"Lonely man": the photographer spent three months poring over each of these photos

British photographer Nicky Hamilton put his whole soul into these photos: working for three long months on each frame, he tried to make it as deep, personal and expressive as possible, conveying strong feelings from his difficult childhood, telling a whole story through one picture. Did he succeed? Judge for yourself!

Source: nickyhamilton.com

British photographer Nicky Hamilton (Nicky Hamilton) recently presented to the public an impressive series of "The Lonely Man" (The Lonely Man). The work on this photo project was very painstaking: the Briton worked on each frame for three long months. A lot of time was spent on planning, building the scenery and shooting itself.

Nicky Hamilton is an extraordinary British self—taught photographer, former artistic director of one of the advertising agencies M&C Saatchi. He always carefully selects each element when shooting.

In his works, he pays great attention to the emotional state of the characters and the details that create the intended mood.

Nicky admits that the idea of the series was taken from his childhood experiences and thoughts.

"My father started out as a builder," Hamilton says. — Everything was great, but by the mid-80s he lost his business and was forced to declare bankruptcy. He could not build the house of his dreams, as a result he got into the criminal world and became a drug addict. I remember one day he called me, begging me to save him from suicide."

Hamilton wanted to create a series of photographs intertwined with his deep thoughts and personal emotions.

After opening his own studio 4 years ago, Nicky Hamilton began to explore the idea of extremely long-term planning and preparation of shooting.

"I wanted to change the pace. My plan was to work the way an artist works with a canvas," says the Briton.

Mostly working alone, Hamilton comes up with a scene and turns it into a sketch. The sketch will then turn into a three-dimensional model, where lighting will be installed and a color palette will be selected.

Then the construction of the scenery begins, the placement of the light and the shooting itself using a medium-format Hasselblad camera. Sometimes the final shot combines several frames. At the end of the work, the photographer spends a lot of time retouching.