We were commissioned by ITV to shoot the promotional campaign for their new medical thriller Malpractice. Demonstrating the idea that ‘Everyone has a breaking point’, medical items are seen smashing and shattering under pressure, symbolising the extreme stress experienced by hospital staff in the NHS. Read more about this commission and watch the behind the...
Our Diet Coke hunk advert recently featured in Channel 5 programme ‘Britain’s Favourite Ads of the 70’s and 80’s.’ A great honour to be on a programme amongst ad legends such as Graham Fink, Mark Denton, and Sian Vickers. Thank you to agency BETC for this iconic commission, and talented art directors Ciara O’Meara and James Briggs. Find the full show on...
This summer, Estrella Galicia hosted an incredible takeover of Tottenham Court Road station and VIP launch party at Outernet Global, for their new campaign #PourLikeNoOther, shot by Jonathan Knowles. Our team headed out to the station to see our stills and motion campaign wonderfully displayed on big screens, and the public enjoying Estrella Galicia samples...
Studio Knowles enjoys a challenge, and when we were set the task of photographing 60 beers in three weeks for Madira’s Beer Delivery App, our creative team jumped into action. From Germany to Singapore, this commission covers popular beers from across the globe, photographed in many environments created in our studio. Watch the behind the...
Created in 2 countries over 11 days, with 18 models, 2 stylists, 2 hair and make-up artists, one food stylist, one drinks stylist, 2 assistants, 3 Red cameras, a cinematic robot and 4K Phantom. Jonathan presents his latest award winning project titled Saturate Your Senses, a teaser campaign for a sensually saturating Edinburgh experience like...
For our new award-winning campaign for Dublin Vinyl with Rothco Agency, we tap into the community of music lovers, who are discovering the joys of music experienced on the oldest format.⠀ ⠀ If you look at the grooves of a vinyl record through a high magnification microscope you will see these valleys of sound, where...
Jonathan was invited to host an artist talk ina live interview by the Hasselblad team, discussing his favourite past campaigns, essential Hasselblad equipment in his photography kit and share fascinating behind the scenes look into his work. Watch the live recording of the interview below
We are very grateful to have been awarded 2 platinum awards for our work with Luxure , 5 gold awards and 4 honourable mentions in this year’s Graphis Photography Annual 2020! Platinum – Louis XIII Cognac, Wishing on a Star Editorial Gold – Dior Ultra Rouge Editorial, Roja, George Skeggs, Miss Dior, Paint Flowers Honourable...
We’re proud to announce Jonathan was named Advertising Photographer of the year at the International Photography Awards. Jonathan travelled to NYC to attend the ceremony, seen here with his US agent Bransch. Work on show included Jonathan’s beauty photography shoot ‘DiorSHOW’
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the iconic Apollo 11 Moon Landings with a cosmic cappuccino photographed for McDonald’s Deutschland Karriere and thjnk x Leo Burnett Deutschland Art Direction by Alexander Hellmich.
Photographing the classic Old Fashioned cocktail for a brand new campaign out with POWERS Whiskey, thanks to Rothco and art direction by Matt Evans
Refreshing Riches Await with our new San Miguel summer campaign created with Pablo Agency
As client demand for social media assets continues to grow, we understand the pressure of creating quality content with very challenging budgets. Instagram alone boasts 500 million daily active users. Over a third of these using their mobile to purchase a product online. As a result, 90% of the top 100 brands in the world...
From Australia all the way to Israel, Jonathan’s exploding fruits have made their way across the pond and landed on the cover of Lens Magazine. This issue is a special edition dedicated to the best of commercial photography and Jonathan gave an exclusive interview and behind the scenes look into his practice and the life of...
Thrilled to have Jonathan’s exploding pineapple featured on the cover of Capture Magazine’s fantastic Annual edition celebrating noted pro-photographers of 2017 alongside an insightful article on the changing face of the advertising industry. Buy your copy here
“One doesn’t stop seeing. One doesn’t stop framing. It doesn’t turn off and turn on. It’s on all the time.” Annie Leibovitz It’s that time of the year again. The prestigious Graphis 2017 photobook is out, featuring a wide range of the industries top creatives in fields from Journalism to Wildlife and everything in between. We’re very pleased...
Teaming up with Costa again, Jonathan has collaborated alongside Creative Director John Iredale, Head of Creative Production Danny Baylis and Project Lead Ben Nash, to create a vibrant new advertising campaign, including moving image as well as stills, for the new line of Cold Brew coffees. Using his photography expertise with liquids and drinks, Jonathan cleverly captures...
5 a day? We’re getting our fill! We all had a blast shooting a new advertisement for Dole’s frozen fruit range in collaboration with Art Director Misha Newby and Creative Director Mark Elwood at 101 London. Embracing his mischievous inner child, Jonathan created juicy explosions in the studio resulting in an energetic and lively campaign. Although we...
You may know Jonathan for his classic liquid imagery but a new campaign with The English National Opera proves Jonathan is certainly multi-talented! Collaborating with the team at Rose Design alongside Betsie from MOT Models to produce an artistic advertising campaign for the timeless opera and one of Jonathan’s favourites, AIDA a fascinating tale of duty, love and betrayal....
Jonathan worked with art director Camille Caie at Grey London to produce an eye-catching and beautiful campaign for the new 007 fragrance. With a talented SFX team on set, the flowers were dipped in liquid nitrogen and then placed carefully in front of the lens. Seconds after being cued, a high explosive charge shattered the petals wonderfully across the studio. ...