So excited to share a sneak peek of this stunning new commission by KELLIE FRENCH for AND BEGIN skincare - featuring some fresh and lovely macro images of ingredients. Weβll be sharing lots more soon!
In the meantime, huge thanks to SUNHOUSE CREATIVE for the wonderful commission and to our super set stylist / cosmetic texture tweaker OLIVIA CLIFFORD and all our amazing team πΌ π±β¨
OBSERVER commission KELLIE FRENCH to capture a portrait in celebration of β30 YEARS OF NIGEL SLATERβ π
βMy first column started with the line, βIt has been a good week for flavour,β and 3 decades later Nigel and his beautiful recipes are still a sumptuous source of inspiration and flavour in our kitchens.
Lovely cover shot, Kellie! And huge thanks to Isabel Bakes for the awesome cake - and to all the team involved in this lovely landmark commission πβ¨
FLOCK are immensely proud to announce that FRANKIE TURNER was awarded a GOLD for her series βLET THEM EAT CAKEβ in the 2023 AOP AWARDS πβ¨π
CHRIS FLOYD recently photographed Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian and activist AI WEI WEI θΎζͺζͺ , whose art is variously described as PROFOUNDLY MOVING, POWERFUL, POLITICAL and PROVOCATIVE.
Big thanks to P for the wonderful commission and to all the team who helped create these beautiful and poignant portraits π.
Also featured here is Chrisβs image of Ai WeiWeiβs TREE (one of several artworks bearing the same name) - βa monumental sculpture assembled from the dry, dead branches, roots and trunks of numerous species of tree, such as camphor, cedar and ginkgo, that Ai Weiwei gathered from across the mountainous southern region of his native Chinaβ.
Super excited to share FRANKIE TURNERβs lush new campaign for DISNEY+ X UBER EATS, commissioned by MOTHER LONDON - featuring the worldβs first Welsh x Hollywood fusion menu, βThe Wrexham Tastecourseβ.
The menu includes:
βLeek Cleanse β Welsh Coast pΓ’tΓ© made with smoked oyster & laverbread, a Welsh wagyu steak & champagne pie topped with Welsh wine caviar, savoury Rarebit Cheesecake, gourmet Bara Brith and a mocktail aptly titled βThe Sweet Taste of Promotionβ to finish.β
So good it sold out 2 minutes after launching!!
Massive thanks to the fabulous folk at Mother, to Kieron George for superb styling as always, to impeccable producers Perma Collective and to all the team who helped create these awesome ads!
Lechyd Da! πβ¨
Frankie Turner shoots something deliciously fishy for LIDL! π π
Impeccable styling by Flossy McAslan β¨
Frankie Turner shoots a hole in one, with her cover image featuring Gailβs beautiful bagels, for this months Waitrose / Edit. π₯―β¨
PHIL FISK was commissioned by AUSTRALIAN to capture these striking portraits of FORMULA ONEβs rising star 22 year old OSCAR PIASTRI, who races for MCLAREN and achieved his first podium finish last weekend whilst racing at the SUZUKA circuit in JAPAN.
Delighted to share FRANKIE TURNERβs colourful new work for BILLS - delightful little diners, perfect pancakes and some very pampered pups π πΎ.
Frankieβs Xmas 23 Christmas campaign for BILLS will be dropping soon too - watch this space! πβ¨
CHRIS FLOYD recently spent a day photographing - and hearing amazing stories from - actor JANE SEYMOUR. She has been in an incredible 100+ movies - achieving early fame playing psychic Bond girl SOLITAIRE opposite Roger Mooreβs 007 in βLIVE AND LET DIEβ.
Huge thanks to all the team for a wonderful shoot - to Nat Read for styling, Alexis Day for makeup, βhurrβ by David Wadlow - and of course to SAGA for the lovely commission π
Photographer FRANKIE TURNER and stylist KEIRON GEORGE create the "Burgers of Dreams"! π πβ¨β
These crisp, delicious shots feature in Frankie's new portfolio, which is now ready to go! β
Please get in touch if you'd like to see it.β
We recommend viewing just before lunchtime... πβ
PUBLICIS WORLDWIDE commissioned JOSEPH FORD to shoot the worldwide launch campaign (motion and photography) for NESCAFEβs Barista style, ready-to-drink coffees - Cappucino, Americano and Latte Caramel.
