Mother Bran

13/03/2024

NESCAFÉ CHINA ☕️
For the coffee lovers…

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11/11/2022

BOWERS & WILKINS x 007

2022 marks 60 years of the James Bond film series. To celebrate the integral contribution that music has made to the story of James Bond, Bowers & Wilkins have partnered with @007 to create a special-edition range of their stunning Px8 wireless headphones.

And we got to take these beauties into the studio. It was suitably hush-hush - we could have told you but, well, you know what would have happened...!

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Creative Direction: Colin Jones
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Retouch: .prints

11/05/2022

C R E A T I V E • C I R C L E ​​​​​​​​
Pumped to be joining the Creative Circle Awards Gold Jury again this year. The first round of judging kicked off last week, and there have been some incredible entries (but that's all I'm allowed to say about that!)​​​​​​​​
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What I love about the Creative Circle awards over others is that it's all about the creative IDEA. Not the results or the 'effectiveness' for the brand, sales made or w***y brand recall metrics: the idea pure and simple. And, trust me, the debates in the jury room reflect how subjective this can be..!​​​​​​​​
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The other thing I love is that the first rounds are judged by over 800 creatives, so no one person playing God, it's a proper subjective approach to how far you can push creative thinking. And that's really exciting. ​​​​​​​​
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Thanks for having me back!

25/04/2022

💥NFTs are blowing up - join Creative Technologist and Web3 expert, Ash Beech for this FREE event for .me.
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Ash will walk us through the fundamentals of Web3, and how you can diversify revenue streams by minting (selling) artwork on a blockchain, including:
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⚡️ The fundamentals of getting started.
⚡️ How blockchain is shaking up copyright and ownership.
⚡️ The sustainability debate.
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Register for FREE via Eventbrite, link in bio ✌️

22/04/2022

R A I S E • T H E • G A M E
Shot in Paris with the Wasserman X team, for Foot Locker. Photography by with
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Assisted by: Bertrand Bernager / Amir Hajji
Styling: .darcel
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PA: Mirit Mikhail
Huge props the to Wasserman Crew: Daniel Forster, Amber Barco, Lauren Van Zyl & Paul Bray

22/03/2022

07/03/2022

IWD 2022 • Celebrate International Women's Day with and .me at this FREE event.

Jane Evans is an absolute POWERHOUSE and captivating to listen to. She is many things: a creative director, mother, activist, author and changemaker.

After being at the pointy end of ageism, she realised that there is a great gap in the mainstream representation of women: the midlife woman is missing. We are seeing small changes in this area, but not enough.

I'll be hosting a fireside chat with Jane to talk about Unleashing the Power of the Midlife Woman - a rallying cry for ALL women, not just those 45+.

To bag a free spot, link in bio.
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⚡️ Staying relevant
⚡️ Owning your power and influence
⚡️ Navigating your career past 45
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Register for FREE via Eventbrite, link in bio ✌️

03/03/2022

WORLD • BOOK • DAY
For World Book Day 2022 share some of their favourite books from their catalogue, including Pie & Mash London by Jake Green.

This is Jake Green’s definitive and comprehensive Pie & Mash almanac. Our third edition features all 53 known Pie & Mash shops in London, including some which have closed since the project started. A stunning slice of history.

We love this book because it reaches every corner of the globe celebrating a very specific London tradition - the broader project includes a permanent exhibition and film.

03/03/2022

WORLD • BOOK • DAY
Today share some of their favourite books for World Book Day. This beautiful book is Kham, by Rinchen Ato.

In this book photographer, Rinchen Ato shares a selection of 20 years of tenderly documented life in the Kham region of Tibet. A very limited edition of 50 books from this elegant project.

We’ve studied Rinchen’s work for years and were honoured to co-publish her first book which gives a small glimpse of her unrivalled documentary work.

