Christopher Ison Photographer

The musings and mind-dumps of a professional photographer www.christopherison.com

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I had a fascinating glimpse into the future recently during this commission for BAE Systems. Project OdySSEy - the high tech operations room of the next generation is a fully immersive, synthetic training facility where all stakeholders can collaborate in a single 3D space using virtual and augmented realities. I’m not a gamer so maybe I’m the last person to hear the news that ‘gaming’ is the future. Particularly in education. Everything can and probably will be taught this way soon. In classrooms, the chrome books will be replaced by VR headsets and pupils will walk virtually through France learning the language by talking to the people they encounter in the meta verse - It’s coming, ready or not! . . . #ProjectOdySSEy #BAESystems #visualstorytelling #visualsoflife #visualnarrative #liveforthestory #gaming #defence #syntheticenvironments #photographer #photography #reportage #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentary #photostory #editorialphotographer #editorialphotography #canonukandie #commercialphotographer #commercialreportage #PRphotographer #marketingphotographer https://www.instagram.com/p/CqXU4bws2mx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Saddam Hussain. My part in his downfall. . . . Twenty years ago - March 2003 and a six week long Boy’s Own Adventure began for me across the Middle East. This particular work of fiction authored by the comedian Mr A. Blair was a tale of conspiracy, intrigue, weapons of mass-distruction and oil, lots and lots of valuable, filthy oil. Saddam Hussain was certainly no angel, as very few angels carry gold plated sidearms but then, was Blair? One was hanged, the other was knighted. And still the world keeps turning. . I was planning on wheeling out the old cliché, the world’s a very different place now. But is it though? Ok we’ve had covid, but political scandal and unjustified invasions - plus ça change!? I’ve learned that the only thing we human’s seem to learn from history, is that we never learn from history🤦🏼‍♂️ . I myself received a medal from the queen (just for turning up), which was nice 🎖and visited the Garden of Eden (last pic), mildly underwhelming and no apples🍎anywhere. I had a ball and owe the good people of both 1 and 4 Para a debt of gratitude for taking such good care of me and returning me home on one piece - multiple bruising, but totally intact. . . . #operationtelic #optelic #SecondGulfWar #1Para #photojournalist #photojournalism #4Para #photographer #photography #reportage #documentary #photostory #editorialphotographer #editorialphotography #canonukandie #iraq2003 #liveforthestory #visualstorytelling #visualnarrative https://www.instagram.com/p/CqSHUL4s7vK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sailing, Barbados style. What do you reckon @robcamby18?? Could it catch on? 🤣 . . . #HelloArvia #PandOCruises #POCruises #travel #explore #keepexploring #cruise #Arvia #photographer #photography #PRphotographer #LuxuryLifestyle #lovecruising #cruiseship #cruiseshipphotography #cruisegram #instacruise #CruiseTravel #CruiseAddict #CruiseLife #CruiseLine #Cruising #TravelGram #travelphotographer #travelphotography #luxurytravel #Sailing #Barbados (at Bridgetown,Barbados) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqGXF2lL4-7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Just back from a week in the Caribbean for P&O Cruises. If I didn’t have the pictures to prove it I’d have thought it was all a crazy dream!🏝 MANY many many people to thank including @andjelm , @prjenadventures , @jenny_michalczuk , @sampellyphotography , James Morgan, @tdrisky and @robcamby18 🫡 . . . #HelloArvia #PandOCruises #POCruises #travel #explore #keepexploring #cruise #Arvia #photographer #photography #PRphotographer #LuxuryLifestyle #lovecruising #cruiseship #cruiseshipphotography #cruisegram #instacruise #CruiseTravel #CruiseAddict #CruiseLife #CruiseLine #Cruising #TravelGram #travelphotographer #travelphotography #luxurytravel #StKittsandNevis #martinique #Barbados (at Bridgetown,Barbados) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqFL5eMMQis/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“Never work with children or animals.” I totally agree - leave it to the professionals. . I made a few new friends on this commission for Goodwood last week. We’ll catch up again, no doubt, during Goodwoof in May which will celebrate the poodle. Looking forward to it already! . . . #goodwoofDogs #goodwood #Goodwoof #allaboutthedog #standardpoodle #poodlegram #poodleparade #DukeofRichmond #goodwoodestate #luxury #LuxuryLifestyle #lifestylephotography #webphotography #lifestylephotographer #visualstorytelling #visualnarrative #visitchichester #visitsussex #lovesussex #commercialreportage #portraitphotographer (at Goodwood House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoUCZziMPu1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Warming up for the weekend with memories of hiding from the heatwave in the Vendee in August. Last summer feels like a lifetime ago! 