Qozeem Achilleas Lawal Creative Director, Photographer, Film Production Assistant

About me

If there's a story to be told, especially through a lens, I will be there. I have years of experience running my own fashion brand, then discovering a love for wider creative direction in related fields through the photo and video shoots which I freelance in. I am a master's graduate from London College of Fashion and have a passion for creating coherent, detail-oriented visual presentations, whether its content, product or experiences. I am also part of the commissioning body for public artwork in my local area with our first commission in the fabrication process. I can combine commercial and socio-cultural awareness with a knack for storytelling to help create a successful outcome in fashion or another creative field.

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Projects

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Shooting Matthew David Andrews' AW/24Editorial exercise shot on medium format, 35mm & Polaroid film. Shoot kindly assisted by Lauren Cremer featuring the garments of Matthew David Andrews & hats by Jenny Beattie. Enjoy this small selection of images. Special thanks to Janet Mayer/DCC Studios for hosting & Dazed Club for making it easier to shoot cool things.
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Una PittriceA creative exercise that I shot on Kodak Gold 200 and expired Fuji Reala 100. Featuring artist/painter Sveva.
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Carpe T-Shirt Photo CampaignPhoto campaign for Achilles. We created a faux rock band and magazine editorial spread to promote the new shirts. The film photography shots were over-processed and edited to look like old magazine scans. The imaginary interview was between the rock duo Bee and Dee. The shirt design was painstakingly digitally painted. It features the head of a minotaur with bloody hand-prints on its horns. The beast has been branded with the word “LIFE”; grab life by the horns. The visually stark design is at
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Snake Jade Bodycon DressShot at a late hour after a video shoot, on my iPhone (viewable here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cc8iM6mF-AD/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=) Although appearing to be, the dress is not symmetrical, just like the human body. I want anybody to be able to put this on and not feel the need to be perfect and unnatural. “If my dress isn’t perfect, then I can relax and not need to be”
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Top 2 Not 2 BTSSome eclectic behind the scenes shots from the latest Achilles release. Taken by the peerless David Ejins.
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Top 2 Not 2The late summer 2020 release from Achilles

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Shooting Matthew David Andrews' AW/24Editorial exercise shot on medium format, 35mm & Polaroid film. Shoot kindly assisted by Lauren Cremer featuring the garments of Matthew David Andrews & hats by Jenny Beattie. Enjoy this small selection of images. Special thanks to Janet Mayer/DCC Studios for hosting & Dazed Club for making it easier to shoot cool things.
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Puma Carina SS24Campaign shoot in London with Puma for the Carina shoe - in store imagery and digital material.
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Muse Collection (SS’21)Clothes which are bold and beautiful to make the wearer feel the same way. These pieces were designed to appear symmetrical, but on closer inspection are clearly not, like the human body. You should be able to wear these pieces with the peace of mind that ‘if my clothes already aren’t ‘perfect’, I don’t need to be. Shot by Paolo Balladares on a Hasselblad 500CM with Portra 400
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Pick Your Poison (SS’21)Spring/Summer 21’s instalment of a classing Achilles graphic T-Shirt. As always the original design was hand painted, with the T-Shirts produced to order. These were shot by predominantly by David Ejins on classic Portra 400 and now elusive Pro 400H (RIP). Locations span Wapping and Hyde Park. These pieces embody, at their core, what it means to be by Achilles. Taking from the traditional establishment of cultural & artistic luxury and letting it meet an accessible form, in this case a T-Shirt
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Thamesmead Creative StudioAre you creative? Want to... Form a new creative studio? Commission public art? Get paid? Have fun? Our new creative team is looking for five young people to form Thamesmead's first creative studio which will oversee Southmere’s first permanent public art commission.
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Monogram TurtleneckBehold, the debut of the soon-to-be iconic ACHL monogram on a light turtleneck to be worn when you’re up, when you’re down, whenever! Cut, sewn and made in London. Modelled by Tee Peters, shot by Yeside Williams