Biography
“Nick is an observer par excellence. With an underlying, yet gently satirical sense of humour, his documentary photography is as carefully considered as he is as a person. His portraits are wonderfully to the point, allowing his subjects to flourish in his frame, whilst his landscapes convey a poetic and timeless sense of space. He never strays far from his very own visual language, making it a recurring joy to discover what he next has in store for us.”
Petek Sketcher, Art Buyer, Winkcreative
Nick was born in England,1976 to the idiosyncratic parentage of a Bolivian restauranteur, and an NHS chief executive from Petts Wood. This may account for his keen eye for the incongruous.
In 2001 Nick completed a Photography degree from Berkshire School of Art and Design, which was shortly succeeded by a spell working for renowned advertising photographers’ agency Jo Clark, giving him a good grounding in the business of photography.
Nick spent the subsequent five years working as a editorial and commercial photographer for a prestigious roster of clients such as the Guardian Weekend, Sunday Telegraph, Independent on Sunday and Monocle magazine whilst commissioned commercially for Ferrari, Mother and YCN agency. Recent personal work accolades include the The Creative Review Photography Annual and Foto8 Summer Show awarded for his personal projects at the Dunton Ford Factory and Viva Las Luchadoras! recently exhibited at the Bolivian Embassy.
As for Nick’s working aesthetic, this is defined by strong composition and a selective colour palette. It’s also shaped by a fascination with location, and the hidden stories behind them. This can range from chanced everyday observations from documentary projects, to highly produced and constructed images for advertising clients.
Select Clients
NOWNESS
Der Spiegel
The Economist - Intelligent Life
Guardian Weekend Magazine
The Independent on Sunday - New Review
The Sunday Telegraph
Financial Times - FT Weekend
SNOB magazine
Monocle Magazine
Northstar Publishing
Church of London
Established & Sons
Audi
Selfridges & Co.
Ferrari
DLKW
Mother London
YCN
Awards
2012 Winner PDN Photo Annual
2011 Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize - second round finalist
2011 Foto8 Summer Show
2010 4th Annual Photography Master Cup - nominee landscape category
2010 AoP Student Awards Judge
2009 Viewbook PhotoStory Honorable Mention (Ford Dunton Project)
2009 CR Photography Annual - editorial & personnel projects (Chacaltaya & Ford Dunton)
2009 Foto8 Summer Best In Show, Runner up - judges prize (Chacaltaya)
2008 CR Photography Annual - Best In Book (Control Centre - Transport for London)
2008 Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize - second round finalist
Publications
2012 May. TIME Lightbox - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
2012 April. The Independent on Sunday, New Review - Father Bernard
2012 Mar. Guardian Weekend - portrait Simon Amstell
2012 Feb. Guardian Weekend Cover - Made of Money
2011 No.7 It’s Nice That Magazine - Viva Las Luchadoras!
2011 August. The Independent on Sunday, New Review - portrait Dennis Lehane
2011 August. The Guardian Weekend - portrait Antonio Banderas
2011 July. The Independent on Sunday, New Review - Portfolio - Viva Las Luchadoras!
2011 July. Creative Review - Viva Las Luchadoras!
2011 May. Guardian Weekend - Morgellons portrait
2011 May. The Sunday Telegraph - Jeffrey Archer portrait
2011 April. The Independent on Sunday, New Review - Portfolio - Chacaltaya Mountain
2011 Mar. Blueprint Opening Shot - Super K by Nelly Ben Hayoun
2011 Feb. Guardian Weekend Cover - portrait of Tim Dowling
2011 Jan. Ferrari Opus Book - Fernando Alonso & Felipe Massa F1 driver portrait commission
2010 Dec. Gestalten - Staging Space - showing Super K Sonic Booooum
2010 May British Journal of Photography - Getting Personal Feature
2010 Jun. Guardian Weekend Cover - portrait Russell Brand
2010 Jan. Guardian Weekend Cover - portrait Jon Richardson
2009 Oct. CR Photography Annual Cover - Ford Dunton Dummy
Exhibitions
2012 BBH London - Viva Las Luchadoras!
2011 Beijing Design Triennial - National Museum of China - The Other Volcano & Super K by NBH
2011 Mother Advertising agency - Viva Las Luchadoras!
2011 Bolivian Embassy - Viva Las Luchadoras! solo show
2011 Foto8 Summer Show - Viva Las Luchadoras! & The Other Volcano by NBH
2010 WHAT IF…Wellcome Trust Windows - The Other Volcano by Nelly Ben Hayoun
2010 The Exlibris Gallery - Interventions Project www.interventions.org.uk
2010 New Collectives AoP Print Sale Collection Exhibition
2010 Clinic Exhibition (Magic)
2009 AoP Red Dot Charity Auction
2009 Crane Kalman Gallery - Group Show
2009 Host Gallery Foto8 Magazine Summer Show
2008 Printspace Gallery CR Photography Annual
2008 Eikon - Group show - (Masked) curated by James Greenhow
2007 Haywood Sunset Pavillion Projections of Slovenian Spacerockers