Great to have our Junior Banger film and photography project shared by Athleta magazine.

Heading down to the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast in South Wales we were looking for a story on outdoor swimmers and found the legendary Blue Tits.

A local group of women who swim all year round, what ever the weather – lucky for us we picked a beautiful bright winters day to shoot.

Art director Josie Gealer ‘We wanted to capture the joy of swimming whilst focusing on friendship and community. Nick managed to cast this fantastic group of women – I really love the authentic feel of these images.’

Nick ‘It was brilliant to work on this shoot plus the coastline here is really stunning – having the whole beach to ourselves definitely helped.’

Big thanks to The Blue Tits - Will at Richardson Media for the drone footage and Miriam Strong on film and assisting duties.

The Blue Tits outdoor swimming group filmed in Wales

It was great to be involved in a really nice re brand project for The John Whitgift Foundation, a charity based in Croydon.

They are one of the largest bursary providers in the country giving thousands of young people access to outstanding education opportunities.

They also provide care for older people and support across the community.

The design and brand consultancy To The Point were approached to move the charity forward and create a new visual language – presenting the organisation as forward thinking whilst remembering the past.

The Creative Director Kevin Cox had this to say about the project.

‘The brand concept is all about support for the community and the people - photography plays an instrumental role in reinforcing this.

The use of Nick’s cut out photography adds fun, drama, energy and dynamism across all the brand materials which included print, interiors, guidelines, website and merchandising.’

It was great to catch the students in action – we also got some nice portraits on the day.

Great to get some positive feedback from the client too!

‘I would like to pass on my thanks to all involved  – especially the photography team – they were extremely wonderful with the girls – some of whom were very young and the team made them feel very at ease and I know that the girls had a lovely experience.’

Thanks to Alex Ingram for assisting duties.

Working with Art Director Josie Gealer at Getty Images, lifestyle photographer Nick David has been exploring the theme of families in a recent shoot.

Agencies and brands are increasingly aware that their campaigns need to be more reflective of their audience and represent customers in a much more authentic way. Because of this the pair were keen to cast a lifestyle shoot that was more inclusive.

With the help of Zebedee, a model agency which specialises in representing disability and diversity, they found a family which ticked all the boxes.

Working with Salt Locations, Nick and Josie were able to find a home which had a good variety of shooting options and a garden space which helped to extend the brief too.

Nick said that although the family didn’t have a huge amount of experience on a commercial shoot they were all brilliant, in particular the twins who both have Downs Syndrome. He said that it’s always difficult to anticipate how people react in front of a camera but the family provided some really touching moments which really made the shoot special.

Josie, the art Director on the shoot also gave us a quote about working with Nick and the shoot as a whole:

‘Working with Nick is always a really lovely experience for everyone involved.

He is highly skilled at capturing real‑life moments of relationships and connections in honest and beautiful ways bringing everyday moments to life.

He works around people expertly putting them at ease and delivering superb authentic images.’

Lifestyle photoshoot for Getty Creative.

Nick David has been working on another short film recently, this time concentrating on female BMX riders in London!

Working closely with assistant Miriam Strong for this shoot, Nick said 'We used real BMX riders as we wanted to keep the footage and the stills authentic looking. It took a while sourcing the models but with the help of instagram we managed to pull together a team of riders.

The Olympic Park was chosen as it covered not only the track shots but the surrounding area which was great for the lifestyle images.'

They were fortunate with the weather too and had a rare perfectly cloudless day which worked really well for both the stills and video.

We had a great team to work with too - big thanks to all the riders who were brilliant and thanks to Josie Gealer Senior Art Director at Getty not forgetting Charles at Drop Films on the edit!

Music by Dyalla

BMX Riders - shot on location at London’s Olympic Park

I was lucky enough to visit the National School of Arts in Cuba – just outside Havana.

This amazing building dates back to the early 1960s – considered one of the most outstanding architectural achievements of the Cuban Revolution.

Fidel Castro commissioned Cuban architect Ricardo Porro a Latin American modernist to design this amazing structure.

‘Inside we found the most beautiful space – dancing in Cuba is a real art form and here students are training to be the very best in contemporary dance’