Neil Buchan Grant 

Portrait, Travel and Unit Stills

Background

(Scottish b.1964) I found photography shortly after leaving school. I experimented for a few years, almost went to Napier College but economic constraints steered me away from fanciful artistic notions. I rediscovered it at the dawn of digital (c. 2000). After 5 years of developing my interest in travel photography, I won a commission to shoot the Italian Riviera for Insight Guides.  Then at the age of 41, I found myself  working freelance as an editorial travel photographer with Insight + Berlitz. My work with them, won me the BTPA and the prestigious AOP OPEN award.  This eventually led on to working as a brand ambassador with Olympus Cameras who commissioned me to make fashion and street portraits in New York, Portugal, Hungary and Cuba.  I then approached upmarket tour operator KUONI with a view to developing a series of 'Phototours' which I designed as a more accessible style of photography workshop. After running these over 5 years in Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia and India along with other self branded workshops in Germany, Romania and Italy, my interest in drama led me to start working with theatre groups in London and the south of England. After a period of re-training I started working on film sets shooting unit stills for feature films, short films and local student films

Testimonials

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) "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  ("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 

Location: The Cotswolds offer great access to London and I'm very happy to work anywhere.

Photographic Influences: Lillian Bassman, Saul Leiter, Irving Penn, Salgado, Helmut Newton, W Eugene Smith, Peter Lindbergh, Steve McCurry, Tim Flach

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