Guerlain Perfume - Guerlain Perfume | Jonathan Knowles Photography

Jonathan has photographed a great proportion of his advertising work on film and Polaroid, a passion and skill that hasn’t been abandoned with the arrival of the digital era.

This Guerlain Perfume shoot was for Luxure Magazine, shot using 8×10 black and white instant film made by the Impossible Project. The quality and effect created by using this process has really enhanced the romantic and luxurious feel of the set, and resulted in delicate and beautiful images.

Editor in Chief – Reggie Asah

Fashion Editor – Shivani Lal

Luerzers Archive – 200 Best

This year we have the great pleasure to be the cover star on Lürzer’s Archive 200 Best Advertising Photographers with our project ‘Dali’. Also included were our ‘Mad Men’ inspired drinks photography project and an image from the AOP Award winning ‘Xueli’ portrait photography series.

10 Years of Luxure Magazine

Happy anniversary! This month Luxure Magazine and editor in chief Reggie Ansah celebrate 10 years of opulent culture with a very special issue! For the last 9 years, Jonathan has worked closely with Luxure on creating some visually stunning and memorable shoots. Inside this edition, Jonathan has had the pleasure of photographing the back cover as well as...

Guerlain Sand

It was a fun day in the studio working on this particular cosmetics story. Throwing luxury make-up into coloured sands and powders providing a delicate, yet energetic reaction full of colour and beauty. Working to a title of Time, Jonathan wanted to incorporate the theme of ‘The Sands of Time’ but brought it to life...

Golden Beauty

For this beautiful ‘Golden Beauty’ editorial Jonathan worked with long-term collaborator, make-up artist, Marco Antonio. Looking at notions of desire and the sensual world to which the consumer journeys when using Dior products. Together they have created this luxurious set of beauty images, a fantastic addition to Jonathan’s established Beauty Portfolio. Editor in Chief –...

Inner Glow

For this beautiful ‘Inner Glow’ editorial Jonathan worked with long-term collaborator, make-up artist, Marco Antonio. Together they have created sensual set of beauty images, a fantastic addition to Jonathan’s established Beauty Portfolio.

Golden Hour

With his 8×10 Impossible instant film in one hand and a stunning collection of luxury watches in the other, Jonathan set about creating this beautiful ‘Golden Hour’ photo story. Bringing out the quality and class of each timepiece and illustrating just what it is that set them apart from other watches. You can see...

Fei Lui

Fei Lui a British trained jewellery designer is quickly gaining an international reputation with his effortlessly wearable couture pieces. Using unusual combinations of colour, texture and materials, his fine jewellery is sculptural, yet delicate and elegantly bold. In conjunction with Luxure’s Editor in Chief Reggie Ansah, Jonathan has created a series of light painted...

Polaroid Beauty

Inspired by the Impossible Project Jonathan has been reawakening his love of Polaroid, leading him to do some fantastic experiments in the studio. In this beauty story for Luxure Magazine Jonathan decided the look and feel created by processing real Polaroids lent the perfect retro feel to the shoot. Art Director – Shivani Lal Make-up...