03/03/2022

WORLD • BOOK • DAY
To celebrate World Book Day 2022, we asked the good people at indie art books publishers, , to share some of their favourite books from their catalogue. Kicking off with Beber Mi Sudor: Coffee Colombia by Jake Green.

Beber Mi Sudor translates as Drink My Sweat. The book celebrates Colombia’s specialty coffee growing and processing, local culture and epic landscape.

The art direction for this book by Melanie Mues inspired an informal loose binding, full of colour and emotion which gives you an immersive feeling of being on the journey of coffee in Colombia.

17/02/2022

FOOT LOCKER • All Star Energy ⚡️
New work for the Wasserman X team, for Foot Locker. Shot by the magnificent and featuring UK All Star team: .03 .6


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Photography: , represented by
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Digi Tech: Kermincan Goren
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Assisted by: Rhianna Richards
Hair & Makeup: .leandra.makeup
Producer: /
Assisted by: Abel Holsborough &

12/01/2022

⚡️WIN!⚡️ Startup 2022, hosted by Enterprise Nation, is the UK’s biggest startup event of the year. And they’ve very kindly given me 5 tickets to share for the UK virtual event on Friday 21st Jan.

I’ve run workshops and spoken on panels at Startup over the past 3 years, and can honestly say I have learned SO MUCH! It’s a full day of talks, workshops and seminars over 11 zones covering everything from marketing, social & pr, to digital trends, money management and funding.

And while it’s pitched at entrepreneurs, it is so relevant to creative freelancers and small business owners, and definitely worth a visit.

Tickets are just £15, or enter below to win a freebie!

To enter:
🚀 make sure you’re following and
🚀 give this post a like
🚀 pop the last emoji you used in the comments below.

Competition closes on Monday 17th 23:59GMT. FIVE winners will be chosen at random, and the winners announced on Insta Stories.

Good luck! ✌️

07/01/2022

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

07/01/2022

BRAND 101! Kick off 2022 with a total brand audit with Ruby Lee from - 🚀 WEDS 19TH JANUARY, 12:30pm

Ruby will walk us through reviewing and honing your brand so it truly speaks to the clients you want. Learn:
⚡️The importance of brand consistency for creatives.
⚡️The fundamentals of conducting your own brand audit.
⚡️Growth hacks for smart brand optimisation.

Register for free via Eventbrite, link in bio.
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24/08/2021

A D V I C E • T O • M Y • Y O U N G E R • S E L F
9/40

"Stop worrying about what other people think, always follow your dreams, procrastinate less and travel more!"

Kellie Daggett, 44
Stylist and art director

06/08/2021

M E D E L A • P U R E L A N
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It's World Breastfeeding Week, and a great excuse to share these utterly gorgeous images, shot by Emma Tunbridge for Medela.
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Huge thanks to the team at Keel, wonderful clients Medela, Emma's agent Terrie Manduca and, of course, these mums and beautiful babes.
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08/07/2021

Stop fu***ng about and be true to yourself: how to make a living from art, with Dave Buonaguidi / 
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After 35 years working in, for and founding some of the biggest agencies in advertising, Dave Buonaguidi left adland with a bang and totally rebuilt his career as a printmaker and artist.
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Next week I'll be chatting to Dave for .me about changing lanes, burning bridges and the pursuit of happiness, and, importantly, how to make a living as an artist!
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Join us over Zoom: 12:30pm, Weds 14th July.
Register for free via  link in bio.
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08/07/2021

W O R L D • C H O C O L A T E • D A Y

It was world chocolate day yesterday (apparently), but I was too busy EATING chocolate in celebration and forgot to post about it.

As a tasty treat, here's a throwback to working with beautiful artisan chocolatiers a little while back. They handcraft small-batch chocolate loveliness in their North London kitchens. Prepare to get huuungry!

07/07/2021

Stop fu***ng about and be true to yourself: how to make a living from art, with Dave Buonaguidi /

After 35 years working in, for and founding some of the biggest agencies in advertising, Dave Buonaguidi left adland with a bang and totally rebuilt his career as a printmaker and artist.

