Duncan Nicholls Photography - Sports, Portraits and Landscapes

Duncan Nicholls

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A visionary creative, specialising in sports and lifestyle photography and motion. Duncan's award winning emotive and dynamic style has seen him create powerful images of the worlds’ best sports women and men - Olympic Gold medalists, World Record Holders, World Cup winners and Superbowl and Major Champions. With a unique style, top tier global brands like Nike, Under Armour, adidas, New Balance, The NFL, Chicago Bears and The FA regularly trust Duncan to create the visual imagery that tells their story.

Storytelling is at the heart of Duncan’s work, and he has a passion for using world class skills to drive positive social change. His first short film, WALI is a beautiful and emotive story about the blind marathon runner Wali Nori, who lost his sight whilst being a translator for allied forces in Afghanistan. The film has been shortlisted at multiple international short film festivals in 2020.

Duncan’s empathetic storytelling style has led to him to create campaigns for Sport England (This Girl Can), The Invictus Games, The Red Cross, The Royal British Legion and Scope, to name just a few.

In 2018 he created the Our Vision Project, an initiative to help tackle avoidable blindness around the world. The campaign raised enough money to fund operations restoring sight for 76 people whose blindness was curable. And in 2020 he will launch GOOD PLANETS - a production collective with a shared goal to create powerful visual stories to drive positive social and environmental change.

From a client and commissioners’ perspectives, he’s been described as the ‘dream ticket’. A master at getting the best results in the highest pressure and time constraint environments, he brings enthusiasm, passion and humility, motivating the team to get the best results together. Clearly in love with his craft, with a relentless work ethic, he draws from his experience across 1,000's of shoots to always provide world class creative and innovative solutions.

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AWARDS:

2019 & 2018 ONE EYELAND BEST OF THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS

2017 TOKYO FOTO INTERNATIONAL AWARDS - WINNER

2017 SIENNA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS - SHORTLIST

2016 PDN ADRENALIN SPORTS & ACTION PHOTOGRAPHY - PEOPLES CHOICE WINNER

TESTIMONIALS:

“Duncan’s photos have surpassed our expectations. He perfectly understood the brief and we’ve got a wide range of brilliant and engaging photography as a result that captures the joy and fun of exercising.” - FRANCES DRURY, THIS GIRL CAN.

"I had the pleasure of working with Duncan when the Chicago Bears played in London the fall of 2019. He’s truly talented in his craft and went above and beyond to ensure our team received assets in a timely manner. Communication was a breeze (despite the time difference). Duncan is meticulous yet flexible. I’d welcome the opportunity to work with him in the future." - ELAINE DELOS REYES, THE CHICAGO BEARS

'We commissioned Duncan to create an above the line print campaign with Geometry Global. Duncan brings so much commitment, passion and attention to detail to every shoot. His professionalism and ability to work under pressure is immense and he's one of the nicest Photographers around. We were all delighted with the results.'

- JANET SAVILLE - SQUINT SHOWCASE PARTNER, & EX CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT JWT

'Duncan is literally a magician with a camera and lighting.

I’ve worked with him numerous times and his meticulous approach always produces outstanding results. Great pictures while also making the shoot fun and enjoyable!'

- ANYA LAHIRI, BARRY'S BOOTCAMP

'I’ve known Duncan for many years and in that time I have shot some very big partnerships with him such as New Balance and Tag Heuer. He treats every brief the same no matter the size and I know he will always produce industry leading imagery.

He has the knack of getting the best out of people no matter their experience and I look forward to working with him for years to come.

- BEN BRILEY - HEAD OF CREATIVE, HEARST STUDIO

"Duncan is a specialist in shooting the worlds best sports women and men.whether that’s strong portraits or dynamic action, he instantly puts people at ease, and ensures we get the most from our (often limited) time on set with them."

- WAYNE HANNON - CREATIVE DIRECTOR, HEARST

" We are really happy with the results and it was a pleasure working with Duncan and his team.

Hoping this will be the start of working on larger shoots together."

-MATTHEW PERCIVAL - THE BRITISH RED CROSS

'I've had the pleasure of working with Duncan for 9 years now. Delivering campaigns for Samsung, Breakthrough Breast Cancer and also collaborating on pitches together for clients such as the NHS. Duncan always asks the right questions, and quickly comes up with solutions to deliver outstanding results. All with a smile and can do attitude.

The quality Duncan achieves with lighting is outstanding, and he makes people feel comfortable so quickly in front of camera. It's been great working with him, and see him succeed in so many projects.

- SARAH DOYLE, SAMSUNG CREATIVE DIRECTOR.

'We have worked with Duncan on numerous assignments, and the results are always excellent. Duncan is a top professional: very creative, detail oriented, easy to work with, and I would wholeheartedly recommend him.'

- MARTIN CHEIFETZ - SVP, FITNESSGENES & EX MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WEIDER PUBLISHING

'From start to finish Duncan was extremely professional, and conscious to understand our needs. I remember Duncan asking 'what would be success for you from the shoot?' This instantly demonstrated that he was taking a 360 view.

The output of Duncan's work was beyond the expectation of the business. Duncan was able to take on board the vision of our marketing team, and bring it to life in a series of still images that we use to showcase our products to our customers on a daily basis.

Would we work with Duncan again? Absolutely we would, and we can't wait to work with him again.'

- NICK STEVENS, SENIOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, NESTLE WATERS.