Welcome to Showcase UK, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading photographers, directors, photographers' agents, and full service photo & film production companies working out of London, Edinburgh and other cities in Great Britain.

More information is available in our online Photo and Film directories.

Brands and publications such as Starz, The Times, Goldwell, Sassenach Whisky, Clarks, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• Doc'n Roll Film Festival: until 4th November, the UK's music documentary festival returns to The Barbican with a host of films on music legends like Nicky Hopkins, Pauline Oliveros, Don Lewis, The Zombies and many more.
• Daido Moriyama: A Retrospective. Until 11th Feb, The Photographers' Gallery hosts the first UK retrospective of one of the world’s most innovative and influential artists and street photographers.
• From 10th November to 10th February at Stills in Edinburgh, an exhibition celebrating the work of Café Royal Books, an independent publisher dedicated to post-war photography from Britain and Ireland.

Our cover image was shot by Hamish Brown for MR Feelgood featuring actor Danny Mays. Hamish is represented by Agent at Large.

Denice Hough is an accomplished international photographer with a keen focus on architecture, interiors, travel, and portraits. With two decades of experience, she has become a respected name in the industry, working seamlessly with real estate companies, global architecture firms, and interior designers.

Denice's passion lies in revealing the true character of buildings and spaces. From small startups to iconic structures like the Google headquarters in Beijing, she captures the essence of each place and the people within, creating captivating visual stories. Her work has earned recognition in magazines and online platforms worldwide.

Originating from Chicago, Denice's career took her across the United States and eventually to Asia, where she delved into diverse projects, including photographing Chinese mega-malls and collaborating with interior designers to transform compact spaces. She also indulges in personal projects, capturing the allure of abandoned places.

Currently residing in the UK, Denice continues to bring her artistic flair to the local architectural and design scene. Her ability to breathe life into spaces and her passion for storytelling through her lens make her a standout photographer in her field. Denice Hough's work speaks volumes, subtly yet profoundly, capturing the beauty of everyday spaces and the people who inhabit them.

Title: Ollie

Location: Brick Lane Station Park, London. "I’ve been thinking about the environment a lot and wanted to shoot a series of images that touch on the subject of rewilding. As if the sitter has created their own personal wild space.

I was introduced to Ollie through a friend and thought he would be really great for this portrait. We tried to keep the shoot as environmentally friendly as possible. The flowers were a mixture of real and artificial. We hired all the artificial flowers from a company that specialises in supplying plants and foliage to the film industry and live events. The real flowers at the end of the day were given to crew members so they could take them home and enjoy them."

Title: Woad

"Lets call the image ‘Woad’ as that’s the name of the blue paint on the door... and takes its name from the most important natural blue dye known to man: first used by the Celts, apparently!

I shot the image in a lovely outhouse bedroom in Langebaan, Western Cape, South Africa. So it’s a rustic stone bedroom with latte roof and latch/brace door.

I shot it for Little Greene (door colour ‘woad’; stone wall colour 'linen wash’), it was styled by Sally Denning, with location by Perfect Hideaways and lit with Elinchrom flash due to failing natural sunlight!"

Title: James Stout - Morning of the dance, Amsterdam

"This image captures James Stout, Principal dancer with the Dutch National Ballet, just after he has woken up in Amsterdam. It's one of his few quiet moments in the day before he embarks on his rigorous daily training, a testament to his unwavering dedication to his craft before he steps onto the stage.

In this image, you can see a glimpse of James's vulnerability as he clenches his arm, contemplating the hard work and pain he may have to endure to meet the exacting standards of performance he demands of himself.

I had never realised the sheer amount of effort that goes into being a ballet dancer until I undertook this shoot. Spending two days with James in Amsterdam for The New York Times has given me a newfound respect for the art."

Title: Egg & Soldier, London

"We shot ‘Egg & Soldier’ in my studio Kings Cross London. I wanted to capture a simple graphic image with a sense epic scale, while still focusing on the taste appeal.

And who doesn't love a perfectly cooked boiled egg and soldier!

Food styling by Janet Watson and retouching by Chris Tarbet."

Daniel Lewis is a corporate and industrial photographer based in London, UK. During a career spanning almost twenty years he has travelled the world on commission for some of the world’s biggest natural resource corporations such as AngloAmerican and Glencore, as well as financial institutions like HSBC and Bank of America.

Daniel began his career in photojournalism and this editorial approach to telling a story has developed to form a strong aesthetic of Daniel’s style which he brings to all his projects.

When time permits, Daniel actively engages in pursuing smaller, personal projects, showcasing his keen eye and artistic vision. One notable project, his 'Open House' series, not only evolved into a solo exhibit but also earned the distinction of having two of its images prominently displayed at London's prestigious Mall Galleries.

Daniel has been published in National Geographic Traveller, The Guardian and The Times of London, as well as many other UK titles.

Sara Morris shoots still life, product, food and drink. She has the knack of taking an unremarkable object and making it look extraordinary. With her lighting, Sara can pick out the most delicate and intricate detail or create beautiful highlight and shading.

Sara is as equally comfortable working on larger productions that may require a team of people, as she is working on smaller intimate shoots, and she has produced many short animated/moving image movies for clients over the past few years.

Sara shoots from her large studio in Haggerston, London N1. This comes fully equipped with a kitchen and a separate client area.

Please get in touch if you have a project you would like to discuss. Sara and her team look forward to hearing from you.

You can follow Sara on Instagram or check out her website. Sara is represented by Clare Fletcher.

Leo Acker's playful and imaginative work makes him one of London's most in-demand still life photographers.

Whether in his Shoreditch studio or on location, Leo has built a reputation for his technical ability to translate ideas into bold and original images.

Regular clients include Russell & Bromley, Cult Beauty, Skin Rocks by Caroline Hirons, Bentley, Marks & Spencer, Liberty, Jasper Conran, The Financial Times, Cosmopolitan, and Grazia Magazine.

Photographer and director Amy Currell was born in East London, where she still lives and works. Her still life photography and moving image is shot through a distinctively female lens, and each frame is composed with thoughtfulness and grace, artfully juxtaposing colour and texture, shape and shadow.

Amy is most at home when capturing colour and texture at their most evocative – drawing narratives from shadows, finding the warmth and refraction in liquids and blending CGI techniques with traditional stills photography for a perfected reality.

Expanding in her role as a director, Amy works with the newest motion control cameras to give any moving image elements of the work an edge, giving the same poise and polish to her film that you will find in her photography. Her shoot production is seamless and highly technical, meaning the studio can adapt quickly to an evolving industry, and also turn out a range of deliverables in a single day, never compromising on aesthetic or detail. New work includes Jo Loves Amber fragrance launch, Face Gym’s new cleansing balm, Augustinus Bader’s new retinol serum, to name a few.

Amy Currell is represented by JSR, see more here. Follow the agency on Instagram for recent projects.