Photo: Aoife Lanigan
CONTACT:
joepuxley@gmail.com
Joe Puxley is a photographer based in London.
ARTISTS / COLLABORATORS: Arlo Parks, Bree Runway, Central Cee, Erykah Badu, Gabriels, Goldie, Green Tea Peng, Gregory Porter, Little Simz, Loyle Carner, Obongjayar, Olivia Dean, Pa Salieu, Rachel Chinouriri, Sampha, Tom Misch, and others.
PUBLICATIONS: Vogue Italia (PhotoVogue), DAZED, The Face, The British Journal Of Photography, Wonderland, CRACK, CLASH, Tomorrow Mag, Guap, Planet Woo, Hunger Magazine, Notion, Forbes, and more.
CLIENTS: Spotify, Adidas, Hill + Knowlton, Universal Music Group, Warner Records UK, Sony Music UK, Modest MGMT, Sinead Gorey, Love Supreme, House Of Holland, DAZED, Fast Friends MGMT, Human Re Sources / The Orchard, Glyndebourne Opera House, Ignition Management, Abbey Road Studios, Island Records, Cult Behaviour, and others.
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ABOUT:
Joe Puxley is a photographer based in London. He specialises in capturing the energy and emotion of music and festivals, creating vibrant and iridescent images that have been featured in publications including Vogue Italia, DAZED, The Face, The British Journal Of Photography, Wonderland, CRACK, Notion and others . In 2022, Marian Patterson, former Photo Director at NME, said "At just 21, Joe is fast emerging as one of the most exciting and original music photographers working today".
Known for his portraiture, Joe has photographed Grammy, BRIT, and Mercury award-winning artists including Erykah Badu, Loyle Carner, Green Tea Peng, Little Simz, Tom Misch, Goldie, Sampha, Bree Runway, Gabriels, Obongjayar, Rachel Chinouriri, Olivia Dean, Pa Salieu, Gregory Porter and others.
In July 2023, Joe held his first exhibition, Collective Effervescence, with support from Adidas Originals. The show featured floor-to-ceiling large scale prints and drew 650+ visitors on it's opening reception.
“Joe Puxley’s enchanting images capture the emotional tumult of adolescence.” - Forbes, 2023
In 2022, Rankin, Moses Sumney, Dana Scruggs and others selected Joe as the first 'Undiscovered Photographer Of The Year' at the Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards, for his work with Arlo Parks.
Joe has also taught masterclasses in photography at Westminster University (Music Business MA), UWE Bristol (Fashion Communications), and Abbey Road Studios (Amplify 2022 & 2023).
Cult Behaviour
Press
‘these ethereal images explore the ecstasy of coming of age’ - Woo/ITV
‘Six Photographers Expected To Make An Impact In 2023’ - Creative Boom
‘10 Artists Who Should Be On Everyone’s Radar In 2023’ - Shondaland
‘Photographers To Watch In 2023’ - The Insurance Emporium
‘A Week With Joe Puxley & Simon Wheatley - Undiscovered Photographer Of The Year’ — Abbey Road Studios
‘Music Photography: What You Need To Know According To The Legends’ - Digital Camera World
‘Abbey Road Studios Reveals First-Ever Music Photography Award Winners’ - Rolling Stone
‘The Next Generation Continued 2021’ - ItsNiceThat
‘Watch Joe Puxley’s Pep Talk On Starting Out In Photography’ - Creative Lives In Progress
‘Joe Puxley’ - Intern Mag
‘Underexposed: Introducing Joe Puxley’ - MPB
Awards
Photographed at Guap Studios, Chandra Scott A.K.A Lame.Cobain, was recently part of the official selection in Vogue Italia’s PhotoVogue competition 2020.
Judged by Marion Tandé, The Manager of The Department of Photography at MoMA (NYC), ‘Nelson At The Barbican’ is an official winner in response to Life Framer’s theme of ‘Color’. “A powerful portrait of Joe’s friend Nelson, his hood silhouetted against the London night sky and his face below lit with an evocative, unexpected red. With the tight framing, narrow depth of field and heavy grain it feels enigmatic.” - Life Framer.