Studio Clay was founded in 2019 out of a shared frustration: hospitality imagery had become uniform — over-lit, over-styled, interchangeable. The places themselves deserved better.
We built a studio around a simple idea — that a photograph of a hotel should feel like the hotel, and a photograph of a meal should feel like dinner. That the difference between a good image and a great one is almost always time, not equipment.
We remain small on purpose. One director on every project, three core collaborators, a rotating circle of stylists, producers and musicians we've worked with for years. We take on roughly twelve engagements a year.
Trained in documentary photography at LCC. Previously on staff at Cereal. Favourite client meeting: a long lunch in the pantry.
Shoots on an ARRI Alexa Mini and a Bolex he inherited. Scored his first two brand films himself. Unreasonably good at sound.
The reason the shoots run on time. Previously produced campaigns at Mother, before choosing the country instead of the city.
Hospitality & Interiors category.
"Studios to watch — January feature."
Hotel feature — Hoar Cross Hall spread.
Volume 24 — Eight-page essay.
Annual — Photography commendation.
Commissioned portfolio — Summer issue.