Neil is a Unit Stills Photographer based in Cheltenham and London. His career started making travel photography with the world's leading travel publisher. His work won many awards including the British Travel Press Photographer of the Year.
He then worked as a brand ambassador with the camera manufacturer Olympus where in addition to giving talks and workshops, he was commissioned to shoot fashion/travel stories in New York, Portugal, Hungary and Cuba. After many years teaching photography workshops in locations such as Russia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Germany, Italy and India, he trained with veteran stills shooter Nicola Dove (No Time to Die) and started working on film sets.
Other commissions have included portraits with New York's most innovative product design company, backstage fashion shows in London and Transylvania and Vintage Dance festivals across the UK. Neil's work has been widely published and been exhibited in two solo shows.
A lifelong lover of dogs, Neil has been photographing dogs around the world for 30 years. During the Pandemic he set up a studio and over a period of 6 months photographed over 60 dogs to raise funds for the Cheltenham Animal Shelter
Work History
| Date(s) | Company | Role |
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2022-July - 2022-July |
The Experiment Feature Film (Action Xtreme) |
Stills Photographer |
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2022-April - 2022-May |
Tales of Babylon Feature Film (Ealing Productions) |
Stills Photographer |
|
2008-Jan - 2015-Jan |
APA Publications: Editorial Travel |
Travel Photographer (8yrs) |
|
2014-Jan - 2019-Jan |
Olympus Cameras: Publicity / Marketing |
Brand Ambassador (5yrs) |
|
2014-Jan - 2019-Jan |
KUONI: KUONI World Phototours |
Workshop Leader (5yrs) |
|
2012-Jan - 2016-Jan |
Hemingway Design: Live Events |
Stills Photographer (4 yrs) |
Stills & Motion
| Date | Prod Co / Agency | Brand / Title | Type | Director | Photographer | Producer | Role |
|
2022 - Jul |
Action Xtreme |
The Experiment |
Feature Film |
Chee Keong Cheung |
Neil Buchan Grant |
Ioanna Karavella |
Stills Photographer |
|
2022 - Apr |
Ealing Productions |
Tales of Babylon |
Feature Film |
Pelayo De Lario |
Neil Buchan Grant |
Elena Conte |
Stills Photographer |
|
2022 - Jun |
AM Productions |
Joyce |
Short Film |
Tomas Martinsen-Hickman |
Neil Buchan Grant |
Anette Martinsen |
Stills Photographer |
|
2022 - May |
Filip Bos |
Spoonmaker |
Short Film |
Josh Fowler |
Neil Buchan Grant |
Filip Bos |
Stills Photographer |
|
2022 - May |
Georgia Immins |
Night Shift |
Short Film |
Tom Jansco |
Neil Buchan Grant |
Georgia Immins |
Stills Photographer |
|
2022 - Apr |
Groundbreak Productions |
Magnet Kitchens |
Corporate Video |
Geoff Brooks |
Neil Buchan Grant |
Geoff Brooks |
Stills Photographer |
|
2022 - Apr |
Tomos Wright |
The Cobbler |
Short Film |
Tessa Cleave |
Neil Buchan Grant |
Tomos Wright |
Stills Photographer |
|
2022 - Mar |
Roman Kirby |
35mm |
Short Film |
Holly Janem |
Neil Buchan Grant |
Roman Kirby |
Stills Photographer |
|
2017 - Jan |
KUONI |
KUONI World Phototours |
Travel Industry |
N/A |
Neil Buchan Grant |
N/A |
Workshop Leader (5yrs) |
|
2016 - Jan |
Hemingway Design |
Vintage Fairs |
Live Events |
Wayne Hemingway |
Neil Buchan Grant |
N/A |
Stills Photographer (4 yrs) |
|
2017 - Jan |
Smart Design NYC |
N/A |
Website and Brochure |
Davin Stowell |
Neil Buchan Grant |
Heather Martin |
Headshot and Product Photographer |
|
2016 - Jan |
Olympus Cameras |
Olympus |
Publicity / Marketing |
Mark Thackara |
Neil Buchan Grant |
N/A |
Brand Ambassador (5yrs) |
|
2014 - Jan |
Dante or Die |
I Do |
Stage Performance |
Terry O'Donovan |
Neil Buchan Grant |
Terry O'Donavan |
Stills Photographer |
|
2014 - Jan |
APA Publications |
Insight / Berlitz |
Editorial Travel |
N/A |
Neil Buchan Grant |
Andrea Guerin |
Travel Photographer (8yrs) |
Countries Worked in
- Cambodia
- Cuba
- Germany
- Hungary
- India
- Italy
- Portugal
- Russia
- USA
- Vietnam
Directors Worked with
- Chee Keong Cheung
- Holly Janem
- Josh Fowler
- Pelayo De Lario
- Tessa Cleave
- Tom Jansco
- Tomas Martinses-Hickman
Languages
- Basic Spanish
Education
- High School Education
Production Companies Worked with
- AM Productions
- Action Xtreme
- Ealing Productions
Celebrities Worked with
- Clive Russell
- Rhona Mitra
- Stefanie Martini
Technical Skills
- Photoshop - Advanced
- Topaz Noise AI
- Adobe Lightroom
- Colour Efex
- Silver Efex
Additional Skills
- On set Stills and BTS
- Key Art and Poster gallery shoots (own portable studio)
- Environmental Portraiture
- Studio Portraiture
- Headshots
- Live Events and Sports Photography
- Theatre and Stage Photography
- Live Music Photography
Awards
- AOP Open Winner
- British Travel Press Photographer of the Year
- Independent on Sunday Travel Photographer of the Year
