CHRIS FLOYD recently captured these striking, iconic portraits of British actor RUPERT EVERETT for YOU Magazine. Styling by Joanne M Kennedy.
‘I’m like a bicycle without brake pads now. I’m careering down the hill and I’m putting on the brakes and nothing’s happening. The older you get, the more shrill and anxious you become. You become more fearful about everything.’
First glimpse of a stunning new commission captured by PHIL FISK for SALT THINKING for a worldwide campaign for a blood cancer treatment. Shot over 2 days with 3 models, we created a contemporary, positive visual language for the product launch. Colour and gradations all caught in camera to ensure perfect synch with the moving image sequences.
We are really proud of this beautiful body of work 🙌.
Huge thanks to ALL our wonderful team including stylist Vic Twyman, DOP / editor Adrian Wolfson and Ela Calin for her awesome retouching.
And also to Perma Collective for another fabulous, low impact production. (They also helped us to visualise the emissions generated by the shoot, which worked out at just 6% of the industry average.)
Phil Fisk shot these gorgeous portraits of "celebrated musician and all-round creative powerhouse" Neneh Cherry for Observer, describing her as "a whirlwind of energy and good vibes that infected the whole studio". Phil is "still reeling from the hugs"!
Neneh's memoir “A Thousand Threads” is out now.
Huge thanks to Observer for the commission and fabulous styling - and to hair and makeup artists Shamara Roper and Hila Karmand 💫
"The secret service asked to see my footage. I left the same day"...
The Observer commissioned Phil Fisk to capture these compelling portraits of documentary-maker Ibrahim Nash'at, who was embedded with the Taliban after US forces fled Kabul in 2021, whilst creating his fly-on-the-wall documentary, Hollywoodgate.
Described as “a darkly comic, damning insight into the regime", this astonishing documentary has been a hit at film festivals - featuring scenes of the Taliban exploring some of the “$7bn worth of equipment left behind in Afghanistan when the US made its hasty departure … everything from tactical fighter jets and M16 rifles, to a fully equipped gym and a fridge loaded with Jägermeister and Johnnie Walker Red Label.”
As always, Phil captures thoughtful and beautifully poignant portraits of his sitter.
In the words of Ibrahim, "The power of the camera I’m holding is as strong as the weapon they hold in their hands, maybe even much stronger."
Phil Fisk was commissioned by Shakespeare's Globe to create this beautiful campaign for their Winter Season '24 - featuring Cymbeline, Three Sisters and All's Well That Ends Well. Moving image to follow soon..
Concept, art direction and production by the amazing team at The Globe, set & prop styling from the treasure trove that is the Globe props store c/o Vic Twyman, hair & makeup by Elena Diaz, wardrobe by Melanie Brookes 🙌
Congratulations also to Kellie French who is a finalist in the Fashion & Beauty category in the 39th AOP Awards 2024.
These stunning images were commissioned by skincare brand AND BEGIN for their launch campaign. 🌸💕
Gorgeous sets, serums, textures and bubbles by the awesome Olivia Clifford. 🫧🩵
Superb sustainable production from Perma Collective. 🌱💚
Delighted to announce that Joseph Ford is a finalist in the Spaces category for the 39th AOP Awards 2024.
These stunning images were shot in Egypt last winter - filled with gorgeous colour and the spirit of Ricardo Bofill’s “La Muralla Roja”, inspired by the architecture of North African casbahs ❤️🧡💛💙
KELLIE FRENCH beautifully captures the experience of #anhedonia aka inertia, joylessness, or generally feeling a bit flat... for GUARDIAN.
CHRIS FLOYD shot 23 year old Welsh rugby winger turned American Football receiver LOUIS REES-ZAMMIT in his home town of Penarth for the new issue of MEN'S HEALTH.
LRZ recently made his pre-season debut for the Kansas City Chiefs in a game against Jacksonville Jaguars. Good luck to him in his future #NFL career.
Congratulations Chris and team - such a great series of portraits 🙌
Phil Fisk captures gorgeous summery tones in this recent commission for OBSERVER featuring chefs SARIT PACKER and ITAMAR SRULOVICH (aka HONEY & Co.) judging picnic foods, food journalist / restaurateur RAVINDER BHOGAL tasting ice-creams, and sommelier HONEY SPENCER rating rosés. Whilst chef/author/activist/TV presenter Ravneet Gill "rates offbeat crisp flavours, from haggis to oyster and vinegar"... 🦪.
Sunshine styling by Vic Twyman 🌞🙌.
Delighted to share these portraits of Italian film director/producer LUCA GUADAGNINO (Call Me By Your Name, A Bigger Splash and the recently released Challengers) - captured a little while back by PHIL FISK for OBSERVER.
The details in these images are so delightful we thought it was worth sharing a few more close-ups!
Alfresco / al-FRES-koh! is a stunning new joint passion project, created by Frankie Turner, food stylist Keiron George and stylist Victoria Twynman, who set out to explore the joy of eating outside.
All shot in studio, with extravagant set design to capture a world of culinary indulgence in the great sun-kissed yonder - from the experience of devouring oysters on the Kent coastline, to that first sip of an ice cold drink after a long, hot walk.
The team used many playful techniques to bring this series to life with big thanks also to Tash Parsons @ Stanleys Post.
