CHRIS FLOYD captures the awesome JENNIFER SAUNDERS, "quietly subverting everything" for YOU Magazine.
"Absolutely the same, but profoundly changed".
PHIL FISK photographs screenwriter ABI MORGAN for OBSERVER.
The acclaimed creator of THE SPLIT, SUFRAGETTE and THE IRON LADY has endured three gruelling years of loss and illness - a traumatic tale she shares in her new book THIS IS NOT A PITY MEMOIRE - and here.
DYLAN LLEWELLYN, (self-titled) 'wee English fella', and star of award-winning comedy DERRY GIRLS, photographed by PHIL FISK for the OBSERVER.
Stunning portraits of Norwegian actress RENATE REINSVE captured by PHIL FISK for OBSERVER. The actress currently 'stealing Hollywood's heart', recently starred in the critically acclaimed THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD, with her performance earning her the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress, and a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
PHIL FISK photographs Michelin-starred chef ANGELA HARTNETT for OBSERVER, surrounded by fresh produce and bathed in spring light in the kitchen of her Georgian home in East London's Spitalfields.
A few weeks ago, CHRIS FLOYD photographed this amazing series of portraits of SIR BRADLEY WIGGINS CBE for MEN'S HEALTH.
“Sir Wiggo” holds world titles in four disciplines, Olympic gold in three and was knighted in recognition of his achievements in 2013.
The images accompany a brilliant interview with Alastair Campbell.
When asked for the story that often accompanies his images, Chris replied, " Brad is a man of few words! We did it all more or less in silence."
The silence captured in these portraits speaks volumes.
More of Phil’s beautifully emotive images from his ‘Garden Portraits’ series, captured using carefully controlled natural light in his garden studio featuring neighbours during lockdown.
We’re delighted to share a few more of the images from Joseph’s recent healthcare campaign photographed in USA with Arnold Worldwide.
After seeing his Invisible Jumpers project, ARNOLD WORLDWIDE commissioned Joseph to work on a multifaceted campaign for a pharmaceutical skin care product including stills, cinemagraphs and films, using the wardrobe and location design techniques he’d developed for his personal project. Shot on location over a two month period in Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and California, using real patients in both camouflaged and lifestyle scenarios, Joseph produced over 80 final assets including stills and cinemagraphs.
The overall look of the camouflage areas were developed by Joseph to ensure the patients would melt into their backgrounds and created the wardrobe brief for both stills and TVC.
The shooting process included several remote shoots completed from the UK with a live stream from the camera on set, directing models and lighting whilst his assistant in the USA physically triggered the camera. Stills and cinemagraph post-production was managed by Joseph and Flock for the US agency.
Here’s one of the concepts in full, where the twin swimmers are camouflaged and hidden in their environment to their full reveal post-treatment, living their best lives.
We are delighted to announce that Joseph Ford’s moooo-ving image portrayal of farmer Chris and his cows is a finalist in the 2022 AOP Awards Lifestyle category. 🐮 👏
Simple and symbolic portraits of a place…
These still life shots of DIY skate ramps and structures, environment and community, were captured by Phil Fisk at The Grove DIY in South London, the setting for his beautiful AOP 2022 Awards nominated documentary film (see next post).
During the lockdowns of 2020 (when official skateparks were closed), a group of enterprising skaters found an abandoned car park near the South Circular and established the beginnings of “The Grove”…
Phil Fisk captured the story of the space in this wonderful film, which we are delighted to announce is a finalist in the Documentary Category at this year’s AOP Awards
In an abandoned pub carpark on the A205 in South London, local kids were creating ramps and an assortment of skate park structures, splicing old gas canisters, wooden planks, pallets, bags of cement, rubble, drinks cans, abandoned sofas - anything and everything, to create their own home-grown skatepark - and likewise establish a safe place for themselves, away from the traffic, the pandemic and authority.
Safe… if you discount the odd broken wrist and elbow graze.
