While having a similar role to that of a photojournalist, a documentary photographer has more creative freedom to direct subjects, change the scene or modify the lighting. Our photographers have taken on documentary projects covering many areas of interest.

A good example is England Uncensored, by Peter Dench, a comprehensive portrait of the first decade of twenty-first- century England. It explores the many characteristics of this eclectic nation. It is not an idealised brochure of a green and pleasant land but a laugh-out-loud romp through an often badly behaved nation.

For the past decade another of our documentary photographers, Jeremy Sutton Hibbert, has been a principal photographer for Greenpeace International. His work has taken him to over 100 countries in places as far flung as Antarctica and Outer Mongolia.

Ilan Godfrey’s Legacy of the Mine is a visual photo essay of South Africa’s demand for gold, diamonds, coal and platinum. This long-term project sets out to build a visual narrative that provides agency to those whose lives and livelihoods have been destroyed by the mining processes of successive governments in South Africa, driven by a greed to pursue wealth before health.

Our aim is to become your visual partner of choice and we welcome a discussion about long- and short-term projects as well as everything in between.

To view a bespoke portfolio of these acclaimed, published and exhibited projects don’t hesitate to contact a member of the Global Assignments team