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Sebastian Nevols

Toxic Town
Netflix

Based on a True Story of a Mass Poisoning and a Fight for Justice

Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Claudia Jessie, and Rory Kinnear star in the new limited series.

David Harewood OBE
Maybourne Magazine

Known for his captivating performances in shows like Homeland and his acclaimed work in hard-hitting documentaries, has become an influential figure both on and off the screen. His new role as the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) marks a significant milestone in his illustrious career, showcasing his dedication to nurturing talent and advocating for change.

Code of Silence
ITV

A dangerous game of pursuit, crime drama starring Rose Ayling-Ellis. A deaf waitress with vital lip-reading abilities is pulled into an elaborate investigation.

Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Apple Classical

Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason for an Apple Music commission celebrating the launch of their new Apple Music Classical app.

Festen
Royal Ballet & Opera

Thomas Vinterberg’s cult film is transformed into a bold new opera.

Dr. Strangelove

Stanley Kubrick’s iconic Dr. Strangelove is getting its first-ever stage adaptation.

Directed and co-adapted by Sean Foley and Armando Iannucci. Starring Steve Coogan.

Gillian Anderson
Guardian

When the actor asked women to share their erotic secrets for a new book, she found herself rethinking her own relationship with desire - and deciding to have more fun

David Beckham
Tempur

La Cage
Netflix

Dreaming of going pro, a young fighter struggles to be seen until an unexpected combat lands him a shot at the big time and a brutal rival in the cage.

David Beckham
IM8

Backed by Beckham as co-founder, IM8 is taking strides to position itself as a science-first supplement company.

The Woman Who Could Smell Parkinson’s
New York Times Magazine

She first noticed the scent on her husband. Now her abilities are helping unlock new research in early disease detection.

Angela Rayner
Guardian

“Keir smooths off my my rough edges, I bring him out of his shell”

She’s blunt, bolshie and terrifies the Tories. And if Labour get into government, deputy leader Angela Rayner will be one of the most powerful women in Britain. Bring it on.

Onegin
Royal Ballet & Opera

Onegin is a tale of young love that builds to a climactic reckoning between past and present.

Penelope Cruz
Bafta

Penelope Cruz was in London for the premiere of “Ferrari”, directed by Michael Mann. During her visit, BAFTA invited her to give a talk on her career.

Constellation
AppleTV+

“Constellation” stars Noomi Rapace as Jo — an astronaut who returns to Earth after a disaster in space — only to discover that key pieces of her life seem to be missing. The action-packed space adventure is an exploration of the dark edges of human psychology, and one woman's desperate quest to expose the truth about the hidden history of space travel and recover all that she has lost.

Vanished into the Night
Netflix

Shot on location in Puglia.
A father, immersed in a difficult divorce process, embarks on a dangerous mission when his children disappear from their isolated country house.

Jess Phillips
Guardian

“Anyone can sell the policies of grievance. Selling hope is much harder”

She’s had death threats, seen her friend and fellow MP murdered, and has just survived a bruising election campaign. So what drives Jess Phillips?

The mirror
Almeida Theatre

This performance is being staged without a licence from the Ministry. We recognise the risk that each and every one of you is taking by attending, and we salute your courage. Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting), Tanya Reynolds (Sex Education) and Micheal Ward (Top Boy)

Closing In
HUMEN

In a world where strength is celebrated, vulnerability becomes the true hero. Closing In sheds light on the battles within, encouraging open dialogue and therapy to break free from the shackles of silence.

“Closing In” featuring Cyril Nri, Tom Rhys Harries, Royce Pierreson, River Hawkins, Sean Teale and Harry Collett.

Doll Factory
Paramount+

Set in 1850’s London, The Doll Factory is an adaptation of Elizabeth Macneal’s acclaimed novel that explores how a would-be artist starts to achieve her dreams but develops a dark obsession with her newfound independence.

Saxon Shore
Seasalter

King Lear
Almeida Theatre

Nothing will come of nothing.We all must face the moment of truth that we won’t live forever.

Following her Olivier Award-nominated The Tragedy of Macbeth, Yaël Farber directs Danny Sapani (Killing Eve; Hymn) as King Lear in Shakespeare’s poignant, morally ambiguous, and subversive epic.

Big Brother
ITVX

The Clinic
Almeida Theatre

The Clinic is a tense and transfixing portrait of a woman with a hunger for change, a family on fire, and how to rise from the ashes of a broken world.

Written by Dipo Baruwa-Etti,

Directed by Monique Touko

The Limit
Royal Opera House

Adapted with Sam Steiner from his award-winning play Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons, director Ed Madden, and choreographer Kristen McNally reimagine this modern classic.

