Author: Michael Wharley

 

 

Sparks Fly in Autistic-Led Drama Campaign

Sparks Fly in Autistic-Led Drama Campaign

Going behind the scenes on the large-scale production of my imagery shot for groundbreaking drama A Kind of Spark, that both centres neurodivergence & is led by neurodivergent teams.

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advertising | film | photography | portraiture
Acorn Antics: actress Charity Wakefield shot at dawn.

Acorn Antics: actress Charity Wakefield shot at dawn.

My portraits of 'The Great' star & The Woodland Trust ambassador Charity Wakefield, shot in Brockwell Park for Broadleaf Magazine.

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Moor Passion: shooting Emma Mackey as Emily

Moor Passion: shooting Emma Mackey as Emily

Scaling wuthering Yorkshire heights to capture poster imagery of Emma Mackey in Emily, Frances O' Connor's feature debut about the 'strange' Brontë, out now from Warner Brothers.

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Fry Up!  Jim Broadbent strides into new poster campaign

Fry Up! Jim Broadbent strides into new poster campaign

My campaign featuring an adventuring Jim Broadbent & stoic Penelope Wilton hits the streets & screens, shot with Creative Partnership for eOne & Embankment.

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Footballer Sean Clare’s changing face in Portrait of Britain

Footballer Sean Clare’s changing face in Portrait of Britain

My portrait of Charlton Athletic footballer Sean Clare, shot hours before a life changing operation is selected for Portrait of Britain 2022.

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Gold…GOLD! Classical Beats Wins at the AOP Awards

Gold…GOLD! Classical Beats Wins at the AOP Awards

Portraits from my 'Classical Beats on Brixton Streets: the Brixton Chamber Orchestra' project won Gold in the Documentary Category at the AOP Awards, in a night packed with stunning imagery and a whole lot of people!

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behind the scenes | environmental | photography | portraiture
Unfortunate suckers the competition!

Unfortunate suckers the competition!

My tentacled tcampaign for Unfortunate wins the Advertising category at The Spotlight Awards

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Photographer WITH portfolio

Photographer WITH portfolio

Toting a standout new book to meetings in autumn 2022 courtesy of the team at Delta Design Studio.

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advertising | behind the scenes | branding | film | photography | portraiture | tv
Call Their Agent! Feuding David & Jessica Oyelowo shot for Ten Per Cent

Call Their Agent! Feuding David & Jessica Oyelowo shot for Ten Per Cent

Shooting the Hollywood power couple David & Jessica Oyelowo as bickering versions of themselves in the film franchise they 'star' in for the British Call My Agent remake.

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photography | portraiture
Charlie Brooker for Netflix, featured in The Guardian

Charlie Brooker for Netflix, featured in The Guardian

Portraits of the Black Mirror & Screenwipe writer shot for Netflix to accompany the release of interactive homage-to-Tex-Avery animation Cat Burglar.

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photography | portraiture
Gugu in Grazia

Gugu in Grazia

Moody portraits of The Girl Before star Gugu Mbatha Raw hit Grazia's first ever digital cover

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behind the scenes | photography | portraiture
‘Classical Beats’ a Finalist at AOP Awards 2022

‘Classical Beats’ a Finalist at AOP Awards 2022

It's the photography BAFTAs/Oscars: a series of 5 of my portraits from the 'Classical Beats on Brixton Streets: the Brixton Chamber Orchestra' project selected as a Finalist in the Documentary Category of the AOP Awards 2022.

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behind the scenes | environmental | photography | portraiture
Oh Mr Wickham!

Oh Mr Wickham!

My painterly portrait of Pride & Prejudice actor actor Adrian Lukis selected for BJP Portrait of Britain 2021.

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behind the scenes | photography | portraiture
Into the Night – Remembering the Penlee Lifeboat Tragedy 40 years on

Into the Night – Remembering the Penlee Lifeboat Tragedy 40 years on

A 'slow' photography approach for portraits to accompany 'Into the Night: The Story of the Penlee Lifeboat', the Original Theatre production commemorating those lost & the Cornish community left behind.

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environmental | music | photography | portraiture
Doctor Who’s Who: Close Encounters in the Whovian Multiverse

Doctor Who’s Who: Close Encounters in the Whovian Multiverse

Doctor Who's Who: Daleks, Cybermen, Ood Assassins, Leonardo da Vinci & Elizabeth I shot for the time-bending, immersive world of Doctor Who: Time Fracture.

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