Chris Floyd - Louis Eliot / Rialto

Delighted to share a new commission by CHRIS FLOYD, capturing singer/songwriter LOUIS ELIOT / RIALTO for FIERCE PANDA RECORDS to mark the release of his first LP in 24 years #Neon&GhostSigns. Beautifully captivating use of light and colour ✨

 

Kellie French - Tonic

KELLIE FRENCH was commissioned to shoot this delightful campaign for the launch of new patient-wear brand TONIC.

We love these playful images, created to intentionally bring standout in a very visually conservative market.

 

Phil Fisk - The Fifth Step / Playful Productions

A fabulous new commission by PHIL FISK for PLAYFUL PRODUCTIONS for their forthcoming play THE FIFTH STEP starring MARTIN FREEMAN & JACK LOWDEN, at SOHO PLACE, London.

Huge thanks to Louise Richardson for her wonderful art direction - and for the commission 🙌💫

Plus a delightful look BTS with Martin Freeman, Jack Lowden and director Finn den Hertog 👇

 

Kellie French - Observer / OFM

Making a splash with her gorgeously bright, graphic photography, KELLIE FRENCH nails this commission for OBSERVER FOOD MONTHLY - focussing on top chefs’ food hacks for bringing out the finest flavours!

Fabulous food styling by Sophie Sibbald ☕️🍸

 

Kellie French - Guardian X Sali Hughes

Cold comforts beautifully captured by KELLIE FRENCH for the GUARDIAN X SALI HUGHES.

We love the chilly vibes and cool hues captured by Kellie as she shoots a range of beauty products that really come into their own during a cold snap ❄️🫧 🩵.

 

Phil Fisk - Almeida Theatre / Otherland

Delighted to kick off the new year with beautiful new work by PHIL FISK, commissioned by the ALMEIDA THEATRE for their upcoming production OTHERLAND.

Written by OLIVIER AWARD-winning writer CHRIS BUSH, the production is one of What’sOnStage’s “top plays to see in 2025.” Starring FIZZ SINCLAIR and JADE ANOUKA “exploring what it means to be true to yourself in the face of unstoppable change”.

 

Chris Floyd - New Statesman / Gary Lineker

For the second time in as many months, CHRIS FLOYD shoots GARY LINEKER, this time for a wonderful commission for NEW STATESMAN.

Lineker, the man who “seems to live in the Daily Mail’s head,” was photographed at his home in south-west London, in front of a huge wall-mounted section of an artist’s paint spattered studio floor that he had bought from a condemned building. His rescue dog Filbert dozed at his feet.

 

Chris Floyd - New Statesman / Bill Gates

The NEW STATESMAN commission CHRIS FLOYD to shoot BILL GATES.

With an exceptional ability to swiftly engage and direct his sitters, Chris captured these striking and compelling portraits within the confines of a 5-minute sitting with one of the most famous, wealthy and philanthropic individuals on the planet! #billandmelindagatesfoundation.

Such fabulous work Chris and huge thanks to the NEW STATESMAN for this wonderful commission 🙌.

Please scroll down for Chris’s somewhat breath-taking review of the shoot! 👇

“The shoot is due to start at 5.55pm. I have 8 minutes to get a cover and an opener. By 5.45 we are ready. Time to test the lighting. Tom turns off the room lights. Ten seconds later they come back on again. Damn, there must be a motion sensor in here. The room lights are as powerful as our photographic lighting. We try several more times but the same thing happens. We will have to trust our judgement that we have the power relationship between the four lights right.
Now it’s 5.57. No matter what, he is leaving at 6.03pm. At 5.58 Bill Gates and New Statesman editor Jason Cowley emerge from the interview. Jason enthusiastically bigs me up to Bill, tells him I’m great….quick. Being quick is the ultimate compliment in this landscape.

The adrenal state at this point is off the chart. I dread to think what my blood pressure is at.

I had been told in advance to not try and engage him in conversation: ‘Don’t even bother.’

I open with, ‘I’ve been told to not even try and engage you in conversation.’

He does not reply.

I begin to direct him. Being free of having to talk meaningfully is liberating. Simple directions. Lean forward, lean back, turn this way, move that hand etc. When photographing people who wear glasses you’ve got to pay big attention to the danger of reflections. You’re managing so many variables and challenges and trying to communicate with the subject AND trying to get a portrait that’s good enough for a cover.

We begin. A few seconds later I turn to one of his people and ask, ‘Can you give me a two minute warning when we’ve got that much time left?’

‘Sure.’

She then looks down at her phone, ‘Oh…actually you only have one minute left.’

In my head, I’m screaming at myself to get something from him that displays a hint of character or individuality.

She is counting me down. ‘Twenty seconds.’

With 15 seconds left I exhort him to ‘Give us a wave before you go, Bill!’

His face lights up into a warm and playful chuckle. His hand comes up to do an almost cartoonishly over the top wave goodbye. Then he is up and gone.

Tom looks at the metadata on the images and declares:
‘Four minutes fifty seconds. 103 frames.’”

 

PHIL FISK - OBSERVER / Makers

MEET THE MAKERS 🙌

PHIL FISK shot this lovely series for OBSERVER Food focussing on "the artisans who help make eating out magical".

