Last month I was commissioned by the Young Vic Theatre to photograph the rehearsal of their theatre production ‘Earthworks,’ directed by Andrea Ling, the recipient of the 2023 Genesis Future Directors Award, and written by the award-winning Tom Morton-Smith (‘My Neighbour Totoro,’ ‘Oppenheimer’ at the RSC).
All images © Hayley Benoit 2024.
Late last year, I was commissioned by Faber and Faber to photograph David Bowie’s hairdresser, Suzi Ronson, the mastermind behind that iconic Ziggy Stardust hairstyle. Suzi has most recently published a book, ’Me and Mr Jones: My Life with David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars’ (Faber, 2024), and I had the pleasure of shooting her in my home studio in Islington.
Last year I worked on a film set-shooting Unit Stills/ BTS for the NFTS short “SILENCE” Directed by Will Pepercorn and Produced by Ashionye Ogene I had so much fun working with such an amazingly talented crew. I was fortunate enough to get on set for the entire 3-day production, shot in various locations, just outside of London. The film will be screening at the BFI later this month which I can’t wait to see. Check out my short selection of stills below. 📸🎬🎥
DIRECTOR
Director/ Writer Will Peppercorn @willpeppercorn
PRODUCTION
Producer Ashionye Ogene @aogene
Production Manager Nia Campbell @nia_.x
Production Assistant Jessica Shi @mymindisablank7
Stills Photographer Hayley Benoit @hayleybenoit
Dept Runner/ Driver Lewis Head
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
1st AD Ashley Gadsby @ashleyg_ad
2nd AD Rachel Barkataki @rachelbarkataki
3rd AD Brianna Leslie @brie_.leslie
Floor Runner/ Driver Charles Pears @charleskpears
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Script Supervisor Milagros De La Torre
CAMERA DEPARTMENT
Cinematographer Toby Elwes @tobyelwes
1st AC Gareth Young @photo.gareth
2nd AC Ryan Tiernan @ryanmatthewtiernan
2nd AC Hannah Green @hannahkiaragreen
ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT
Gaffer Mark Lane @mark.lane_
Spark Arran Day @arranstudios
Spark Rahul Pradeep @shadow_saber23
ART DEPARTMENT
Production Designer Yujia Huang @maxxiehuang
Art Assistant Cianna Cunningham @krayzeekid
Art Assistant William Dixon @william1123
SOUND DEPARTMENT
Production Sound Mixer Callum Bentley @callumbentley
1st AS Sound George Blake @georgephilipblake
MAKEUP AND COSTUME
Costume Honor Rose @honorrosalynd
Makeup Claire Stokes @stokes.hairandmakeup
POST-PRODUCTION
Editor Donya Maguire @donyamaguire
Sound Designer Simon Panayi @simon.panayi.sound.design
Composer Harris Grant-Forster @harrisgrantforster
Colourist Nathaniel Skeels @nathanielskeels
CASTING DIRECTOR
Casting Director Olissa Rogers
CAST
Abbie AK Golding @akgolding_
Tim Tom Peters
Guy Abraham Kleinman @abraham_kleinman
Serena Heather Broderick
SA’s
Esmée Cook
Lunimita Petrisor
Alison Rogers
Anita Applegarth
Mark Appleby
Fergus Head
Special Thanks to Liam Fitzpatrick
@nftsfilmtv @britishfilminstitute
Last month, The Telegraph commissioned me to shoot some portraits of Deepkamal and her family in their home. The family uses EE Smart Hubs all around their home, to save time, reduce living costs, and make everyday activities easier, to convey this, I captured family moments that reflect their modern-day setup.
Last month I photographed award-winning author Ingrid Persaud for the launch of her new book, ‘The Lost Love Songs of Boysie,’ (Faber 2024) her first book since ‘The Lost Love Songs of Boysie Singh.’ The portrait was taken in her home in London.
Last month I was commissioned to shoot some corporate shots for HR Data Hub I shot some of the staff in their offices in Farringdon using natural light.
Last year I shot a portrait of Author, Charlotte Vassell at Faber for the launch of her book “The Other Half” Jan 2023, the image was shot in Battersea Park.
A couple of weeks ago I had new faces, Muna Diputa, Ariane Clover and Olivia Grace Robinson from First Model Management for a test shoot at my studio, here are some of my favourite shots from the shoot.
‘I miss the adrenaline of my own business but love helping young people with great ideas’ Chris Nelson sold his recruitment business in 2019 and now finds fulfilment by investing in others
A couple of weeks ago, I was commissioned by The Telegraph to shoot a series of images for Charles Stanley’s “Britain’s entrepreneurs” reasons behind their most successful exits. Here are some images I shot of “Chris Nelson” in her home, for the full story please feel free to follow the link here.
Assistant: Kevin Malbas
Words: Helena Pozniak
Bouncing back – how one entrepreneur learned the hard way
Last month, I was commissioned by The Telegraph to shoot a series of images for Charles Stanley’s “Britain’s entrepreneurs” reasons behind their most successful exits. Here are some images I shot of “Sam Williams” in her home, for the full story please feel free to follow the link here.
Assistant: Pim van Baalen
Words: Helena Pozniak
