Neil Buchan Grant - Bio

I'm a unit stills photographer living in Cheltenham and working in London, Bristol, across the UK and overseas

Testimonials

Quote (unit stills) "Perfection! - We were filming all over London for one month. Neil made perfect photos, all of them impeccable, interesting, beautiful and useful for us. I couldn’t have asked for someone better"...Elena Conte producer of Tales of Babylon (Ealing Productions)

Quote (unit stills) “Neil understands the bigger picture - he knows which scenes/actions have the best marketing potential. With his clear communication, he worked seamlessly in the background and captured superb stills”...Matthew Steggles producer of Distressing Images (Blue Cedar Productions)

Quote (unit stills) "Neil took some amazing photos of Joyce and some beautiful atmospheric photos, I love them and can't wait to share them!"....Anette Martinsen producer of Joyce

Quote  ("Behind the Catwalk" solo exhibition)  “Great to see a gently lit unobtrusive approach to fashion, illustrating the back stage scene so eloquently…”.......Ian Berry, Magnum Photos 

Unit Stills: I am committed to making strong images that help each project be seen in its own particular style. I go above and beyond what’s expected, delivering producers and publicists a rich portfolio of images for promoting and documenting projects. My photographs also honour the filmmaking process and the people involved, which I do with respect for crew and cast boundaries and an ability to blend into the fabric of a set.

Key Art / Gallery Shoots: I can create key art for your publicity needs. I have a versatile and mobile strobe setup with stands, backdrops and modifiers. My mobile editing studio (big van) can be useful on extended location shoots for daily edits and speedy file delivery

Background: I started out as an editorial travel photographer working across Europe for one of the world's leading travel publishers. This led to working as a brand ambassador with Olympus Cameras who commissioned me to create fashion stills in New York, Portugal, Hungary and Cuba. My work won many awards including British Travel Press Photographer of the Year. After a further 5 years teaching photography workshops  in locations such as Russia, Vietnam and India, I started working with theatre groups. After a period of re-training with stills veteran Nicola Dove (No Time to Die) I started working on film sets. Across most of my career I have contributed to Getty Images

Location: The Cotswolds offer great access to London, Bristol or Birmingham but I'm very happy to work anywhere including overseas

COVID: I'm triple vaxed, boosted and test regularly 

Photographic Influences: Lillian Bassman, Saul Leiter, Irving Penn, Helmut Newton, W Eugene Smith

Terms: My day rate remains flexible depending on the project and I sometimes work for selected charities but in general, I do not work for free