Beautiful lighting and sensitive portraits as always, captured on location with ROB WOOD c/o Music Concierge, ceramicist SKYE COREWIJN and tanner JACK MILLINGTON of BILLY TANNERY.

 

Kellie French - Guardian / Winter Is Coming

IT’S A WRAP!

Thrilled to share these delightful winter warmers captured by KELLIE FRENCH for the GUARDIAN “Winter Is Coming” Special.

Huge thanks to all the team including stylist SAM DEAMAN, and to HERDWEAR for huge piles of cosy woollens (field to knit within 150 miles and all plant dyed 🌱💚).

🙌🔥❄️🙌❄️🔥🙌

 

Frankie Turner - LIDL / Xmas

T’is the season….!

FRANKIE TURNER shoots wonderful, warming food and tipples for LIDL featuring their fabulous range of festive fayre.

Huge thanks to all the team including food stylist: Iona Blackshaw, prop stylist: Luis Peral.

🎄🌲🎄❄️🎄🌲🎄❄️🎄🌲🎄

 

Frankie Turner - MOMA

TOGETHER DESIGN commission FRANKIE TURNER to shoot this marvellous campaign for MOMA.

“OATS MADE EXTRAORDINARY”… the perfect brief for Frankie 💕.

Huge thanks to TOGETHER / MOMA for the commission and to our crack team including food stylist: Maud Eden @ Salt and Spoon, food stylist assistant: Sophie Gosling, props stylist: Victoria Eldridge and to producer Christine Harding 🙌👏

 

Chris Floyd - Esquire / The Rest is.....

CHRIS FLOYD shot this wonderful series of portraits for ESQUIRE focussing on GARY LINEKER and his co-founders / hosts from the GOALHANGER / “THE REST IS…” podcast series.

GOALHANGER has become “the number one (and number two, and number five, and number nine and number 12) name in British podcasts”.. which is a considerable accolade..!

Huge thanks to all our team and to Esquire for the fabulous commission 🙌. Please scroll down to see the full series.

Above L: GARY LINEKER, “already one of Britain’s most famous faces, former England striker, current’Match of the Day’ boss and long-standing crisp enthusiast, he is also co-founder of a podcast empire that achieves more than 40 million downloads each month”

Above R: Popular historians TOM HOLLAND and DOMINIC SANDBROOK - the hosts of “The Rest is History", the number one podcast in the UK.

Above L: New Labour spin-doctor ALASTAIR CAMPBELL and former Conservative MP RORY STEWART, the hosts of “The Rest is Politics”

Above R: Author WILLIAM DALRYMPLE and BBC broadcaster ANITA ANAND are cohosts of the history podcast “Empire”.

Above: GOALHANGER co-founders JACK DAVENPORT and TONY PASTOR.

 

Chris Floyd - Esquire / Paddington

CHRIS FLOYD recently photographed a certain “bear of little brain” in his studio, commissioned by the good folks at ESQUIRE.

PADDINGTON was due to impart some of his duffel coat expertise upon the winter issue... He was an absolute delight to work with, however his enthusiasm for marmalade sandwiches did get a little out of hand…

HUGE thanks to Esquire for art direction and the wonderful commission, and to all our lovely team, with a special shout to Framestore for bringing a touch of ursine magic 🐻✨

 

Phil Fisk - Observer / Harriet Walter

Beautiful portraits from PHIL FISK’s recent shoot for OBSERVER with actor HARRIET WALTER.

Star of stage and screen, she has had roles in shows ranging from Succession and Ted Lasso to Killing Eve and on stage is one of few female actors to play both a king and queen of England.

Harriet has now also published a book entitled “She Speaks! What Shakespeare’s Women Might Have Said”.

 

Chris Floyd - Savile Row / DFD

CHRIS FLOYD captures the spirit and stories of the tailoring companies of Savile Row, in this lovely commission for DUTCH FINANCIAL DAILY.

The doors of Anderson & Sheppard, Huntsman, and Banshee, were opened and Chris was welcomed, “with such warmth and bottomless pots of tea, as well as the occasional sip of something stronger”.

In Chris’s words, “My favourite little artefact (last picture): From Anderson & Sheppard’s ledgers, Marlene Dietrich’s 1937 measurements and order for a man’s suit. Notice that in the column on the left the customer is asked to write who they were referred by. In Ms Dietrich’s case the referrer was Douglas Fairbanks Jr.”

 

Chris Floyd - Mark Cavendish / Men's Health

CHRIS FLOYD recently captured these wonderful portraits of SIR MARK CAVENDISH KBE for MEN'S HEALTH.

In the words of his yellow-jersey-wearing pal, Olympic gold medallist Sir Bradley Wiggins, 'This fella is the GOAT.'  The British cyclist made history in his final Tour de France this year, with a record-breaking 35 stage wins.

In Chris’s words.. “The man gives it everything, no matter what he’s asked to do. We wanted to do one final shot at the end: the old long exposure light painting trick with a torch. Mark offered to draw a man on a bicycle and despite several acceptable attempts in the first few goes, he insisted on carrying on, believing that he could do a better one. So great to work with someone who’s willing and wants to give to the process.”

 

Frankie Turner - Waitrose / Edit

More luscious new work captured by FRANKIE TURNER for the September issue of WAITROSE / EDIT.

Huge thanks to super food stylist Maud Eden and Julie Patmore for perfect props. 🙌