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Shaun James Grant
Shaun James Grant is a Director and Photographer from northern England currently living in London. Shaun’s primary background is directing short film and music videos. He has led campaigns for brands such as Vevo and directed for artists such as Jack Garratt, Blossoms, Azekel, Victor Taiwo amongst many more. He began shooting 35mm film in early 2016 as a way to gratify his constant need to create in between shooting for film.
“I would find myself void of much stimulating activity often for weeks at a time in-between film shoots which for any creative isn’t a great place to mentally be, so I actively searched for a gratifying release. This came initially in the form of a little point and shoot camera I bought online. I also happened to be going to Thailand for a few weeks around this time and documented my journey through my new found little friend. I remember when I got the stills back from that trip, I was blown away by the soul and texture film possessed, there was a seductive, romantic element to it that captured me, it was an instant love affair. I have gone on accumulate a healthy collection of film SLRs and haven’t really looked back since. I quickly went from shooting things to shooting people. For me there’s nothing more stimulating than sharing an honest emotive moment with another person. My work looks to capture these moments whether it be portrait, fashion or tasteful sexuality”.
“I would find myself void of much stimulating activity often for weeks at a time in-between film shoots which for any creative isn’t a great place to mentally be, so I actively searched for a gratifying release. This came initially in the form of a little point and shoot camera I bought online. I also happened to be going to Thailand for a few weeks around this time and documented my journey through my new found little friend. I remember when I got the stills back from that trip, I was blown away by the soul and texture film possessed, there was a seductive, romantic element to it that captured me, it was an instant love affair. I have gone on accumulate a healthy collection of film SLRs and haven’t really looked back since. I quickly went from shooting things to shooting people. For me there’s nothing more stimulating than sharing an honest emotive moment with another person. My work looks to capture these moments whether it be portrait, fashion or tasteful sexuality”.