Featuring Francesca Hayward, Alexander Campbell


God of Carnage
The Lyric

They say kids will be kids, but the adults are worse - much worse.

Written by Yasmina Reza. Translated by Christoper Hampton. Directed by Nicholai La Barrie.

Sadiq Aman Khan
The Guardian

Standing up against Trump and fighting against air pollution has made Sadiq Khan a target for the far right. I spoke to him about his new book Breathe and created a series of images related to the subject.

Mt Etna
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Charif Souki
New York Times Magazine

Charif Souki’s longshot bet on liquid natural gas, or L.N.G., paid off handsomely — and turned the United States into a leading fossil-fuel exporter.

Cinderella
Royal Opera House

A new production of the much-loved Royal Ballet fairytale classic staring Marianela Nuñez - Principal Ballerina The Royal Ballet

Gala Gordon and Isabella Macpherson
ES Magazine

Gala Gordon and producer Isabella Macpherson established Platform Presents, they wanted to redress the balance in theatre. "They weren’t expecting a pandemic to make some changes of its own."

"Daddy"
Almeida Theatre

The Pandemic delayed the opening of this production and forced a cast change. I created the new poster with the lead Terique Jarrett.

Phaedra
National Theatre

Writer-Director Simon Stone (Yerma, Young Vic) reimagines Seneca’s famous tragedy in this striking new play.

The Undeclared War
C4

Modern Family
Spears magazine

Leading family lawyers reflect on the changing nature of their work and the future of big-money divorce.

Fear Index
SKY

Sky Original thriller The Fear Index is based on the best-selling novel by Robert Harris, starring Josh Hartnett.

David Dimbleby
Telegraph Magazine

When I met David at his London house he invited me in for a coffee, we chatted for a good hour before we even discussed the reason I was there, It's not often I get the luxury to sit with my subject before a shoot. He was very warm and welcoming with an inquisitive mind.

Peaky Blinders
The Rise

The Rise is a theatrical show that places you in the heart of one of the world's most popular TV series. Presented in collaboration with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and Caryn Mandabach Productions, you are invited to get dressed up and fully immersed in Tommy Shelby's world.

The Tragedy of Macbeth
Almedia Theatre

Yaël Farber directs James McArdle and Saoirse Ronan, in an elemental production about a world in transformation, the shadows in all of us, and one couple’s spine-chilling quest for power.

Mahershala Ali
The Guardian

Mahershala Ali has followed his Oscar win with a Golden Globe for Green Book. He talks about fatherhood, being a Muslim in Trump’s America and years of typecasting. Shot for The Guardian Weekend.

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Sid Motion Gallery is delighted to announce a solo exhibition of new work by Sebastian Nevols, that will be hosted on Vortic Collect as part of the London Collective. The London Collective on Vortic brings together over 20 of London’s leading contemporary galleries to all host exhibitions in Virtual Reality.

A View from the Bridge
Headlong

‘Every man’s got somebody that he loves, But sometimes… there’s too much. You know? There’s too much and it goes where it mustn’t.’

Romeo and Juliet
National Theatre

It almost didn't happen!

Next year the production of Romeo and Juliet at the National will be filmed and broadcast across the UK and US. A stellar cast, we had a great time shooting the artwork at the beginning of the year.

Portia Coughlan
Young Vic Theatre

The new artwork for Portia Coughlan starring Academy Award-nominee Ruth Negga.⠀
Her Young Vic debut in Marina Carr's haunting play directed by Caroline Byrne.⠀

Daniel Arsham
ES Magazine

Buried in a corner of the Old Selfridges Hotel is the set of Daniel Arsham’s short film, Future Fantasy. I photographed the artist there for Evening Standard Magazine

Steve McQueen
ES Magazine

McQueen and country!
The only human being ever to have won both the Turner Prize and an Academy Award is unveiling an ambitious new art project: starring 70,000 young Londoners. I’m a big fan of his work and have enjoyed seeing the billboards across the capital, you should head to the Tate to find out more about it.

ELEVEN

A short film consisting of a series of incredible stories from across our city that shows the importance of the beautiful game both on and off the pitch.

Prostate Cancer Awareness
VMLY&Rx

Shot in the Peak District overlooking lake Windermere on a cold winter's morning.

Seat

I travelled to sunny Spain to shoot the new Seat Alteca

Ruination
Royal Opera House

Lost Dog return to the Royal Opera House with a witty re-imagining of the Greek myth of Medea – an alternative festive show.

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Jon Clarke
Kissing Candice

Composer Jon Clarke, who wrote the original score to the feature film 'Kissing Candice' (2018). A beautiful piece, well worth a listen.

