Dirk Rees
Director
Portrait, Advertising, People
London, Cape Town
I’m a London-based advertising photographer - shooting globally. My Afro-European perspective and passion for travel, has generated ongoing creative collaborations with leading Ad agencies around the world.
It was my extensive travel in Africa that fueled my passion for landscapes and natural environments in my early photographic work. My ongoing creative experimentation is inspired by my love for creating a powerful and emotional narrative.
My creative style for both my personal and commissioned work, aims to capture a diverse and authentic study of the human form at its most compelling moments. Some of my ongoing personal projects include a series of portraits from various African tribes, the study forms part of a wider project focusing on sub cultures throughout Africa and the way they express themselves through movement and dance.
His images have been on show at the National Portrait Gallery.
Clients/ Celebrities:
Aaron Lennon, Anna Fenninger, Brandon Jennings, Ben Youngs, Bobby Zamora, Benny Karl, Bernadette Schild, Chris Paul, Emmanual Adebayor, Fraser Cartmell, Gareth Bale, Gregory Gaultier, Gregor Schlierzauer, Vanessa Redgrave, Jamie Roberts, Kyle Walker, Lindsey Vonn, Luka Modric, Michael Dawson, Max Franz, Marco Pierre White, Bear Gryls, Olivia Coleman,
Ricky Gervais, Rafa Van der Vaart, Scott Parker, Tottenham FC.
Commercial/ Agencies:
Amnesty International, Adidas, Diageo, Nike, Jordan, Ford, Lexus, English National Ballet, HBO, ITV, Triumph, P&G ,Under Armour, Vodafone, Virgin, Specsavers,
Mc Cann Erickson, Y&R,CHI, TBWA, Saatchi, Euro RSG, KesselsKramer, Make Amsterdam, Juice,
Editorial:
Sunday Times, Saturday Times, British Journal of Photography, Victor Magazine, Grazia, Arena, 125 Magazine.
GQ, Elle,
Awards:
AOP'19
Portrait Salon'18,15','14
Talor Wessing Portrait Prize '13,
American Photography’ 35, '31,'30',29
Communication Arts, “Award of Excellence” ’13,’09,’07
Hassleblad finalist ‘10/11
Hasselblad Master Winner ‘09
Exhibitions:
Embassy Tea Gallery, London’16
Stronghold Gallery, Tokyo’16
Napier University, Edinburgh’15
Oriel Colwyn Gallery, North Wales’15
Fuse Art Space, Bradford’15
For Corner, London’14
National Portrait Gallery “13,’14
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh’14
Cheltenham Art Gallery’14
The Beaney Canterbury”14
Selected Group Exhibition “Emotion” (Holland, Germany, China, United Kingdom,
Switzerland, United States)’10/’11
Selected Group Exhibition “sample” UK ‘08
Selected Group Exhibition “outbreak” UK ‘08
Solo Exhibition “backstage with principal dancers” UK ‘06
Languages: English