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Alfresco / al-FRES-koh! is a stunning new joint passion project, created by Frankie Turner, food stylist Keiron George and stylist Victoria Twynman, who set out to explore the joy of eating outside.
All shot in studio, with extravagant set design to capture a world of culinary indulgence in the great sun-kissed yonder - from the experience of devouring oysters on the Kent coastline, to that first sip of an ice cold drink after a long, hot walk.
The team used many playful techniques to bring this series to life with big thanks also to Tash Parsons @ Stanleys Post.
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Phil Fisk recently shot the cast of a new theatre production of Nobel-Prize winning author Annie Ernaux’s acclaimed autobiography "The Years" (currently showing at London's Almeida Theatre) for Observer.
Photographed here are the awesome ANJLI MOHINDRA, DEBORAH FINDLAY, GINA MCKEE, HARMONY ROSE-BREMNER and ROMOLA GARAI.
There was only a short set up time on location at the beautiful Dally members club on Upper Street, but sensing the actors were all comfortable in each others presence Phil was able to capture these gorgeous shots of them together. 🙌✨
Chris Floyd shoots these striking portraits of media personality, model and author, Katie Price for You.
Bryony Gordon, writing in the accompanying article desribes her as, “A very particular kind of national treasure, often mocked, frequently caricatured and rarely, if ever, understood”.
Thank you to - Picture Director: Ester Malloy, CD: Nathasha Tomalin-Hall, Fashion Director: Sophie Dearden, Hair & Makeup: Stephanie Emma Jeary - and all our amazing team.
Chris Floyd was commissioned to shoot this extraordinary series of portraits of political “disruptor” / “radical right-wing English populist leader” / self-styled “Billy Graham of Politics” and leader of the Reform Party Ltd at Reform HQ, above an amusement arcade in Clacton, for Gerry Brakus at New Statesman.
CHRIS FLOYD shot these fabulous portraits of singer/songwriter and guitarist RICHARD HAWLEY for the new issue of THE IDLER.
“28 years ago I did a series of single sleeves for a band called Longpigs. They were art directed by Pat & Jo Skinny, and the band left the three of us alone to do what we liked. It was the perfect creative partnership. In March of this year I went up to Sheffield for the day to photograph that band’s guitarist, Richard Hawley, who I had not seen since a night in Paris in 1996. We did some pictures at The Samuel Worth Chapel in the Sheffield General Cemetery. Then we spent the rest of the afternoon in the pub listening to Richard’s amazing stories of his life in music. It was the perfect way to spend a day.”
ESQUIRE commission CHRIS FLOYD to shoot this beautifully atmospheric story for their summer 2024 edition, documenting life at the PORT ELLEN distillery on the Scottish island of Islay - home of smoky/peaty whiskies 🔥.
JOSEPH FORD recently worked with art consultancy VISTO to create new IMPOSSIBLE STREET ART imagery for ALPINE RESIDENTIAL in New Jersey. This beautiful series of collaborative artworks features photography of iconic landmarks by Joseph, with prints worked on by local street artists RH DOAZ, JOE LURATO, 4SAKN, BARC the DOG and CHRIS RWK, and then photographed again on location. Images which literally capture the imagination 🙌✨
And here’s a little peek behind the scenes in studio with Joe Lurato and Barc the Dog, and on location creating the final artwork with 4SAKN 👇🧡
Desperately seeking the real KEIR STARMER, down at his local pub!
CHRIS FLOYD shoots SIR KEIR STARMER for YOU Magazine. Such great images - huge thanks to Ester Malloy for the commission 🙌
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In Chris’s words…
“This is the second time I’ve photographed Sir Keir Starmer. Last month I was commissioned by You Magazine to spend a couple of hours with him in the lead up to the final Arsenal game of the season, against Everton, played at their home stadium, The Emirates, in London. The night before the game, I was given the details of the pub where he likes to meet his football pals, and told to arrive there at 2.15pm. The game was due to kick off at 4pm. This meant I’d have about 90 minutes to shoot my pictures: Sir Keir in the pub, doing what football fans do in pubs before football matches: drink beer and talk incessantly about the fact that Arsenal really need a decent centre forward.
I arrive and we’re introduced, he remembers me from the book cover shoot, and I’m invited to sit at the big pub table among the group, and snap away. I introduce myself to everyone at the table and explain why I’m here and that if any of them don’t want to be seen in the pictures then they should just say and I will respect that wish. One of his friends, a fellow barrister, says that he’s more than happy to be seen with him, adding, “I adore him.”
Pints are drunk. The conversation is relentless, exclusively about football.
At 3.15pm we set off for the 20 min walk to the stadium, Sir Keir with his son, and about ten other people who he meets up with before the game. At first the walk was quiet, small groups of other fans here and there, unrecognised, anonymous. But then we emerged from the labyrinth of back streets onto Hornsey Road and, as always with a football crowd, you start to get the feeling that you’re one of millions of bees coalescing around the hive.
I’m walking backwards, trying to shoot pictures of Sir Keir with his two friends, Chris and Macca, relying entirely on their goodwill to tell me if I’m going to step in front of a bus, or under a lorry. I make the comment, “This is where I get to say the immortal Ginger Rogers line, ‘I did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in heels,’” and it gets the laugh from the three of them that I need to make a picture fit for a magazine opening spread.”
Sir Keir Starmer, 19 May 2024