🔆 . . . #HappyFriday #Vendee #France #fairskinned #iswinteroveryet https://www.instagram.com/p/CoM9zRiMqH4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A Rolls-Royce just wouldn’t be a Rolls-Royce with the Spirit of Ecstasy in full flight on the grille. I could wallpaper a reasonable sized garage with the images I have of Eleanor Thornton immortalised in steel. I was even treated to a commission at the foundry where they are created using the ancient lost-wax moulding method. Oddly for me, it was just a few hundred yards down the road from my old school - small world! The years have been kind to Eleanor, although she has got smaller and her feet repositioned - it can’t be easy standing in the same pose for 111 years - and she leans into the oncoming wind more than she once did. Her latest incarnation will see her grace the new electric Spectre model out later this year. (The gentleman in the last picture was responsible for polishing the finished products at the foundry. I couldn’t help noticing the similarity.) . Rolls-Royce Motor Cars are celebrating 20 years of production at their spiritual home - Goodwood. . . . #RollsRoyceMotorCars #goodwood #reportage #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentary #photostory #editorialphotographer #editorialphotography #canonukandie #commercialphotographer #commercialreportage #PRphotographer #marketingphotographer #marketing #luxury #LuxuryLifestyle #lifestylephotography #BritishExcellence #drivetastesfully #lifestylephotographer #visualstorytelling #visualnarrative #luxurybrand #RRMC #inspiringgreatness #BespokeIsRollsRoyce #SoE #SpiritofEcstasy #iconicbrands (at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoHK4TfsDOo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A few more photos as Rolls-Royce Motor Cars celebrate 20 years of production at Goodwood. . It’s a treat to shoot at such a picturesque location. When I’m on site, the photos almost take themselves. Every time I turnaround I am confronted with another image. Here’s a few to illustrate my point… . . . #RollsRoyceMotorCars #goodwood #reportage #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentary #photostory #editorialphotographer #editorialphotography #canonukandie #commercialphotographer #commercialreportage #PRphotographer #marketingphotographer #marketing #luxury #LuxuryLifestyle #lifestylephotography #BritishExcellence #drivetastesfully #lifestylephotographer #visualstorytelling #visualnarrative #luxurybrand #RRMC #inspiringgreatness #BespokeIsRollsRoyce https://www.instagram.com/p/CoEt6GIsdSi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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As Rolls-Royce Motor Cars celebrate 20 years of production at their Goodwood home, I thought I’d share a (very) small selection of my images that have played (an even smaller) part in their meteoric rise. Every year sees another record sales book for this genuinely iconic British brand. I have so many images taken from commissions there, I may have to curate a few more posts. Watch this space… 🏛 . . . #RollsRoyceMotorCars #goodwood #reportage #photojournalism #photojournalist #documentary #photostory #editorialphotographer #editorialphotography #canonukandie #commercialphotographer #commercialreportage #PRphotographer #marketingphotographer #marketing #luxury #LuxuryLifestyle #lifestylephotography #BritishExcellence #drivetastesfully #lifestylephotographer #visualstorytelling #visualnarrative #luxurybrand #RRMC #inspiringgreatness #BespokeIsRollsRoyce (at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoCwZY4s5Jn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy Friday everyone! Confidently striding into the weekend? One last set, this time with added happy humans 😃🥂🙃 . Shot for Cunard late into 2022 🙏🏻 As ever, thanks to the great team involved 🙏🏻 and looking forward to the next adventure together🚢 . . . #QueenVictoria #QM2 #Cunard #travel #explore #keepexploring #cruise #photographer #photography #LuxuryLifestyle #marinephotography #marinephotographer #lovecruising #cruiseship #cruiseshipphotography #cruisegram #instacruise #CruiseTravel #CruiseAddict #CruiseLife #CruiseLine #Cruising #TravelGram #travelphotographer #travelphotography #luxurytravel #visualstorytelling #visualnarrative #interiors #interiorphotography . . ©2022 Please do not share my work without my written permission. Thanks x https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn6VVXhMWMA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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…And here’s a few exteriors from a commission for Cunard, from on board both Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2 Shot in Southampton in favourable weather - those days do happen from time-to-time. . Shot for Cunard late into 2022 🙏🏻 As ever, thanks to the great team involved 🙏🏻 . . . #QueenVictoria #QM2 #Cunard #travel #explore #keepexploring #cruise #photographer #photography #LuxuryLifestyle #marinephotography #marinephotographer #lovecruising #cruiseship #cruiseshipphotography #cruisegram #instacruise #CruiseTravel #CruiseAddict #CruiseLife #CruiseLine #Cruising #TravelGram #travelphotographer #travelphotography #luxurytravel #visualstorytelling #visualnarrative #interiors #interiorphotography . . ©2022 Please do not share my work without my written permission https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn3t59oM-GA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Images from a recent interiors commission for Cunard, this time on board Queen Victoria, Queen Mary 2’s wonderfully cosy stablemate. Smaller, but perfectly formed 🚢 . Shot for Cunard