About me

Calvin Chinthaka (born 16 February ) is a British fashion photographer and founder of Brand Human. Calvin is an alumnus of the University of the Arts London and a public speaker. Calvin fosters a range of approaches rather than a singular or fixed practice of fashion photography; He can define fashion photography in practice, research and development, and a cultural, educational, professional, and global context; breaking new ground by visually representing the fashion narrative. Nationality: British Calvin offers a holistic approach to developing and creating a rich digital body of work ready for industry. * Life and career In November 2010, Calvin started his photography and filmmaking career. Calvin graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Fashion Photography from the University of the Arts London and a Masters of Fashion Photography from the London College of Fashion in the United Kingdom. He directed his first fashion film '' Osariya '' in 2016 and won Best Cinematography at London Fashion Film Festival. In 2018, he photographed English fashion and textile designer Dame Zandra Rhodes for WWD. In 2019, he photographed the British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith. In 2020, he directed and produced a video of Ian Davenport for The Art News and the Kasmin gallery in New York. In 2020, he was commissioned to shoot the Colombo Fashion Week fashion collection of Lovi Ceylon in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In 2020, Calvin joined the Sri Lankan luxury menswear designer brand as a business partner. He co-founded Sword and Yoga, a boutique yoga brand based in Budapest and the Brand Human media agency in London later that year. He has lent his talents to International brands and musicians, including Sri Lankan Airlines, Naked Wolfe, Art News, WWD, Cosyspeed, Gymbox, London College of Fashion, Lovi Ceylon, and The Drum.

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Projects

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  AI image generation editorial campaign 2023Jewellery campaign made with AI image generation more ai images www.chinthaka.co.uk/ai-photography #aiimage #aiphography #midjourney #gamification #calvinchinthaka
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  Production BTS of Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2023Production BTS of Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2023 #canneslions #cannes2022 with The Drum #creativity
• 10

  Naked Wolfe Brand Fashion ShootClient @nakedwolfe DOP / Fashion Photographer @fashion_calvin Creative Director @leximackeown_ Model @siennacochrane Hair @willisgalbraithhair MUA @roseanna_makeup Camera and lighting Assistant @joaobarreiros.pdf Studio @shoreditchstudios #nakedwolfe #nakedwolfeshoes #fashionfilm #fashionfilmmaker #fashionphotographer #london
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  Naked Wolfe - Brand Fashion Film Productionfashion film campaign for #NakedWolfe #Fashion advertising shoot in #London
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  LOVI Men's Editorial Shoot in LondonLOVI Ceylons Men's Editorial Shoot in London
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  Safe at Sky Roadshow Production BTSSimeon Quarrie introducing the Safe at Sky interactive learning game developed by VIVIDA DOP Calvin Chinthaka #learning #gamification #gamificationoflearning #skytv #simeonquarrie

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Work history

Director of PhotographyThe Drum
Jul 2021London, United KingdomFull Time
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Head of ProductionBrand Human
Jan 2021London, United KingdomFull Time

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Skills

• Filmmaking
• Media Production
• Fashion Photography
• Creative Art Direction
• Film Production
• Live Broadcast
• Analgoue Photography
• Advertising Campaigns
• Branding Ideas
• People Person

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA) London College of Fashion, UAL
Dec 2014 - Aug 2019London, United Kingdom

Awards

Best Fashion Film at Aesthetica Film FestivalLondon College of Fashion, UAL