Next week I'll be chatting to Dave for .me about changing lanes, burning bridges and the pursuit of happiness, and, importantly, how to make a living as an artist!
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Join us over Zoom: 12:30pm, Weds 14th July.
Register for free via  link in bio.
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06/07/2021

B T S

The brief from the creative director was 'bokeh lighting effect' fading off into the distance as the sun sets. But with just 2 weeks from brief to shoot, with 4 talent and 5 locations to cover over a 14-hour day, we didn't have the luxury of a long location search.

The CD and I jumped on bikes and traversed what felt like every inch of the city, but nowhere fulfilled the vision in our heads.

We looked at rooftop bars, hotels and office blocks, pulling in favours from the depths of our black books. To no avail. And every day the clock was ticking.

By a complete chance my PA booked a hotel room as our unit base one street away from my house. I never knew it was there. Or that it had a balcony!

In the end, it was a cloudy night, so there was no dramatic sunset - we scrapped all plans of heading into the city. My husband brought our garden lights round in a carrier bag (the glamour) and we go to work creating our own set on the rooftop terrace of a north London pub.

And you know what, I think what we created was really, really beautiful!

Thank you to the stellar team who worked tirelessly to bring this gorgeous brief to life:
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Photography: +
Creative direction: Colin Jones at Goodship.London
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MUA: joclaytonmakeupandhair
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05/07/2021

A D V I C E • T O • M Y • Y O U N G E R • S E L F
8/40

• Get a mortgage and rent out the spare room. It is a good investment, not a hindrance, and it will help pay for all that travelling you do and the freedom you love.

• Find a mentor, a female who can help guide and captivate that creativity, as well as to learn some business skills from.
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• Stop feeling guilty. Put yourself first and say 'no' to people who suck your energy and waste your time... you cannot please everyone and your instincts are more solid than you think.

• Buy a bitcoin (or two) NOW!

• Stop buying low fat foods, they don't work for you and you are sexy and feminine. Be confident and believe it.

• Stop trying to please your Dad: please yourself, and reach out to your Mum more.

• Read all those bloody books you keep buying and then pass them on so that you are not trying to offload them at 40!

• Get your driving licence and buy a van, because you move a hec of a lot and you have a lot of s**t!

• Don't be afraid of setting up your own business, you have great ideas and with some business sense and guidance, you can really achieve it.

• Cut down on the 24hr shift work and go raving with your friends more.

• Get some decks and be your own DJ, music makes you happier than you know.

Rebecca Smale, 40
Stylist and creative director

02/07/2021

LE TOUR DE FRANCE
Today is Stage 7 of the 2021 Tour de France and it's a biggie. Vierzon to le Creusot: a gruelling 249.1km and one of the longest stages in 21 years.


To celebrate the might sport of cycling, we asked Andy Donohoe to share some of his favourite images from his archives.

Andy is a lifestyle photographer, whose work is characterised by the beauty of natural light. Reflecting his love of the great outdoors, and sports like cycling and climbing, his images tell stories about adventure while capturing the calm that comes with being absorbed in the moment. These days he mostly seems to shoot cycling!

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01: women’s 100 ambassador, for
02: Cycling brand Rapha’s ‘A Day in Hell’ ride
03: - member of
04: - .ewill for
05-06: American bike component brand SRAM

01/07/2021

P O R T F O L I O • 101
Editing a killer portfolio that not only flows but, crucially, converts: a free event with photography consultant, editor and creative mentor, Lu Bowan, for Wisern.me.

The creative portfolio is arguably one of the most important marketing assets you will create as a commercial photographer, and yet can be the most overwhelming to tackle.

On Friday 16th July I'll be interviewing the mighty Lu Bowan to shed some light on the editing process. Over 20 years in the creative industry, she has seen a lot of portfolios: the good, the bad, the ugly and the blow-your-socks-off kind of incredible. And I have 30 minutes to try to extract all the pro tips on how to tailor a book that tells the right story for your target clients.