late into 2022 🙏🏻 As ever, thanks to the great team involved 🙏🏻 . . . #QueenVictoria #Cunard #travel #explore #keepexploring #cruise #photographer #photography #LuxuryLifestyle #marinephotography #marinephotographer #lovecruising #cruiseship #cruiseshipphotography #cruisegram #instacruise #CruiseTravel #CruiseAddict #CruiseLife #CruiseLine #Cruising #TravelGram #travelphotographer #travelphotography #luxurytravel #visualstorytelling #visualnarrative #interiors #interiorphotography . . ©2022 Please do not share my work without my written permission (at North Atlantic Ocean) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn1LvwEMbrx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Blue Planet - Images from a recent interiors commission for Cunard on board Queen Mary 2, the world’s only operational transatlantic liner - if you’re wondering, all the others are cruise ships. So now you know. 🚢 (Among many other lovely treats, QM2 hosts the first and largest planetarium at sea.) . . Shot for Cunard late into 2022 🙏🏻 Thanks to the great team involved 🙏🏻 . . . #QM2 #Cunard #travel #explore #keepexploring #cruise #photographer #photography #LuxuryLifestyle #marinephotography #marinephotographer #lovecruising #cruiseship #cruiseshipphotography #cruisegram #instacruise #CruiseTravel #CruiseAddict #CruiseLife #CruiseLine #Cruising #TravelGram #travelphotographer #travelphotography #luxurytravel #visualstorytelling #visualnarrative #interiors #interiorphotography . . ©2022 Please do not share my work without my written permission https://www.instagram.com/p/Cny4lNrMD-7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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☕️Morning! A few foodie Friday photos. Trust me, passengers eat well on a Cunard voyage 🍽 . . Shot for Cunard late into 2022 🙏🏻 Thanks to everyone involved. . . . #suchatease #Cunard #travel #explore #keepexploring #cruise #photographer #photography #LuxuryLifestyle #marinephotography #marinephotographer #lovecruising #cruiseship #cruiseshipphotography #cruisegram #instacruise #CruiseTravel #CruiseAddict #CruiseLife #CruiseLine #Cruising #TravelGram #travelphotographer #travelphotography #luxurytravel #visualstorytelling #visualnarrative #commercialreportage . ©2022 Please do not share my work without my written permission (at Queen Mary 2) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnoPFYZsgWQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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So, Dry January - how’s that workin’ out? Who made it past Blue Monday? . . . Shot for Cunard late into 2022 🙏🏻 Thanks to everyone involved. And here’s Cheers to February🥂 . . . #suchatease #Cunard #travel #explore #keepexploring #cruise #photographer #photography #LuxuryLifestyle #marinephotography #marinephotographer #lovecruising #cruiseship #cruiseshipphotography #cruisegram #instacruise #CruiseTravel #CruiseAddict #CruiseLife #CruiseLine #Cruising #TravelGram #travelphotographer #travelphotography #luxurytravel #visualstorytelling #visualnarrative #commercialreportage . ©2022 Please do not share my work without my written permission https://www.instagram.com/p/CnlqGjiMLWf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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New year, new work to share. First week of January saw me shooting with new client Harding+ on board Arvia creating images of their beautiful retail spaces. Each new ship brings an evolution in the offering to passengers and Arvia's shopping experience is absolutely stunning. Congratulations to Harding+ and P&O Cruises on another successful collaboration. Thanks also to my friends at Stepping Stone Media 🙏 . . . #PandOCruises #POCruises #travel #explore #keepexploring #cruise #Arvia #Hardingretail #photographer #photography #LuxuryLifestyle #marinephotography #marinephotographer #lovecruising #cruiseship #cruiseshipphotography #CruiseTravel #CruiseLine #Cruising #interiordesign #interiorphotography #interiors #luxurytravel #HelloArvia (at At Sea) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cng14RUsoRc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I have often joked that, one day, I will move to Southern California for the consistent climate and light. Well, Friday evening make me ponder that idea once more. The first image here is a composite of the ship and the drone display we were all waiting to see as P&O Cruises new luxury ship, Arvia, set sail from Southampton for her maiden Caribbean season. 320 drones were primed and ready on the quay but as we watched one flip and crash to the ground during a low-level test flight, we knew the weather gods had other plans. Still, drones or no drones, she looked magnificent as she sailed out towards The Solent. Bon voyage Arvia. See you in March 🌅🌴🍹🏝🇧🇧 (The drone images were shot by me on a cold, clear, still night, perfect conditions at the rehearsal in December.) . . . #PandOCruises #POCruises #travel #explore #keepexploring #wanderlust #cruise #Arvia #HelloArvia #BackOnBoard #photographer #bonvoyagearvia #PRphotographer #LuxuryLifestyle #marinephotography #marinephotographer #lovecruising #cruiseship #cruiseshipphotography #cruisegram #instacruise #CruiseTravel #CruiseAddict #CruiseLife #Cruising #TravelGram #travelphotographer #travelphotography #luxurytravel https://www.instagram.com/p/CnL3F7jMHAi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=