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Jay Mawson Maldives

Swimwear Photography

The Rotherham - California Scale

Swimwear Photography

Jay Mawson January 31, 2018

The Rotherham - California Scale

Within the last year we’ve had the good fortune to visit both the Caribbean and the Maldives. I shot a small test swimwear fashion editorial in each location. I mean - you would wouldn’t you. Given the choice between filling your swimwear portfolio with a blue tinged model on a misty Formby beach or some Insta-pretty island nearer the equator it’s not a difficult decision to make. Nobody is going to panic about half a dozen extra swimsuits in the 23Kg allowance. The only advantage Formby offers is being able to take more kit and a crew to share the misery with you. When push comes to shove I’ll take my chances with golden sand and turquoise waters over somebody to hold my reflector.

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In Editorial, fashion photography, Location Tags Swimwear, Fashion, Editorial, Maldives, Halaveli, Photography, Nikon D500, Fashion Editorial Manchester
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Lady Diamond in the Sky

70s Editorial Test

Lady Diamond in the Sky - Manchester Fashion Photography

Jay Mawson November 18, 2015

There are a few things I really really need to do...

  1. Update my site...a years worth of great images to select from since I last had chance

  2. Blog more...editorials languishing on my hard drive and thoughts burning my brain

  3. Step away from the 70s...

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In Editorial, fashion photography Tags 70s, Editorial, Fashion Photography, Jay Mawson, Manchester, Photography, Seventies
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Beauty Editorial

Athena Style

Manchester Beauty Editorial

Jay Mawson August 21, 2014

In my mind there's two types of beauty photographs. The first type is ubiquitous - when they're well done and perfectly retouched they look great - but you struggle to remember them. They all look the same, all blend into each other. Ultimately, they're the same shot taken over and over. The second type are basically any beauty shot you can actually remember. Beauty doesn't mean you can't have emotion and impact.

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In Beauty, Ksenija, Manchester Tags Beauty Photography Manchester, Fashion Photography Manchester, Editorial, Ksenija Selivanova, paula maxwell
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First F1 race I went to was won by Senna in a McLaren. At the next one I saw, Prost’s McLaren led Mansell’s Ferrari over the line. I still have a photo I took of his Ferrari.

31 years later I’m commissioned by @neweraeurope to shoo
First F1 race I went to was won by Senna in a McLaren. At the next one I saw, Prost’s McLaren led Mansell’s Ferrari over the line. I still have a photo I took of his Ferrari. 31 years later I’m commissioned by @neweraeurope to shoot McLaren’s young British rookie @Lando ahead of his first race in F1. We took some shots with the Union Jack to run when he won his first race. Yesterday he became F1 World Champion. He looked deservedly happy celebrating with his team and his family, but to be fair I’ve been watching F1 for twice as long as he’s been on the planet so now I’ve met and shot a World Champion I’m fucking ecstatic. Photography completed. Thanks @lando :)
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RN, anyone pitching you a full AI campaign for less than the budget of a good photoshoot is lying to you, lying to themselves and lying to your customers. Unless lo-res six-toed models is a conscious brand choice, maybe give it another year yet. Not bad is not good either.
Suffering for our art again. We suffer a lot. Weep with us 🎻
Suffering for our art again. We suffer a lot. Weep with us 🎻
Small moments in big prints
Small moments in big prints
My *last but one* post got a quarter of a million eyes on it. My last post had less than 1% of that. So here we go…the honestly totally legit swimwear partner of the Oasis tour 👙 🎉 Scenes from Mallorca (Pt 2)
My *last but one* post got a quarter of a million eyes on it. My last post had less than 1% of that. So here we go…the honestly totally legit swimwear partner of the Oasis tour 👙 🎉 Scenes from Mallorca (Pt 2)
Scenes from Mallorca (Pt. 1)

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Model @aboutcess
Scenes from Mallorca (Pt. 1) Production & Photography @jaymawson for @simplybeach Art Direction & Assist @larisa_with_one_s Hair & Makeup @amberrazmakeup Model @aboutcess

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