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"I shoot movement
the way a dancer feels it."

Creative Director and Photographer. Based in London, working everywhere.
Cinematic. Embodied. Always a little bit French.

Ferrari · Lancôme · Nike · Repetto · Vogue · Estée Lauder · GQ · Vanity Fair

movement photographer London Melody Battentier
movement photographer London Melody Battentier
campaign photography by Melody Battentier London
campaign photography by Melody Battentier London
editorial photographer London Melodyshots
editorial photographer London Melodyshots

SELECTED WORK

CAMPAIGN

MOVEMENT

EDITORIAL

Campaign direction & creative leadership

Full creative direction, art direction, pitches and campaign photography for brands that need someone who can hold the whole visual story from film to photography to graphic design.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

FOR BRANDS & AGENCIES

FOR PEOPLE & MOVEMENT BRANDS

Photography that captures what words can't

Dance, yoga, sport, fashion, couples, event, editorial. For those who want images that feel alive, not just technically correct

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"Your work ethic and creativity is beyond what I could ever have hoped for and imagined, and I mean it when I say you're the only person I would trust to do this job."

- Miles Mortensen

WHAT CLIENTS SAY

A decade in agencies. Twelve years of ballet before that. One very clear point of view.

I don't separate the art from the strategy, or the feeling from the brief. For me they've always been the same conversation and the work is better for it.

I went freelance and never looked back. Now I bring all of that into every project without the layers, the overhead, or the dilution.

ABOUT

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If it needs to look right,
feel right, and actually work,
let's talk.

WORK TOGETHER