CLIVE BOOTH

Clive Booth came to photography late in his career after spending 20 years as a graphic designer, having worked with major clients around the world from British Airways to Adidas.

Attributing his professional photographic success to one serendipitous event would be to completely disregard his skill, dedication and drive for visual artistry and communication. But it was a lavish tribute to fashion photographer Nick Knight in 2006, hosted by Moët & Chandon, that provided a career catalyst. “Moët and Chandon had seen the kind of work I was doing and really liked it, so they’d started commissioning me as an event photographer for them. Nick Knight phoned me up the next day, which was a bit of a dream, and he said, ‘I’ve seen your work. I really like it. Who are you?’ I said, ‘Well, I’m a graphic designer, but I love photography’.”

Booth was invited to shoot at London Fashion Week the following year, and he went on to become Knight’s regular set photographer. “He just said, ‘Clive, do your thing,’ and I did.” Commissions soon followed, and Booth’s career as a fashion, beauty and portrait photographer and filmmaker began. “Within just a few weeks, MAC was sending me to Milan to make films of Dean and Dan Caten, Dsquared². And then, I was off in New York. It was a whirlwind, that time.”

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