Shelia Maurice-Grey
Musicians of Lockdown- London Film Project

Sheila Maurice-Grey is a London-based trumpeter, vocalist and visual artist, I filmed her perform to the now hollow King Street

Rachel Atherton
Sport Magazine

A shoot in Snowdonia with downhill mountain bike world champion Rachel Atherton just after her perfect season.

An Octoroon
The National Theatre

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' extraordinary play, described by the New York Times as 'this decade's most eloquent theatrical statement on race in America today.' The National Theatre made a behind-the-scenes video of my shoot (click through to view).

Norman Ackroyd
Artist and printmaker

His face is lined like the topographic map hanging upstairs in his London studio. Set against a blanched brick wall, it hides here under a forest of plastic pins. Red, yellow, green and blue. Each one marking a remote and disremembered part of Greater Britain.

Once upon a time Norman journeyed to immortalise this hallowed ground.

Maxine Peake
Empire Magazine

Feeling topical despite its 1970’s setting, ‘Funny Cow’ finds Maxine Peake as a female comic trying to crack the male-heavy world of comedy in the North.

Anna
The National Theatre

The artwork for the upcoming production of Anna. A ground-breaking new sonic collaboration created by Ella Hickson and Ben and Max Ringham, opens in the Dorfman Theatre in May. This headphone-based sound thriller will give the audience intimate access to communist East Berlin.

Edward Enninful

British Vogue editor Edward Enninful and Ru for The Guardian Weekend.

"Daddy"
Almeida Theatre

Jeremy O. Harris play tells the story of Franklin, a young Black artist who starts a relationship with a rich white older collecter. His mother comes to visit and things take a surreal turn.

The Store of Modern Childhood
The Children's Society

"The store of modern childhood" aims to highlight the findings of the organization's Good Childhood Report and shine an uncompromising light on the harsh reality of being a youth in Britain today.

Joe Alwyn
The Jackal

Actor Joe Alwyn photographed for The Jackal magazine. We discussed the perils of being on social media, keeping his private life out of the Press & why he’s most proud to be involved in his forthcoming films The Favourite & Mary Queen of Scots .

Gurdain Rayatt
Musicians of Lockdown- London Film Project

Gurdain Rayatt is one of the leading tabla players in the country today.

The PEACE study
Wired

Dead bodies are revealing the secrets of how cancer kills

Vincent Kompany
The Guardian

I travelled to the Etihad Campus to shoot Vincent Kompany after the derby victory over Manchester United. He was knackered! We spoke about how tiring the modern game is and all the different methods used to recover, from cryotherapy to zinc treatments.

Matty Bovan
Fashion designer

This is the fashion designer Matty Bovan shot at Burton Agnes Hall. His work is fantastic, do check it out.
"The past four years have been a rollercoaster for Matty Bovan. The British designer graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2015, scooped the LVMH Graduate Prize, showed three collections as part of talent incubator Fashion East and twice received support from British Fashion Council’s NEWGEN.”

Brendan Cormier
Audi

Brendan Cormier doesn’t have a driving licence, yet he’s the first curator to put on a show about automobiles in the 167-year history of the V&A.

'Master Harold’… and the boys
National Theatre

1950. Apartheid South Africa.

Tony Award-winning playwright Athol Fugard’s semi-autobiographical and blistering masterwork explores the nature of friendship, and the ways people are capable of hurting even those they love.

The Citymakers
The Jackal

There have been many times in London's history where the future has felt uncertain. The Jackal Magazine brings to you their Citymakers portfolio, celebrating the enduring positivity of Londoners. From architects to artists, businessmen to broadcasters, I shot Londoners changing our city for the better.

Viktor Suvorov
The Guardian

‘Will they forgive me?… No’
Viktor Suvorov defected from Russian military intelligence, the GRU, to England in the late 70s. KGB defections are more common; the other high-profile GRU defector to the UK is Sergei Skripal, poisoned in Salisbury in March. So what’s it like knowing the Kremlin never forgives, never forgets?
I photographed Viktor for the Guardian Weekend.

Age UK
ITV

Age UK is teaming up with Coronation Street for an emotive campaign to highlight the loneliness faced by some elderly people during the festive season.

The Truth Project, IICSA
MullenLowe

The second part to a national campaign for The Truth Project, an initiative to offer support for survivors of child sexual abuse. The Truth Project is part of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), set up in 2015 to investigate organisations and institutions that have failed to protect children from sexual abuse.

Luca Bassani Antivari
McLaren

Rather than do what other thrill-seeking millionaires do — pick out a yacht and fill it with sycophantic staff — Luca built (a small fleet of) his own. Shot in Monte Carlo for McLaren.

False Memories and False Confessions
Wired

Criminal psychologist Julia Shaw and Kevin Felstead from the British False Memory Society use science to prove events that individuals are certain happened are, in fact, non-existent. Their research is helping correct systemic failures in the criminal justice system.

