festival. It is a deeply powerful film and “a rare first hand account of war, from a strictly female perspective”.
In a new term after the challenges of lockdown, the charity CHEFS IN SCHOOLS is providing 11,000 London students with fresh, nutritious and creative food.
PHIL FISK captured these awesome chefs, (who previously worked at St John and Nopi) in action at Woodmansterne School, Lambeth and Little Jungle Nursery in Dulwich for OBSERVER.
School dinners are definitely not how we remember them…!
