About

People. Portraits. The human body.

For more than forty years, I’ve been photographing people.

My work has taken me from sport and advertising to fashion, music, dance and portraiture, working with athletes, artists, performers and people from all walks of life. Along the way I’ve had the privilege of photographing some remarkable talent and working with some of the world’s leading brands and publications.

But beneath all of that, my fascination has always been the same - People.

I’m interested in what happens when someone stands in front of my camera, their character, physicality, vulnerability and the small gestures that reveal something about who they are.

I’m particularly drawn to the human body. Movement, shape, strength, age, imperfection and the relationship between the body and the face. Sometimes the body tells you as much about a person as their expression does.

That interest has run through my work for many years, from photographing dancers and athletes to more intimate studies of the human form. It is something I’m now exploring further through a new body of personal work combining portraiture and the human body. After four decades behind the camera, I’m still curious. In fact, I think curiosity is the most important part of photography.

I’m interested in photographing people with something about them that makes me want to look twice, whether they are internationally recognised or completely unknown.

My aim is simple: To make photographs that feel human, physical and honest. Images that will stay with you and stand the test of time.

John Davis