Visual media
DANIELA K. MONTEIRO.
PHOTOGRAPHER
Born in 96, Daniela studied film and television at London College of Communications. Originally from Lisbon, Portugal, Daniela is currently based in London, UK working on projects around the globe.
Daniela’s portfolio includes the earliest portraits and live photography of some of the most influential music artists on the planet - including Drake, SZA, Lil Yachty, Anderson .Paak, Post Malone, Donald Glover, J Cole and many more.
Daniela specialises in photography and video on both film and digital - and her clients include Fendi, Soundcloud, Merrell, Rapha, Vans, Converse, Nike, Champion, Selfridges, Fila, Adidas Originals, XL Recordings and her work has been published in Crack Magazine, Clash, Nation of Billions, Vogue and many more.
RAY FIASCO
PHOTOGRAPHER
Ray studied photography at Brighton University, and since then has honed his technique capturing musicians on camera. Featured in editorial features and brand campaigns, Ray’s clients include New Balance, Lynx, Universal Music, Notion Magazine, Hummel, Sony Music, Warner Music and many more.
Ray photographs of Nipsey Hussle, Future and Young Thug have also been featured in the seminal book 'Hip Hop Raised Me'.
Ray is also an artist, exhibiting his debut solo 'Life and Death', at Digitas LBI on Brick Lane in 2016. In addition, Ray’s art work was selected (out of over 500 applications) for the Venice Biennale Diaspora Palazzo.
A multi-disciplinary creative, Ray directs music videos and his work includes music video collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, Tinie Tempah, Knucks and many more.
ALIYAH OTCHERE
PHOTOGRAPHER & DIRECTOR
Aliyah uses photography and film for her own brand of storytelling and has amassed a significant portfolio of work across music, style and documentary. At 21 years old, Aliyah is both representative of the future and past of analogue photographic techniques.
Aliyah currently works as a Visual Creative at XL Recordings and has also been commissioned by Penguin, Converse, Wieden+Kennedy, AMVBBDO, Polydor Records, Sony Music, Relentless Records, Festival Republic, Nation of Billions, BBC, BRICK magazine and many more including works with numerous artists capturing behind the scenes, live events and festival appearances.
Aliyah won the BPF OPEN 16 (Brighton Photo Fringe) in 2016. Working in film photography since 15, she has had a chance to develop her knowledge with courses at Photofusion and has worked as a Programme Assistant with The Photographers Gallery on their DEVELOP programme of events for young photographers.
ELIF GÖNEN
PHOTOGRAPHER
Elif Gönen, also known under the creative alias ‘Forluck’, is a Turkish visual artist based in London.
Working primarily in medium format photography, Elif has built up an adaptive and textural visual style through her own self-sufficient creative techniques. She began experimenting with analogue film in early 2020 whilst studying Fashion Communication at Central Saint Martins, and predominantly developed her photography in her self-built DIY home lab. By editing, grading, cutting, scanning and manipulating her own film and moving images, she ultimately creates a final product that is distinct to her “Forluck” style.
Elif's self-initiated work has already gained press coverage and caught the eyes of various music labels and brands shooting campaigns for Biig Piig, Nine8Collective, Lava La Rue, Tendai and many more. She also regularly directs music videos for clients who are seeking a unique mixed-medium touch. Elif has created work for the likes of XL Recordings, Polydor Records, EMI records, Lacoste, Nike (Turkey), Calvin Klein, Marathon Artists and has also had her work published in Rolling Stone, NME, DAZED, Paper Magazine, Clash Magazine and more.
FUTUR X NOIR
The act of seeing across the Black diaspora and creating a shared story is ultimately at the heart of any Black Futur.
Renowned for documenting some of the most iconic Hip-Hop artists of the last 20 years from Biggie Smalls to Erykah Badu, Eddie Otchere and Rémy Bourdeau understand the act of seeing. By understanding that is to really document a culture - you can't just point the camera, Futur x Noir have managed to capture the light in others. It’s a through line through Black culture, a Diaspora across borders; a beam of light.
Anytime a photographer enters a community the element of trust is critical. Photographers capture that narrative and put it in historical context, whether they are documenting their own communities or drawn to underground spaces to search out an idea, a sound, a moment still percolating. A silent witness observing and contextualising. There’s an old proverb that says 'See the light in others, and treat them as if that is all you see.'
EDDIE OTCHERE
Luminary London based Photographer, Author and Curator Eddie Otchere has captured some of the most enviable images in music culture spanning the last 30 years. Otchere’s deep archive contains the visual and cultural context of Hip Hop, Jungle Drum & Bass and more recently….culminating into a portfolio of today's most critically acclaimed artists.
Exhibited and published worldwide, his celebrated works include portraits of Wu Tang Clan, Biggie Smalls, Aaliyah, Goldie, Gregory Porter, Kae Tempest, Sherelle and more. A proponent of traditional film photography, with an alchemistic dedication to technique and process. Otchere has curated photographic exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, Photofusion, Victoria & Albert Museum, and exhibits his own work internationally.
His 1994 book "The Junglist" (re-published in 2021) is emblematic of his work and that time period. His ideals of personal and social freedom and the spirituality expressed by ‘The Junglist’ are reflected in Otchere’s curated bodies of work.
film & TV
ELIF GONEN
FILMMAKER
Elif Gonen - also known under the creative alias Forluck - is a Turkish director/photographer based in London.
