Jeremy Chaplin’s Biography:
Jeremy started his photographic career prior to leaving school, working as a photojournalist for his local newspaper.
Following a fashion degree course at Cheltenham University he relocated to London.
Aiming to develop his skills he got his first assisting job at the well known, “Holborn Studios”. Working his way through the studio “system” he worked at most of London’s prestigious photo facilities. This culminated in managing Metro Imaging’s first purpose built studio in the capital.
During this period, which he describes as  “the best training I could never have afforded to pay for…” he experienced the methods of England’s most influential photographers. “When you work with people like Barry Latigan, Craig McDean and Nick Knight, you realize there are no boundaries”. “It also gave me the opportunity to travel on many foreign assignments”.
Following this baptism of fire, he was able to establish his own style. Setting out to forge his own career, initially forming a productive alliance with proto fetish / fashion magazine, Skin Two. “At the time, every stylist worth their salt had a copy of Skin Two at home….” This collaboration led to many of the following commissions:

.Pre-production still of actress Angelina Jolie for Paramount pictures film Tomb Raider 2.
.Conceived the influential “Classic PURE” clothing catalogue and advertising images for rubber clothing designers Murray and Vern.
.Production of book “Torture Garden, A photographic archive of the new flesh”, editor David Wood, published by Creation Books. A document of and in association with club Torture garden.
.Catalogue images for leather designers Conflicto.
.Photographed the advertising campaign for Heidelberg’s Linotype CPS scanners.
.Stills production and advertising images for feature film “Preaching to the Perverted” featuring Keith Allen, Ricky Tomlinson, Roger Lloyd Pack, Julie Graham, Tom Bell and Sue Johnston. Directed by Stuart Urban, Cyclops Vision.
.Product and advertising campaign for “Virgin Interactive USA” “Thrill Kill” computer game.

Other work includes:
.Sourced the models for and styled stock images held at the “Hulton Getty” picture library.
.Commissioned the company “The Designers Republic” to design a modern European graphics publication that retailed in Borders, Waterstones, Magma, Coffee Cake & Kink and the Tate Modern bookshops.
.Sourced the model for and styled the product and advertising images for “Playstation 2” Gumball Rally 3000 computer game with model Vanessa Upton. “SCI” Games Company.
.Concept and photography for The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy’s 05’, 06’, 07’, & 08’ annual reports.

Featured publications:
.“Fetish”, Author: Tony Mitchell, Publisher: Carlton books. P58, P59, P60, P61.
.“Love Lust Desire”, Author: Michelle Olley, Publisher: Carlton books. P34, P35.
.“Fantasies of Fetishism”, Author: Amanda Fernbach, Publisher: Edinburgh. P18.

Jeremy’s reason for this profile is to make available a vehicle to contact people for future projects and commissions.

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