Julian Calverley
Born in 1964, Julian Calverley is a UK based advertising and landscape photographer, working worldwide.
With over three decades of experience as a professional image maker, Julian has become one of the UK’s most recognised landscape photographers.
Influenced from an early age by the mood and dark beauty of the grand open spaces of the Scottish Highlands, he has developed a unique cinematic approach to landscape photography.
“It is simply the feeling of being there, experiencing the elements, that Julian conveys so effectively in his emotionally charged, large scale works”
A popular keynote speaker and an ambassador and consultant for ALPA Cameras of Switzerland, he also leads landscape photography masterclasses in the UK, the US and Europe, for the ALPA Academy and also offers ‘one-to-ones’ to independent and direct clients.
His landscape work is held in private collections around the world, with his latest large format book of Scottish landscapes North Northwest, winning both the BBD&P ‘Best British Book’ & ‘Book of the Year’
He has been featured numerous times in Lürzer’s Archive ‘200 Best Photographers Worldwide’ and is a Communication Arts Photography Annual and Graphis Gold winner.
Delicately balancing his control over light, colour palette and composition, Julian brings a stunning cinematic style to rural and urban landscapes and a bold yet natural feel to people and automotive work.
Whether using multiple exposure, working with complex composites or capturing everything ‘in-camera’ his hands-on approach to planning, shooting and post-production enables him to foresee costly errors and time-saving opportunities, while maintaining creative control and direction.
Julian is what has now come to be a rare breed of commercial photographer. One with the scope of knowledge to fully manage a project, an enthusiasm for new techniques and an amiable laid-back nature.
Comfortable working with his own experienced production team and crew or collaborating with a client’s pre-established team, he continues to be one of the most sought after advertising and brand photographers in the country.
Julian is the author of two successful books. #iPhoneonly and North Northwest.
His large format book of Scottish landscapes, North Northwest, winning both the BBD&P ‘Best British Book’ & ‘Book of the Year’
In 2018 Land Rover made a film with Julian called ‘How to photograph the great outdoors’ which can be found here
A full list of exhibitions and talks can be found on his website bio page.
