Award-winning CGI studio Illusion is based in Bangkok, Thailand, and established by Surachai Puthikulangkura. The team started out as a photo retouching company offering extensive skill and artistry in post-production (creative retouching, image manipulation) for print production.

Illusion is represented by JSR, see more work here and follow the agency on Instagram for the latest projects.

Pearson Lyle Management is a London-based artist management and production agency, representing outstanding photographers and moving image makers since 2005.

"Our work covers food, interiors, lifestyle, people and still life for a wide range of clients. 

After a buoyant and busy 2021, this year has kicked off with even more exciting projects. We’ve shot both stills and motion for clients such as Arla, Al’ Fez, Avanti West Coast, Bentley, Coca-Cola, Conran, Craig & Rose, Heinz, Love Your Home, Marks & Spencer, Ocado, Savoir, The Twenty Two London and The Ned in the last four months alone. 

To chat to us about your new project, please send us an email or call us on 020 3915 7557."

Horton-Stephens, London's leading photographers' agents for over 25 years, have been busy as usual shooting stills and moving image from online content to TVC. Featured in this Spotlight is a selection of new work, but be sure to visit the site for a full run-down.

Horton-Stephens is well-known for representing a world-class group of photographers, but moving image has become a bigger and bigger part of what the team do. Great production remains key to the success of all their shoots. They are friendly and approachable, with an encyclopaedic knowledge of lighting, casting, locations (in the UK and worldwide), set building, timings, post-production, cgi and moving image - whether shooting TVCs or on the back of TVCs (a very particular challenge that we deal with often, where we only have moments to get the shot), they have done it all!

Head over to their Latest News section of the website to see recent projects and more.

"After more than 20 years in the creative industry and emerging from the pandemic resilient and refocused, we wanted to move the Process brand forward and redefine our ethos as an agency.

We have redeveloped our website and created an exciting new brand identity. Already representing a roster of brilliantly talented photographers and directors, we were inspired to develop our offering further and open the doors to international image-makers! Championing female talent is something we are passionate about, so we are super excited to launch the new global roster, welcoming the first (of hopefully many more) international female artists to the Process family.

Lucila Blumencweig and Alexa Singer are two fabulous photographers joining us from South America and South Africa. Both artists are hugely experienced and internationally recognised, so with global travel back on track, we are delighted to now be able to offer our clients an alternative option to shooting in the UK."

For more information, get in touch with the Process team.

JSR is one of the world's most successful creative agencies, managing over 50 photographers, illustrators and content makers, finding creative solutions for the world's biggest brands and agencies.

"We are flexible, smart, cost-effective and of the highest quality. In 2020 we launched JSR Digital our full-service social agency offering content solutions for brands featuring some of the most exciting talent in the worlds of photography, film-making, illustration, animation and content.

Take a look at our News section to see recent projects and get in touch to discuss your next project and check out our latest projects on Instagram."

Australian-born Patricia Niven is an award winning food and portrait photographer. Her work is known for its rich, textural style and timeless luminosity.

Her sumptuous food photographs range from painterly still lifes through to clean, modern classics - all are imbued with a tranquillity, warmth and free-spirited curiosity that defines Patricia’s style. She is as at home photographing in a field with mud on her boots as she is in a studio or a Michelin starred restaurant. Her natural warmth and love of people means she thrives when collaborating with a team, relishing the magic of the combined energy in a room, whether it be for commercial, editorial or freelance commissions.

Recent work includes KFC with Mother London and cookbook ‘Chasing Smoke: Cooking Over Fire Around the Levant’ by chef couple Sarit Packer & Itamar Srulovich, as well as their bi-monthly column in the FT Weekend Magazine.

She is represented worldwide by Laird and Good Company.

Food Hall assembles award-winning teams to provide marketing solutions for food and drink brands across the world, helping create exceptional content for TV, online and social campaigns.

"With our new category showcases, you can see all the work we have been doing across fast food, drinks, plant-based and vegan brands. 

Dave Miller has been taking great strides as he progresses from DOP to a high-end advertising tabletop director. Using a cluster of beautiful cinematography and narrative skills, he is trusted by brands such as Billingtons, Panera Bread and Baileys.

Food and drinks director Claudia Biondini has joined the agency; an experienced director, she expresses her rich graphic and colourful style bringing an energetic personality, clear and direct artistic vision with exceptional dynamism to her projects at every stage.

Whether we are launching Baileys spring collection or championing vegan food for Oumph!, our clients return for our constantly creative directors and cost-effective production. We are working more closely with photographers than ever before to help deliver multi-format campaigns and are building our roster working with world-leading teams, led by the UK's most in-demand food and drink directors, photographers and food stylists."

Other recent campaigns include Lurpak, McDonald's, Panera Bread, Johnny Walker and Heinz.

Food Hall celebrates good food and joyful eating that makes anyone watching hungry for more.

John Fyn is a London-based brand and advertising photographer specialising in food and still life.

"This project is about creating tension or motion in still life images. Capturing motion in a still photograph can be explicit in the case of a liquid pour or a splash. Falling powders like salt and sugar create action.

It could also be implied motion, such as an expanded burger with flying ingredients. Being more subtle with tension is also explored – here we have a spaghetti wrapped fork: the fork, the angle creates tension; will it fall over? The baby octopus tentacle coming out of the bowl – is it alive? Is it falling back into the bowl?"

John’s photographic style is graphic, conceptual and simple. His goal is to find intimate details in the food to connect with the viewer emotionally.

Scott Grummett is a photographer and director based in the UK. He specialises in food and drink but brings in everything that surrounds it, from performance to documentary and travel. Whether it's shooting a still life image or a fast moving TV commercial, the mantra stays the same: It has to make you hungry.

This Spotlight includes work from Scott's recent work with Virgin Voyages, a brand new cruise line for the modern sailor. Scott and his team travelled on board and worked to create a shoot which included GIFS, films and stills of everything from the vibrant locations, the models enjoying cocktails, the beautiful food and everything in between.

You'll also see some brand new work for M&S, Lidl and McDonald's, and dynamic TV commercials with complicated briefs and lots of parts, crops and outputs.

"I have recently been shortlisted (and I am in the finals) in two competitions - it is always amazing to be recognised.

With three studios in London, I can offer great food and portrait spaces. Along with extensive equipment and high level of working, I am here to work with you through your project.

Recent works include Tesco, McDonald's, Costa, Nestlé, as well as a host of editorial publications and books. I have recently been working on a new TV commercial for Costa and M&S, along with shooting a new book shot and styled by myself."