Enaam Ahmed
The Jackal

Young talented and smashing records: is Enaam Ahmed the new Lewis Hamilton?

Fearless
ITV

Artwork for the ITV series Fearless, a political thriller by Homeland writer and executive producer Patrick Harbinson.

Arthritis Research UK
M&C Saatchi

The charity's first national campaign, highlighting how arthritis affects everyone. Shot on location across the UK.

Starmus IV
Wired

Some of the esteemed delegates of the fourth edition of Starmus, held in Trondheim, Norway, in 2017. Starmus is a global festival of science, communication and art that brings together the most brilliant minds on the planet

Salome
The National Theatre

Yaël Farber's retelling of Salome. Click to watch me speaking to The National Theatre about the shoot.

Jonny Bairstow
The Jackal

The son of the former England wicketkeeper David Bairstow, Jonny is a combative wicketkeeper-batsman who has become a cricketer to be reckoned with.

Richard Mille
McLaren

Horologist Richard Mille shot in Paris for McLaren magazine. His watches are worn on the racetrack, the running track and the tennis court by the world's best sportspeople.

Gareth Southgate
The Jackal

Shot a month before the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Southgate was surprisingly calm.

Jangala
Wired

London-based Jangala is bringing refugee camps around the world online with its portable Wi-Fi systems.

Dr Robin Carhart-Harris
The Jackal

Could magic mushrooms cure mental health problems? Dr Robin Carhart-Harris, head of Imperial College’s Psychedelic Research Group, on his radical treatment model.

Para World Championships 2017
C4

Artwork for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships, featuring four athletes who were all destined to win gold, and all did.

Eric Cantona
ITV

The formidable face of ITV's Summer of Sport.

The Archbishop of Canterbury
Guardian

Shot in Coventry (where Justin Welby was Bishop) during their centenary celebrations and published on the day of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.

I Burn - Mount Etna

An ongoing series on Etna, featuring 'straight' and composite images inspired by the scientific concept of deep time.

The Truth Project, IICSA
MullenLowe

A national campaign for The Truth Project, an initiative to offer support for survivors of child sexual abuse. The Truth Project is part of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), set up in 2015 to investigate organisations and institutions that have failed to protect children from sexual abuse.

SVRU
Wired

Shot on location in Glasgow for Wired magazine the Scottish Violence Reduction Unit. The group approached crime not as a law and order crisis, but as a health epidemic, a contagious disease.

The Future of News
The Jackel

Only a short time ago, news was about morning papers and evening bulletins. Not any more. I shot four pioneers pushing the way we consume news.

Young Guns
Goodwood

Interest in historic racing is at an all-time high. Goodwood commissioned me to photograph some of the Members’ Meeting’s youngest competitors.

This is not my country
USA

Shooting the American road trip has become something of a photographer's rite of passage. Here are landscape studies from different trips over the years.

المملكة المغربية

In Fes, Morocco, I shot the men who work behind the scenes in the city's tourist industry.

Are entrepreneurs born or made?
WIRED

Entrepreneur First is the only company in the world that builds startups from scratch. I photographed the founders and some of their current cohorts their new South London offices.

Inky Gibbens
Wired

Inspired by her experience of having to go to Siberia to learn her maternal grandparents' mother tongue, Inky Gibbens founded Tribalingual to allow anyone to use simple online tools to keep the world's dying languages alive.

Pete Cowen
Golf Digest

Probably the best golf coach you've never heard of, Cowen is a reserved Yorkshireman who coaches some of the world's best golfers. Shot at his academy in Sheffield.

Bishop Libby Lane

Libby Lane was the first female Bishop in the Church of England. I shot her in celebration of this moment at her home in her home near Stockport.

Scopello, Trapani
Sicily

Trapani, Sicily, whose populations swells twenty-fold over the summer months for reasons you can probably imagine.

Chris Eubank Jr
ITV

I photographed Chris Eubank Jr ahead of his first televised fight, on ITV.

Joshua Tree National Park
USA

Arthritis Research UK / Picturehouse Cinemas
M&C Saatchi

Tom Daley
Sport Magazine

Rodelinda
English National Opera

For this contemporary interpretation of Handel's Roelinda, I created imagery using a CCTV monitor, foregrounding the play's themes of surveillance and jealousy for a modern audience.

Sonoran Desert
USA

Blood Wedding
Young Vic

I worked with Emilie Chen to produce the artwork for the new Young Vic theatre. The multiple award-winning director Yaël Farber's production of Federico García Lorca’s Blood Wedding, in a new version by Marina Carr.

Angela Saini
Wired magazine

The disturbing return of scientific racism

Angela Saini's new book, Superior, exposes the re-emergence of dangerous race science based on genetics