About

Photo: Anna Sneed

  • Hey there. My name is Drew Forsyth, and I’m an award-winning portrait photographer and director, shooting for commercial and advertising clients in the UK and around the world.

  • My work is centred around individuals, groups, and organisations who have worked tirelessly and sacrificed greatly, in order to achieve extraordinary results. This focus has given me the rare privilege of collaborating with and working alongside some of the most fascinating people in the world, including performers from The Royal Ballet, Nobel Prize-winning scientists, entrepreneurs, titans of industry, and world leaders. My work has been featured on BBC News and has appeared in The Guardian, The Times, Rolling Stone, as well as The Royal Photographic Society.

    As well as my professional practise, I’m an experienced public speaker, having delivered talks at conferences and events around the globe, including engagements for The Royal Photographic Society, Photo North, and Pas De Deux Photo, as well as guest lectures & workshops at the Universities of Bolton, Cumbria, Manchester, Salford, and Manchester School of Art.

  • I’m available for television and presenting work, as well as expert commentary in the fields of photography, freelancing, and the creative industries, and I’m an Accredited Photographer with the AOP - the Association of Photographers, as well as a Fellow of the RSA - the Royal Society for the Arts.

  • When I’m not working, I love to travel, and experience other cultures. Inevitably I take my camera, and whilst I love taking the shots, the images don’t quite fit into my commercial or portrait portfolio… but I’d still like to share them with you — so you can take a look right here.

  • I shoot all over the world, but I mostly split my time between the North West of England and London. You can reach me via email at drew@drewforsyth.com or by phone at +44 (0) 7791 425 591. I take my coffee black, my beer cold, and my passport ready.

 

Clients

  • Amazon Music

  • Carlsberg

  • UN Women

  • BBC

  • ITV

  • KPMG

  • American Airlines

  • The Co-operative Bank

  • NHS

  • The National Trust

  • English National Opera

  • English National Ballet

  • John Lewis

  • Iceland

  • Science Museum Group

  • Keep Britain Tidy

  • RSPCA

  • Creative England

  • Scottish Ballet

  • University of Manchester

  • Regatta

  • Youth Sport Trust

  • Phil Macintyre Live

  • Well Pharmacy

  • JW Lees

  • Freed of London

  • Stylist Magazine

  • The Southbank Centre

  • Northern Ballet

  • National Railway Museum

  • The British Library

  • Museum of London

  • The Kings Trust

  • Phoenix Dance Theatre

 

Speaking Engagements

  • The Royal Photographic Society - London, UK

  • Pas De Deux Photo Conference - Austin, Texas, USA

  • REDEYE - Manchester, Leeds, UK

  • WEX Photographic - Manchester, UK

  • GLUG - Manchester, UK

  • Barcamp - Manchester, UK

  • Startup Brew - Manchester, UK

  • Photo North Photography Festival - Leeds, UK

  • University of Manchester

  • University of Cumbria

  • University of Greater Manchester

  • University of Salford

  • Manchester Metropolitan University

  • Bury College

  • Pendleton College

  • The Creative College

  • Lemmington Spa Photographic Society

  • Bristol Photographic Society

  • Lancaster Photographic Society

 

Podcasts

  • What Am I Doing? - United Kingdom, 2018

  • Vision & Graft - United Kingdom, 2018

  • Word Of Mouth - United Kingdom, 2020

  • Word of Warning - United Kingdom, 2020

 

Press

  • BBC News

  • Liverpool Echo

  • Manchester Evening News

  • The Big Photo Issue

  • I LOVE MCR

  • Mashable

i Weekend

 

Awards

  • Shot Up North 2022: Finalist

  • Shot Up North 2023: Finalist

    Shot Up North 2024: Finalist

  • Fine Art Photography Awards 2025: Finalist

 

On set with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, image Dan Watts