Joseph captured film and stills featuring some super talented dancers flipping and somersaulting through the studio as well as slo-mo coffee closeups.
Huge thanks to our massive and amazing team for helping to create these fab visuals π
Super nice behind-the-scenes footage captured by THE OLD VIC during PHIL FISK's recent cover shoot with PATSY FERRAN for OBSERVER.
PYGMALION, in which Patsy takes the starring role of Eliza Doolittle, opens on The Old Vic stage this month.
Huge thanks to Vic Twyman for gorgeous set styling, Peter Bevan / Observer Fashion crew for styling and Rebecca Hampson for Hair & Makeup.
The shoot was a delightfully entertaining day for all the crew and you can see some of the gorgeous images captured by Phil in our recent post (here) β¨
βHello Boyos!β
Delighted to share these lovely portraits of folk in their pants captured by CHRIS FLOYD as part of his recent commission for PATRICK GRANT and the amazing COMMUNITY CLOTHING.
You can read a brief story of the pants in our previous blog post (here) π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π©²β‘οΈ!
CHRIS FLOYD was commissioned by Sewing Bee judge / Head βBoyoβ at COMMUNITY CLOTHING, PATRICK GRANT, to produce this lush film for their new range of π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ©² WELSH PANTS π©²π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώβ¨.
Chris and his team filmed in the Welsh valleys and villages - capturing pants along with designers, makers and wearers for the new range of undies!
Thereβs a really interesting story behind it allβ¦
βNot many people know this, but until not that long ago the best pants in the world were made in Wales - in towns like Aberbargoed, Ystalyfera, Rhymney and New Tredegar.
They made the Wonderbra in Pontllanfraith.
But then one by one the factories closed and a proud manufacturing tradition was lost. But the people and their wonderful skills remain.
Community Clothing makes clothes in 42 factories across the UK. But in the past they have always worked with existing factories, filling spare capacity. Now theyβre trying to restart major manufacturing from scratch.
To get production off the ground Community Clothing needs orders. Customers are asked to pre-order through the campaign website and the ambitious brand is hoping to secure orders for 10,000 pieces of underwear.
If the target is reached then Community Clothing will use that to kickstart regular production and it is hoped that this will lead to as many as 50 skilled staff being brought back to the sewing room in the short term. β
Fabulous film π ! Impeccable pants! (Weβve got ours on pre-order - get yours here!)
Actor Nikesh Patel recently captured by Phil Fisk for Observer.
Famed for his role in BBC's global hit show Starstruck, and recently (briefly!) pursued on Celebrity Hunted, he is now pondering new avenues..
βIf someone wants to write Rishi Sunak: The Musical, Iβll do it.β π
"One of the very best actors out there" - the wonderful Olivier Award winner Patsy Ferran photographed recently for the Observer by Phil Fisk.
Such gorgeous images, delightfully themed to go with the new production of Pygmalion, which Patsy is currently starring in at the Old Vic Theatre β¨.
Styling by the Observer fashion team / Peter Bevan, stunning neckpiece by the awesome Vic Twyman, makeup by Rebecca Hampson, assistance by Victoria Burrman. π
Frankie Turner captures a world of sumptuous summer flavours, even when the Great British Summer isnβt quite playing ballβ¦ βοΈβπ©β‘οΈ!
Super fresh food styling by Livia Abraham; and vibrant, textured props by Victoria Eldridge.
YUM!! ππππ
Sarsonβs on chips π β’ Hitting the bakes πͺ β’ Pina colada perfection ππ π
All captured by Frankie Turner for Waitrose / Edit.
Huge thanks to all the team and to Maud Eden for the luscious styling π π
Delighted to share this recent work for Truvia, commissioned by the lovely people at Ourselves, with super crisp photography by Frankie Turner.
Not only did Frankie take some cracking shots, she also sourced the props and painted the set π .
Awesome job π βοΈβ¨
