Pinewood Studios with Li Changchun | Jonathan Knowles Photography

When shooting on U-stage at Pinewood last Tuesday (the large tank mostly used for underwater work), Jonathan was asked to give a speech and photography demonstration to Li Changchun, a member of the ruling Chinese Politburo, and the UK Minister for Culture, Ed Vaizey MP, along with around fifty Chinese government and embassy officials. It was a great opportunity for Jonathan to show his fantastic technical and artistic skills on a large scale. It’s always exciting to be on U-Stage, knowing that recent visitors have been such legendary characters as James Bond and Harry Potter.

Advertising Photographer of the Year

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’

Jonathan’s Top 5 Explosive Photoshoots

Jonathan Knowles is renowned for his dynamic photographic style and impressive technical knowledge. Rather than relying on post production, the majority of Jonathan’s explosions are done ‘for real’. From exploding flowers to fruit, Jonathan has selected his top 5 explosive photoshoots and shared the methods behind the madness… 5. Appleman’s Cider Hasselblad H6D-100c...

007 Fragrance Shoot

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. ...

6 x 6

We’re pleased to announce Jonathan’s inclusion in ‘6×6’, Getty Images first represented contemporary fine art exhibition. The exhibition features work from Jonathan’s ‘Time’ project and is currently showing at Getty Images Gallery until 3rd October. Jonathan has also been at the helm of the gallery’s Instagram feed this week.

Bulmers Goes Big

It’s always great seeing campaigns Jonathan has worked on up on billboards, it’s even better when they get the 3D treatment. We spotted this Bulmers piece up on Shoreditch High Street. Amazing!

A Caffeinated Commission

We’re privileged to have our own barista, the talented Julian Pericles, in the studio this week for Jonathan’s coffee shoot for TBWA Switzerland. The whole building smells delicious!

Eyes

This year we’ve been sending out mini print publications of Jonathan’s work. Our first issue, ‘Liquids’, was incredibly well received. So it’s been great to see ‘Eyes’, our second issue, being equally well received. Roll on issue three!

#Bagsie continues

Back in February you may remember we did a call for artists to collaborate on project #Bagsie. We had an amazing two days in the studio, meeting the final ten artists and seeing their self portraits up close. Here’s a sneak peek at what we got up to.