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Adrian Burke is a London based photographer specialising in distinctive still life, beautiful beasts and compelling portraiture. Working for a variety of clients from advertising to design and editorial, his recent commissions have included The Sunday Times, Tesco, Barclays, Waitrose, Shell, Wired and Sainsbury's magazine. Please get in touch to discuss your project.

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Adrian's early interest in photography began when, as a young boy, he discovered his father's old Ziess Ikon medium format camera. From that day onwards wherever Adrian went, his camera followed.

After three years at Salisbury Art College, Adrian assisted a variety of photographers including Robert Golden, Andrew Whittuck and Jerry Oke. This early grounding in the fundamentals enabled him the confidence to set up on his own in 1991.

Over the past 20 years working on both commercial projects and self-initiated collaborations, Adrian has developed a distinctive photographic look, fostering long-term relationships with creatives and specialists, to achieve his idiosyncratic signature style.

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View my work and contact me at adrianburke.co.uk

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May302011

Barclays

DateMay 30, 2011

The picture of the Water Cooler and glasses was shot for Barclays bank as a mailer for a new savings account.

The water bottle was was filled with a single coloured water and shot, it was then emptied and refilled with a different colour. This was done until we  had all the 5 colours. It was then given to a retoucher to re create the layers. It was in fact a more difficult process than i first thought, as the bottle, when full of water is pressurised. We put a hole in the top to fill with, resulting in a bit of a leak!

The back wall and shelf was made by James Henderson and the water cooler and glasses sourced by Baz the stylist.

The picture of the Wishing Well with Jelly beans was another job for Barclays, we sourced the Well from a garden centre and Andy Knight painted it and made the clear bucket out of Perspex. Set build was again by James Henderson. I really like the clean tones of white against white in the shot and the slightly surreal nature of the picture.