About Nic Shuttleworth

Hi, I'm Nic, a multi award-winning photographer based in Leeds, Yorkshire.

Before becoming a photographer, I spent over 20 years working in design and advertising, helping organisations communicate who they are and what they stand for. My career started at Channel 4 Television before moving into brand development and creative direction for clients including Nike, Coca-Cola, Salomon and Diageo.

Today I work with businesses, brands, organisations and families, creating photography that feels honest, natural and full of meaning.

I’m originally from Bolton across the Pennines (where it always rains), and according to an online survey carried out by the ‘British Association for the Advancement of Science’, Boltonians are the friendliest people in Britain!

Storytelling lies at the heart of my approach. I'm fascinated by the people, relationships and environments that make every story unique. Whether I'm photographing a business, an event or family life, I'm looking for those genuine moments that reveal something honest about who we are and what matters to us.

I love to meet people of all ages. When I was little, my mum was a mobile hairdresser and I travelled around the village in the holidays with her and a bag full of rollers and sprays. I kept the clients entertained with stories apparently, I’m told that I never stopped talking, or drawing and painting things for anyone who would take them!

My favourite film is ‘Sideways’, about 2 unlikely friends on an unconventional stag do / wine tour of the Santa Ynez Valley, so sad and very funny at the same time.

If I’m not making pictures I’m usually on the school run, crafting things out of cardboard or running, I love to get outdoors – It’s where most of my hair-brained ideas come from.