As a queer woman growing up in Turkey, she has developed a strong interest in topics such as womanhood, queerness and anti-establishment lifestyles. The repression she experienced has turned into an obsession to portray more complex dynamics that she feels are more aligned with her experiences. In Elif’s documentary work, she attempts to capture her subjects with a fly-on-the-wall approach, framing her films in the utmost intimate and honest environment. She combine’s naturalistic footage with a fast-paced editing style for a specific surreal feeling that she wants her visuals to exude. Looking for everyday moments we forget to cherish and create a storyline that will enable the viewer to feel empathetic towards its subjects, even though they may have nothing in common with them.
Her debut Short Docu-Film ‘Please Be Happy’ explores the varying relationship dynamics within three families on the intersection of parenthood and queerness. Taking the viewer into the intimate real-life environment of its subjects, the film challenges what we consider to be “traditional” family life. ‘Please Be Happy’ has been nominated as ‘Best Documentary’ at the 2024 BFI Future Film Festival and has been selected to be screened at various film festivals throughout 2024.
ATLAS AZURE
ACTOR, SCREENWRITER, POET & MUSICIAN
Khariis Ubiaro, born in London in 1998, is a genuine talent – an actor, poet, dancer, singer, screenwriter, and model. His work addresses issues of identity, race, youth, passion, imagination, death, morals, love and integrity. Not afraid to be angry, Ubiaro lashes out at ignorance and asserts his identity as an artist and a young man.
Khariis published his debut poetry pamphlet in 2017 titled My Minds Dark Parties. Unabashedly political, this debut collection examines race, religion and fame with passion and wit, as well as exploring love, mental health, and the artist’s obsession with creation. This is an electrifying set of poems.
Khariis’ credits include T.V, commercial adverts, short films, national theatre and live music performances.
Merely a vessel for intense mood and emotion. Khariis uses his powers to provoke change in our world. Whether it be a change in perspective or a shift in feeling – he intends to bring humanity to a deeper level of consciousness through his work. Seeking to break the cages on our minds, he uses acting and writing with a core focus on the margins between life and death, reality and other. Khariis is currently working on his first screenplay and will be appearing in Riz Ahmed’s forthcoming film Mughal Mowgli.
JAY LONDON
PRESENTER & BROADCASTER
Jay London is a presenter, broadcaster and creative entrepreneur, based in the UK.. As a perfect bridge, he connects today’s creative community with the commercial mainstream. Jay brings his knowledge and experience to facilitate relatable conversations across a range of important topics, to audiences on both sides of the table.
Aside from being an anchor for homegrown talent on national radio at Capital XTRA, Jay London also co-founded his own successful creative company and studio. Jay has successfully combined his passion for men’s style while exploring men’s wellbeing and masculinity with brands such as Lynx Black and Topman.
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AIWAN OBINYAN
FILMMAKER & COMPOSER
Aiwan Obinyan is a Nigerian-British, Filmmaker and Composer, residing in London. She works in the film, theatre and music industry as a musician, audio engineer, composer and filmmaker. Her sound-design work has featured on national and international Television and Stage productions with clients including the Young Vic Theatre, ITV, Channel 4, Yorkshire Sound Women Network and gal-dem.
In 2018, Aiwan directed and produced her debut independent documentary feature film, Wax Print. The 97 minute documentary traces the global history of Wax Print fabric which has become an iconic symbol of the African diaspora. Nominated for the Jury Award in the Best Feature Documentary category at the Pan African Film Festival, Wax Print is currently screening at international festivals from LA, Ghana to New Zealand. Aiwan frequently travels to screen the film, and lead workshops and Q&A’s at education institutions and universities internationally.
Aiwan is currently working on her next documentary feature film.
BOOKS
DJ TARGET
AUTHOR
DJ Target has solidified his reputation as a formidable talent. Spending his time between his prolific radio presence on BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra, running his own record label and DJing around the world,
Very few prominent figures can lay claim to being one of the pioneers of a ground breaking music genre or hold a cultural relevance across two decades. The London-raised DJ, first began his career spinning records at pirate station Rinse FM, while actively getting involved in the burgeoning UK Garage scene. With his crew Pay As U Go Cartel, he got a taste of chart success and soon after made the natural progression with long time friend Wiley, to join the Grime collective Roll Deep. As one of the figureheads of a movement eventually referred to as Grime - a group of East London kids brought about a music revolution that influenced British subculture and the world.
Grime Kids is published by Trapeze Books and TV rights were optioned by Mammoth Screen. BBC 3 commissioned a 6-part fictional TV series adaptation due to be screened in 2022., Written by Bafta-nominated and BIFA-winning writer Theresa Ikoko., Grime Kids the TV series charts the rise of a fictional group of young adults growing up in the late 90s, dreaming of being able to make their voice heard through grime music.
NINA MANANDHAR
AUTHOR
Nina Manandhar’s photography and curated projects explore global youth identity and the meaning of style. With a background leading participatory youth arts projects, Manandhar navigates between the worlds of publishing, photography and cultural research. Underpinning her work is a will to champion authentic voices in commercial and arts based commissions alike.
Manandhar is the author of cult style book ‘What We Wore - A Peoples History of British Style.’ She has presented projects at The Photographers Gallery, Museum of London, RIBA, Tate Britain and The ICA, and has produced commissioned work for Vogue, Fader, Financial Times, Getty, Nike, Adidas, Show Studio and The British Council. She is a regularly invited public speaker on the subjects of identity and representation, having both chaired and guested on panels for SOAS, Fashion Space Gallery, Autograph ABP, Tate Modern, Apple, Burberry, Dr Martens, i-D Magazine.
Nina Manandhar is currently working on The Parpie, a children’s book and animated series.