Anna Taylor Pro Climber - Berghaus
James Otter Wooden Surfboard Builder
Leo Houlding - Pro Climber Berghaus
Madde - Nordic Iceskating - Sweden
Hiking in Scotland - Scottish Highlands
Carlos Magdalena - Kew Gardens - The Plant Messiah

Photography & Creative Direction

Human Stories
Rooted In Nature.

Story development, creative direction, photography, and asset libraries that work across campaigns, editorial, digital, and everything in between.

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Curiosity-led.
Collaborative by nature.

Trusted by outdoor brands, regenerative businesses, and those shaping purpose-led travel, who believe people belong in nature's story, not outside it.

Columbia Patagonia The Guardian Berghaus London Evening Standard Visit Sweden San Miguel AER Visit Greenland Campfire Stories NA PRAIA DO Book Co Xterra The Beautiful Truth Estúdio Lisboa Visit Norway
Chef and Organic Grower Xanthe Gladstone, Holding Chicken in Doorway to Chicken Coop.
Fisherman's Boat Returning with Catch of the Day to Cadgwith Cove, Cornwall.
Madde Burgstrom, Iceskating on Frozen Lake at Sunrise, Vasteras, Sweden
Lady in Red Swim Suit Enjoying a Quiet Moment Standing in River
Madde Burgstrom, Nordic Ice Skater Stood at The Edge of A Frozen Lake
Inuit Dogsledder Sledding into Sunset Golden Frozen Landscape, Greenland
Stijn Van Oss, Spoon Carver and Woodsman Holding Spoon in Forest
Woodsman and Craftsman Andrew Groves Sharpening Axe Outside his Home
Grey Haired Lady Saving Trapped Butterfly from Window of an Old Farm Building
Mandy Barber Seed Saving on her Farm in Ashburton Devon, UK
Wooden Surfboard Builder. James Otter, Stood in front of his Wooden Surfboard Rack
A Carpenters Plane Led on its side on top of wooden surfboard
Sunrise above Jungle Landscape in Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo
Close up of Lady Zipping up Fellow Male Swimmer's Wetsuit at Rivers Edge
Headshot of Etienne Bernard Mountaineer and Guide Looking into Camera
Female Wild Swimmer Sat On Drift Wood in River Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Close Up of Niwaki Japanese Gardeners Scissors and Leather Tool Holder
Ellen Rignell Saving Seed in Poly Tunnel at Trill Farm, Devon UK
Saving Seed Please Do Not Harvest Written in Chalk on Blackboard Sign
Carlos Magdelena Amongst Amazon Water Lilies in Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew Gardens, London
Small Scale Rewilding, Jonathan Thomson, Underhill Wood Nature Reserve, Wiltshire UK.
Bush Crafter Padraig Croke Blowing Oxygen into Ignited Ferns to Make Fire.
Scottish ecologist and rewilder, Alan Watson Featherstone, at Trees for Life, Scotland
Traditional Willow Lobster Pot Tools and Withy Poles, Cornwall, UK
Female Barley Farmer Stood Harvesting Barley Field by Hand in Ladakh, India,
Urban Bee Keepers in London, Checking Slats and Tending to Bees in Garden
Nigel Legge's Traditional Withy Willow Lobster Pots and Fisherman's Paintings
Niwaki Japanese Secateurs, Close Up of Blade Sharpening Stone Technique
Adventurer Olie Hunter-Smart Hiking in Snowdonia Wales
Canoeist on Lake Ullswater, Cumbria, The Lake District, UK
Vivienne Rickman, Wild Swimmer Adjusting Swimming Goggles in Lake, Snowdonia, Wales

What My Clients Say

"The key to telling a story with images is not just an eye for a shot – it is an understanding of light, a knowledge of the subject and the ability to see the detail without losing sight of the subject. Through all our time working with Jody, he not only showed all of these skills, he also demonstrated a desire to collaborate, a wish to be flexible and gave honest feedback in everything - I recommend him highly."

Alexander Beasley

Country Manager,
Patagonia UK, Ireland & Nordics

Testimonial
01 / 05
Jody Daunton
About

Photographer &
Creative Director.

I'm a British photographer and creative director inspired by the relationship between people and the natural world — documenting regenerative farms, food producers, outdoor athletes and land stewards in their element.

Based in Ericeira, Portugal. Working wherever the story takes me.

My story & approach
Based in Ericeira, Portugal
Available to work Worldwide
Contact hello@jodydaunton.com