Safe… as an outdoor space where anyone with or without a board could hang out.
Initially they were chased away by security guards but soon found support for their endeavours from local residents, councillors and even Dulwich College Estate who own the land.
Phil filmed the steady transformation of the abandoned space, during the days and nights as winter drew in - “trying to capture the atmosphere, tricks (and constructions) as they happened without interfering with the natural flow of the space.”
The film opens with a shot of the sun coming up over a large tree… set against a soundscape of distant traffic, scrapes and clatters, skateboard wheels rolling over concrete and snippets of caught conversation, the resulting film is beautiful, contemplative and ultimately hopeful…
Phil hopes it, “feels something like a compressed day in the life of The Grove in which 6 months feels like 24 hours.”
Although the future is uncertain, it looks as if, for now, The Grove is here to stay…
Something quite breath-taking about this portrait of a portrait!
One of BOTTICELLI's final works, painted in the late 15th / early 16th century, "THE MAN OF SORROWS", was filmed by CHRIS FLOYD prior to its sale at auction at SOTHEBY’S in January 2022 for a staggering $45.5M. It had previously changed hands in 1963 for £10,000.
Described by CHRISTOPHER APOSTLE, head of the Old Masters Department as, “one of the most potent, humbling works I have ever encountered. Though seemingly religious, it’s a painting of enormous humanity—a portrait of human suffering and spirituality that speaks a universal language.”
CHRIS was given access to the painting for a day and shot this film. Everything you see was done in camera with controlled use of lighting and some quick draw finger work on light switches from everyone involved!
A thought provoking short film by CHRIS FLOYD commissioned by global renewable energy company RES, featuring the wonderful CONNIE SAVORETTI.
So simple… ‘Even A Child Could Understand It'…
CHRIS FLOYD chats to SI and NEIL on their SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING podcast, "exploring the nature of creativity".
A wonderfully free-ranging conversation in which CHRIS talks candidly about the processes and dynamics of getting a photograph that reveals a truth about his subject. And shares a handful of the stories that will be featuring in his forthcoming book (watch this space for more on that soon!)
In Chris’s words… "I think he is clever, deep and brilliant, and I wanted to show it” - on GRAHAM NORTON (portrait below) as referenced in the conversation.
It’s all well worth a listen! Link here.
"Absolute giant of the decks", CARL COX, photographed by CHRIS FLOYD for ESQUIRE in his two tone blue and white Ford Escort MK1. 🚙💨
Stunning portraits of the awesome EMILIA FOX captured by CHRIS FLOYD for YOU Magazine.
In Chris’s words, “Any day spent with Emilia Fox is a day made lighter, brighter and more funner (as my kids would say), especially is she is the only person I know who gets more excited than I do at the thought of getting lunch from Prêt.”
Mango pots with lime bits all round! 🥭
"An ex-plumber, a pie maker, a pair of pioneers"…
PHIL FISK photographs JAY RAYNER's pick of culinary rising stars for 2022 for OBSERVER.
This gorgeous series of portraits features the amazingly talented NOKX MAJOZI from the famed pie-room at HOLBORN DINING ROOM, HELEN GRAHAM head chef at London’s BUBALA, PATRICK WITHINGTON head chef at Manchester’s ERST, SERTAC DIRIK at Dalston’s MANGAL 2, ADRIAN LUCK and TONY CRIDLAND non-vegan co-head chefs at the vegan LAND in Birmingham - all captured amid mouth-watering piles of pies as well as vegetarian modern, Middle Eastern and British cuisine.
PHIL FISK shoots beautiful friends, Succession screenwriter LUCY PREBBLE and singer REBECCA TAYLOR (aka SELF ESTEEM), for GUARDIAN.
Playing with light...
On shoot in LA a couple of months ago, Joseph took advantage of a warm evening to capture these beautiful pics of singer-songwriter Hendri on the banks of the iconic LA River.
