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Spotlight Magazine
Amy Currell
London
Photographer and director Amy Currell was born in East London, where she 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 evoking the character of textures and working with cutting lighting to give the sharpest shadows, and crispest definition to liquids – finding the warmth in their shadows. Her work finds possibilities for playfulness and hidden narratives in the shapes and shadows of food and drink.
Amy’s 13 years of experience mean she has acquired a highly technical and creative team – from set designers to retouchers. Together, they have composed striking images for Vogue, Selfridges and Liberty London, and award-winning campaigns for the likes of IKEA, each brimming with creativity and a sense of playfulness.
Amy is represented by JSR, see her work here and follow the agency on Instagram for the latest projects.
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Spotlight Magazine
Nathaniel Davies
London
Nat is a commercial photographer specialising in food & drink photography shot on location.
Studio trained with a background in fine art, design & catering, Nat blends creative passion with experience & works sensitively to a brief or idea.
From design groups & publishers to chefs & entrepreneurs, Nat shoots for a diverse range of clients & projects.
He has especially enjoyed working with projects that develop and with brands as they evolve.
Clients include: Peroni, Yamas Cheese, Britvic, Wholefoods, Courvoisier, Unilever, Teisseire, The Arts Club, J2o, Sally Clarke, Bacardi, Forman & Field, Seven Publishing, Unicorn Publishing and many more.
Pre & post shoot services are available as needed, Nat works with a London-based team & can bring the studio, where ever you are.
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Spotlight Magazine
James Murphy
London
"As part of our latest Spotlight, we are delighted to share some favourite shots to come out of James Murphy Photography over the past year with food stylists extraordinaire; Jan Smith and Aya Nishimura working their magic for the camera.
For an update on some of our latest projects check out our Instagram. Please email at or phone on + 44 (0) 20 7278 4770."
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Spotlight Magazine
Nicky Hamilton, rep. by Process
London
Title: Mother's Milk
"‘Mother’s Milk’ was created to highlight and raise awareness of Postnatal Depression, a very sad and lonely time for sufferers which I witnessed first hand through my wife after the birth of our first born 15 years ago.
This shot was inspired by the dreamlike delirium my wife suffered from the lack of sleep mixed with the overwhelming feelings of love that she was experiencing. She was engulfed with the constant fear for our baby's safety and her new found responsibility. At the tender aged of 24 the unplanned arrival was life changing, for a while she lost herself, physically, emotionally and mentally. She was so young and inexperienced that family and friends would bombard her with advice, some of which would fight against her motherly instinct. That time was a real marathon of emotions for her. We both felt overwhelmed at times but ecstatic with the arrival of our tiny son.
Recently we had some friends come to stay, one of them was Scarlet who features in this picture. For most of the day her baby Gabriel was on the boob, relentlessly feeding. Despite Scarlet’s carefree spirit she was exhausted, she looked at me through a weak smile and asked ‘when will it end’.
The very next day I woke up still connected to the feeling of what Scarlet was going through, she was ok, but not ok. She was battling love, exhaustion and loss of self. She’s a personal trainer and has the body of an athlete, so the change in appearance and lack of energy must have been so alienating for her.
I called Scarlet and asked if she would sit in a fridge full of milk whilst breast feeding her son. "Of course" was her emphatic response. I knew I had the perfect mother and child to help tell this story.
This picture has so many little details within, I hope that some of you can connect with it. It was a joy to make."
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Spotlight Magazine
Lol Johnson
London
Title: Untitled 2022
"The image was shot as part of a kids fashion editorial commissioned by Luna Magazine, looking to the classic British greasy spoon for inspiration. The story was a humorous portrait of a gang of kids messing around in their local cafe. We took a crew to the seaside for the day and let the models get to know each other. As the day progressed the kids relaxed into their roles and began messing around - even getting a little bored and silly at times! This image was taken towards the end of the afternoon, and probably sums up how they were feeling by that point! The result feels real and natural, which is exactly what I was looking for."
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Spotlight Magazine
Steve Bright
London
Title: Ang Gyalzen Sherpa and his horse Karsang
"I photographed Ang Gyalzen, Sherpa, early one morning on the shores of the beautiful Gokyo Lake, at an altitude of 4,800m above sea level, while traveling in the Nepalese Himalayas. He was keen to be photographed on his horse Karsang (which means white). Life is tough in the Khumbu region of Nepal and the climbers and trekkers who come through on their way to Everest base camp provide a much needed source of extra income. Ang Gyalzen earns extra income from Karsang by offering weary trekkers a ride on horseback to the nearby Renjo La Pass.”
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Spotlight Magazine
Michael Wharley
London
Title: Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch
"I shot this joyful campaign for We Are Fat Rascal's Edinburgh Festival production of hit parody musical 'Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch', in my London studio. Taking designer Rebecca Pitt’s concept and creating a lush gold-purple lighting state, I then worked with lead actress Elliotte Williams N’Dure to capture energy and abandon. Credit to Elliotte for remaining convincingly joyous for two hours! Then it was over to Rebecca to composite in the tentacles, and complete the illusion of this under-the-sea villainess made gleefully real. The image appeared across the London Underground for the show's run in the capital, and apparently dominated the displays in Edinburgh, where standing out from hundreds of competing posters takes some doing."
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Spotlight Magazine
Harniman
London
"From location to studio. ‘It won’t go quietly’ global press ads and films with Jaguar of the exciting F-Type V8 shot on location in its natural habitat. Part of a project in which we shot six films, press ads and social campaign images.
A suite of studio imagery and films for Triumph Motorcycles exploring the beautiful details of their Thruxton and Scrambler Classics.
To come: an exciting Rolls-Royce project for launch shortly along with more new Triumph Motorcycles - all dropping soon.
Take a look at what we’ve been up to and join the conversation with us on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
Get an insight behind the scenes on the regular blog, and our latest interview with Production Paradise."
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Spotlight Magazine
Ashton Keiditsch
London
Whether it’s portraits or warships, cars or particle accelerators, Ashton has been tasked with travelling the world in pursuit of that unique shot. London-based Ashton Keiditsch has been commissioned by some of the world’s leading advertising agencies working on British, pan-European and worldwide campaigns for many of their prestigious global clients.
Clients include: VW, Suzuki, Mercedes, Jaguar, BMW, Audi, Ford, Rolls-Royce, Land Rover, O2, Bacardi, Speedo, UPS, Cadbury, Thompson Holidays, BAA, Lindemanns Worldwide, Corus Steel and TFL. There are few brands that haven’t benefited from his relentless pursuit of that one image that captures the consumer’s imagination.
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Spotlight Magazine
Oliver Paffrath
London
A car and lifestyle photographer with a background in fashion photography, Oliver Paffrath uses his skills honed from fashion shoots to bring his unique style and techniques to his car and automotive photography.
Oliver also combines these styles to create eye-catching and appealing motion and CGI content for clients including Allianz, Adidas, BMW, Chevrolet, Honda, Hyundai, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, McLaren, Mazda, Nissan, Porsche, Renault, Škoda, Seat, Toyota and Volkswagen.
He shoots for the world’s biggest car manufacturers on global advertising campaigns and car lifestyle brochures. Germany-based, Oliver’s focus is on the ability to meet client’s main restraints – timing, budget and quality in every production.