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The Evening Standard Magazine’s special Food Issue was released last week and featured the meals that chefs themselves would eat on Christmas Day. The festive fare spanned the globe, but the ones featured above are Alexis Noble’s Pepperberry Pavlova with Cherries and Ginger and Ravinder Bhogal’s Spiced Ham with Pineapple. Many more delicious recipes are available to view over on the site.

Thom visited florist Shane Connolly in his North Kensington studio, documenting him at work for the latest edition of Hole & Corner magazine. The Natural Issue is out on the shelves now, and you can read more about it here.

A few more of the shots from Wieden + Kennedy’s Every Bit of Christmas Campaign. The black and white portraits were shot by Charlie, and are filled with the joyous anticipation of those classic festive moments, from a boozy brunch to putting all those decorations up!  With massive thanks once again to the team that made this possible back in August. To everyone at Wieden + Kennedy - Mark D'Abreo, Rashel Taschian, Emily Khoury, Aran Patterson (production) and Scott Dungate, Sophie Bodoh, Juan Sevilla and Mico Toledo (creative). To the astounding hard work and patience of Anna and Lizzie at Stark Casting in finding such star talent, Charlotte Beardow for styling, Eli Wakamatsu (Emma Davies agency) for hair and make up, to Benjamin Thapa for lending his amazing producer skills over the six day shoot and to Big Sky Studios for hosting us. Big shout out to all the cast too who travelled from all over the UK to lend us their big personalities, and of course to Charlie’s team. 

Starting to feel a little festive in the Black Dog office, in part down to Andy Sewell’s recent Mince Pie shoot for the FT Magazine. The accompanying article is for you here, where you can find the recipe for Rowley Leigh’s homemade mince pies. 

We are thrilled to show new work from Charlie Campbell for Wieden + Kennedy's Every Bit of Christmas campaign. Charlie shot the energetic black and white stills portraits, capturing the anticipation of some of the best bits of the festive season, including sharing a cheese platter and tucking into the Christmas Day feast itself! There will be more images released soon... With massive thanks to the team that made this possible back in August. To everyone at Wieden + Kennedy - Mark D'Abreo, Rashel Taschian, Emily Khoury, Aran Patterson (production) and Scott Dungate, Sophie Bodoh, Juan Sevilla and Mico Toledo (creative). To the astounding hard work and patience of Anna and Lizzie at Stark Casting in finding such star talent, Charlotte Beardow for styling, Eli Wakamatsu (Emma Davies agency) for hair and make up, to Benjamin Thapa for lending his amazing producer skills over the six day shoot and to Big Sky Studios for hosting us. Big shout out to all the cast too who travelled from all over the UK to lend us their big personalities, and of course to Charlie's team. 

Thom travelled up to Cumbria to visit swill basket weaver Lorna Singleton at work. Above you can see her studio replete with stool and shavehorse, her office and a beautiful image of the swill strips being dipped in the River Sprint to soften them for weaving. To see more from the series, and other makers captured on 5x4 film, head on over to the Black Dog site.

Thom has been working throughout the year on a selection of Tesco’s Food Love Stories, travelling up and down the UK to shoot their suppliers, with a choice selection here for you. With thanks to the BBH team for the commission!

Stills from Gian Paul’s recent adventures in Niseko, Japan for Hasselblad. He was on hand to capture Mount Yotei and the surrounding areas in all their glory.

Joanna’s latest editorial story, ‘Twins’ is in the most recent L’Enfant Terrible Magazine. With huge thanks to Kate Van Der Hage for styling, Jo Gilingwater for hair and make up, Jane Wheeler for set styling, and to Grace and Galor for the models. 

Read more about the book here. 

Breathtaking stills from Gian Paul’s latest trip to Niseko, Japan, where he was commissioned to capture ethereal landscapes and portraits for Sandqvist. Home to the best powder snow in the world, it’s not hard to see why. 

Andy travelled up to the Norfolk coast to document the scenery and the delicious happenings at the finest stately homes the county has to offer for the Wall Street Journal. Up now to accompany Kate Maxwell’s article, ‘Live Like an Aristocrat on a Tour of England’s Stately Homes.’

Produced by Golden Fox  Directed and filmed by Pirmin Juffinger Edited by Pirmin Juffinger & Mia Feline Sound Design and Mix by Robert Buechel I jinglejungle.ch  Color Artist Ivan Filipovic Shred Heads Markus Keller and Nils Arvidsson

Gian Paul’s most recent personal project has taken him to the Dischma valley in Switzerland to capture On performance running shoes at work.

Pedro’s most recent personal project continues to build upon his fascination with surfing. He travelled to the Maldives to document the local surfing culture and captured some beautiful moments of island life. Visit Pedro’s folio on the Black Dog site for a broader overview of this delightfully colourful work.

Thom’s ‘Makers’ series is continuing to take form, with the latest instalment focusing on traditional methods of food preservation. Thom visited Weald Smokery down in East Sussex to document the work that goes into the Smokehouse and it’s glorious setting on 5x4 film.