Samuel Hicks's selected for the 39th AOP Awards

Our photographer, Samuel Hick's Wilding has been selected for the 39th AOP @assocphoto Awards in the Environment Category. The awards celebrate excellence in the creative photography and image-making industry. The Gold and Silver winners will be announced live at the AOP Annual Showcase event in London on 26 September 2024.

My series Wilding - I’d been thinking about the environment a lot and wanted to shoot a series of images that touch on the subject of rewilding, as if a person has created their own personal wild space. I also wanted to show areas of a city that have become slightly derelict and taken over by nature. We used a mixture of hired-in artificial flowers, greenery, and some market-bought real flowers. At the shoot day's end, we gave the crew the real flowers to enjoy. Thank you to everyone who helped. Produced by Darren at @locateproductions Art Dept by Lorna Copp and her amazing team. Casting by Fiona Watson @fionawa Styling and grooming by Lisa Dredge @seriousboy1 Gaffer @peterhepplewhite Photo Assistant Lalo Jarivs. Lighting by @gripvan Retouching by @stanleys_post@cranekalmanbrightongallery
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