Join us over Zoom: 12:30pm, Friday 16th July.
Register for free via link in bio.

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29/06/2021

A M B E R - R O S E • S M I T H

To mark National Camera Day we asked 3 of our favourite photographers to share the story behind their first camera, and what they shoot on now.

Amber-Rose Smith ,

29/06/2021

J O E • H O R N E Ra

To mark National Camera Day we asked 3 of our favourite photographers to share the story behind their first camera, and what they shoot on now.

Joe Horner,

29/06/2021

T O M • S T O D D A R T

To mark National Camera Day we asked 3 of our favourite photographers to share the story behind their first camera, and what they shoot on now.

Tom Stoddart,

28/06/2021

L E • T O U R
The Tour de France kicked off this weekend, and what better excuse to celebrate some of our favourite sports photographers on two wheels, starting with .

Claire Pepper is a sports fashion and active lifestyle photographer. With a background in fashion photography, she is so embedded in endurance sports you're likely to find her taking on the mountain climb, swimming in a lake or racing a triathlon in her downtime. And that feeds directly back into her work: she completely understands how a cycling kit should fit, what an athlete goes through and how to make authentic feel, well, authentic. Check out more of her work at .
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1-3: Casquette magazine,
4-5: Independent cycling brand Mono .cc
6-7: VeloVixen

25/06/2021

M E N T O R I N G
Last year I worked with over 60 professional creatives to support their career development.

Mentoring has always been a part of my life but the pandemic forced me to prioritise it. Lockdown kickstarted questions for so many of us: what do I want, am I happy here and now, is this where I thought I would be?

And, as a result, SO MANY people began to plan to pivot, to clairfy their goals or reframe their own story - and were actively looking for help.

I know my understanding and experience of how commercial campaigns are brought to life - from initial brief, to ideation to production and delivery - is both rare and valuable. Having worked IN ad agencies and as a supplier to them gives me a unique ability to demystify the process.

But then some questions came up that I wasn't best placed to answer, so I opened up my network. And then I realised, this pool of amazing thought-leaders should be more readily available, not just in my proverbial Black Book.

So I created Wisern, a mentoring platform specifically for creatives, bringing best-in-class, niche knowledge to the creative community.

The premise is really simple: spend an hour with an expert.

Please head over to .me to and give us a follow (it's very new!) and I really look forward to sharing this journey with you as we grow!

And, of course, you can always book a session there too

24/06/2021

G L A S T O
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Still channeling our Glastonbury vibes today, with Ben Gold's dreamy nighttime celebration of life after dark at Worthy Farm.

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1: Sit and watch - Two girl sat on a hill above The Park overlooking the festival.
2: Chieftain - A couple talking outside the infamous 50p tea tent.
3: From The Park - A group of girls walking from the Park towards the Stone Circle
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About Ben: As a London-based photographer fascinated by people I thrive when capturing the everyday moments of life that most take for granted. With a relaxed approach and authentic style, I specialise in reportage, lifestyle and portraiture creating colourful optimistic content for ad agencies, design teams and clients directly.

I’ve been documenting Glastonbury for over 20 years and it was there that I developed my style and learnt to shoot in almost any environment!

It's been quite a challenge to choose just a handful of images so I’ve focused on just the night shots as for me it's when the festival really comes alive!

24/06/2021

G L A S T O

As Glastonbury takes a pause this year, long-time festival photographer Ben Roberts dips into his archive to remind us of the weird and wonderful mudfest we're missing!

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Ben Roberts is a photographer based in Madrid, Spain. He works on commercial and editorial projects for a wide range of clients, and also creates personal work in response to socio-political occurrences.

In collaboration with writer Francheska Melendez, Ben produced ‘Amuleto’ (Here Press, 2020) a photobook that operates as a conversation between image and text - drawing parallels between the pandemic, the immigrant experience, and the global human rights movement.