Hollie Fernando is a photographer and director based in London. Known for her rich colour palettes and a dreamlike quality which imbues her work, Hollie creates arresting images which are both delicate and powerful at the same time. Taking inspiration from classical painting, Hollie often revives these conventional allegories and symbolic features, subverting received ideas of how we view an image to create fantastical work centred in her own world.
Shooting with both a relaxed and thoughtful approach, Hollie always gets the best out of her subjects and has worked with a range of sitters from actors and musicians to her own siblings.
Recent clients include Adidas, Champion, Lazy Oaf, Telegraph Magazine, Wonderland, Universal Music, VICE, Observer Magazine.
Hollie Fernando recently photographed a beautiful new editorial for The Earth Issue, ‘Primary Colours Are Only Found In Nature’.
The project used sustainably sourced and recycled set design and vintage fashion pieces to create a beautiful and sensitive story exploring colour and texture.
Hollie Fernando was commissioned by the team at Guardian Saturday to photograph the stars of this year’s BAFTA Television Awards.Â
Among the sitters were Tom Hiddleston, Jodie Whittaker, Lydia West, Suranne Jones and Bimini Bon Boulash to name a few. Huge thanks to Guardian for the commission and the whole team!
Hollie Fernando photographs the SS22 cookbook for Heresy.
Heresy brings together clothing and British folklore to create unique collections of sustainably made pieces. Styling by Lottie Warren.
Hollie Fernando was recently commissioned to photograph the campaign launch for Birch Community.Â
Birch is a hotel and multi-purpose space in Hertfordshire, running numerous events and classes with the aim of bringing us back to nature. Hollie create a beautiful bank of images for the client, showcasing the spaces and classes available. Big thanks to all the team at Birch and Margaret London.
Hollie Fernando has been continuing her personal project, Take A Hike, with stylist Lottie Warren.
Hollie and Lottie are passionate about creating low-impact photography which champions sustainable fashion brands, natural hair and make-up and a production process which does not harm the environment. Here are some of our recent favourites…
Hollie Fernando shoots Palladium’s A/W21 collection, ‘Survive and Revive’, for Hypebeast.
A continuation of the brand’s commitment to working with boundary-pushing creatives, Palladium’s new-look silhouettes have been showcased atop an innovative creative backdrop that immediately brings the capsule to life. Styling by Lottie Warren.Â
Hollie Fernando was commissioned to photograph the star of Killing Eve, Jodie Comer, for the new look Guardian Saturday supplement.
Huge thanks to the whole team involved for creating a beautiful series of portraits of such a beautiful soul and talented actress.Â
Hollie Fernando was commissioned to shoot the latest collection from Nadarra.
Known for their hand-dyed Irish linen pieces, Nadarra produce in small batches with sustainability at the forefront. Styling by Lottie Warren.
Hollie Fernando was commissioned by The Guardian Weekend to shoot some of the stars of Netflix’s Sex Education including Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa and Emma Mackey.
Hollie Fernando has been shooting a new personal project with a focus on sustainability.
Organic, cruelty-free make-up, foraged set design and conscious styling were the cornerstones of the project – all issues important to Hollie and her practice.Â
MUA: Billie McKenzie / Set: Olivia Gilees / Stylist: Lottie WarrenÂ
