Michael Leckie has been busy over the past little while with productions getting back to normal and opportunities to work on new and exciting projects. It was a fun new year all round for Jools' Annual Hootenanny again this year with a stellar lineup with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Gregory Porter, Vic Reeves and many more. Also working with up-and-coming star Shalom Brune-Franklin and the legendary Sting.

Michael has also been able to build relationships with new clients and focus on pushing his work into the sports / lifestyle industry. Having a keen interest in sports and athletes only helps with his portraiture when capturing these talented athletes and performers. Photographing Bristol Bears Rugby club is one highlight.

Michael is always happy to chat through a brief so please feel free to get in touch. Michael is also currently looking for representation in the USA and Europe.

Richard Cannon is a portrait photographer working for various editorial and comercial clients. He is very much influenced by his love of surrealism but in a traditional way. All pictures are shot in camera without the need of digital manipulation.

His work has been acquired by The National Portrait Gallery and has been exhibited far and wide.

Most recently he has worked on a series of portraits on ‘People living with MND’, which has been quite an emotional journey. He also is about to have a solo exhibition called ‘Spar To Camera’ where he shot boxers of various stages of their boxing career directly after training, shadow boxing to camera.

He is equally comfortable working on his own to a brief or within a team and can bring forward his own ideas to compliment the commission.

Hamish Brown is an award-winning photographer whose talent and style have secured him shoots worldwide for many of the top names in celebrity, music and sport.

His meticulous preparation, combined with his distinctive and creative use of lighting, has become as much a hallmark of his work – as has his ability to achieve the very best results through a relaxed yet professional style.

PEROU, master photographer of people: sports stars, actors, musicians, politicians, models and less famous people too; worldwide, for design companies, ad agencies, record companies, PR firms, magazines and more.

Recently Perou has been photographing big cats: tigers, lions, cheetahs, jaguar and leopards, in a studio he set up inside a lion’s den (literally - not metaphorically) to highlight how endangered these animals are. There’s currently a large public display of these works in the Stainer St tunnel of London Bridge train station.

He has also been photographing the construction of CROSSRAIL and the people making it.

In the middle of a global pandemic, the best-selling book Perou had been working on for twenty-one years was released: ‘Marilyn Manson by Perou: 21 years in Hell’ published by Reel Art Press.

He is available for commissions.

Photographer Stuart McClymont has been capturing the essence of his subjects in his portraits for over 18 years. Quite a character himself, he has extensive experience in portrait and fashion photography. His passion for photography is perfectly complemented by his incredible technical knowledge; his love for his work shows in his images and every shoot is a pleasure.

He has built up an impressive commercial portfolio, regularly shooting editorial and advertising campaigns for a broad range of clients including Honda, Nike, Sony, Sky, EasyJet, Remington, Police, Ralph Lauren, MTN, AA, Nokia, Panasonic and Brother.

Welcome to Showcase UK, brought to you by Production Paradise. This issue features some of the leading photographers, photographers' agents, model platforms, 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 Lipton, Sony, Wyse London, Avon, Waitrose, IKEA, adidas, among others, have trusted these professionals with their latest advertising campaigns and editorial shoots.

Be sure to catch our recommended events:

• For the Record brings together over 200 album covers, highlighting the central role photography plays in defining artists and bands, and showcasing some of the most iconic album covers of our times. At The Photographers' Gallery from 25 March until 12th June.
• Robbie Lawrence: Northern Diary: The first UK institutional solo exhibition by Scottish photographer Lawrence brings together a snapshot of life post-Brexit across Scotland’s cities, rural locations and coastal towns. From 1st April until 25th June at Stills Gallery in Edimburgh.

Our cover image was shot by Kane Layland for Wonderland Magazine and features Irish band Inhaler.

Lucid is a London-based photographic agency providing full production resources to a wide range of clients both in the UK and overseas.

Representing a busy roster of creative, friendly, and hardworking photographers and directors, the Lucid team cover lifestyle, food, kids, interiors, still life and travel photography.

Working across a range of projects from large scale productions to packaging and design briefs, the whole team is dedicated to bringing the very best out of every shoot.

Recent feedback from one of Lucid's regular clients:

“You’ve been a privilege to work with and are one of our suppliers who just ‘gets it’. You and the team make our work effortlessly easy and fully align with our brand values which is always a win. It was a real pleasure!”

Some recent projects and commissions include Waitrose, Ogilvy, British Gas, Here Design, Avanti and Adam & Eve.

Horton-Stephens, London's leading photographers' agents for over 25 years, has been busy as usual shooting stills and moving image from online content to TVC. Featured in this Showcase 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’re 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’ve done it all!

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

Process is a leading London-based photographic agency, proudly representing a diverse roster of award-winning photographers and directors.

“Recently welcoming our latest addition to the team, we’re thrilled to announce that the super-talented Matthew Joseph has joined the Process roster.

UK-based and shooting internationally, Matthew has worked on many standout projects for a host of leading brands and creative agencies. From global ad campaigns to knockout sports shoots, Matthew is an award-winning photographer and director with an extensive portfolio of vibrant and contemporary imagery focusing on people and life.

For more information about Process, the team and our recent work, visit our website or join us on social media to keep up to date with our latest work.”

"In 2010, whilst shooting a coffee table book with interior designer Kelly Hoppen, I was asked to make a short film with her about one of the projects we were photographing. It was my first experience of making a commercial video - straight in at the ‘deep end’, and luckily all turned out very well - which then led to dozens more video commissions.

Now I either make promotional films with my company Reel Curious, or shoot just stills, or - more often than not - shoot both stills and moving image on the same shoot. I see the two as both very different but also very compatible. Made by the same team on the same shoot, with the same aesthetic and same level of quality, just different mediums.

And the best project is always our current one, whatever that is.

Our clients include British Airways, Cole & Son, Dior, Harrods, The New York Times, Patek Philippe, Vogue and many more, but most of all we love new projects. So if you’d like to chat through anything please speak with me direct, or my producer Freya."