Art Basel 2016 Campaign by Alastair Wiper

I've been commissioned by renowned graphic design studio Barnbrook to shoot the advertising and branding campaign for the largest and important art fair in the world, Art Basel. There are three shows per year, one in Basel itself, on in Miami and one in Hong Kong ...

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Harry's Razor Blade Factory, Germany by Alastair Wiper

This is Feintechnik, a razor blade factory in the small village of Eisfeld in Germany. A three hour drive from frankfurt, the factory has been producing razor blades since 1920 and is one of the very few highly specialised factories to do so left in Europe. In 2014 the factory was bought by Andy Katz-Mayfield and Jeff Raider, founders of New York based shaving start-up Harry's, for $100 million ...

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Koenigsegg Supercar Factory, Sweden by Alastair Wiper

On an decomissioned air-force base just outside the small town of Ängelholm on the west-coast of Sweden sits the factory of the most unlikely supercar manufacturer in the world. Forget Ferraris and Lamborghinis, Koenigsegg is in a class above, consistently setting Guinness World records for the fastest acceleration ...

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The Brutalist Skiing Resort of Flaine, France by Alastair Wiper

A quick google of the purpose built skiing resort of "Flaine" reveals one thing above all else: most people think it is extremley ugly.

Built in the 60s by one of the most respected and renowned proponents of modernist Bauhaus architecture, Marcel Breuer, the resort (much of which is listed as protected by the French Ministry of Culture) had nothing but noble intentions ...

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Nikon: Elevate the Everyday Campaign by Alastair Wiper

I was commissioned by Nikon to take some photographs of some car parks.

The brief was to "showcase how skilled photographers can ‘elevate the everyday’ in photography and find genuine inspiration from arguably mundane surroundings ...

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New Covent Garden Market, London by Alastair Wiper

New Covent Garden Market is the biggest wholesale fruit, vegetable and flower market in the UK. Opened in 1974, it is located in South London and provides 40% of ...

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Inside Playmobil, Malta by Alastair Wiper

Since 1976, every Playmobil character has been made in a Maltese factory – where it’s not just the figures who are happy. Not far from Malta airport, 192 new figures are born every minute – and whether they’re pirates, policemen or princesses, they’re always smiling ...

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The Real Wealth of Athens by Alastair Wiper

In troubled times it is easy to forget what Greece has given to the world. The cradle of Western civilisation, Ancient Greece has provided us with much ...

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The Magnets of the Large Hadron Collider by Alastair Wiper

This week the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN was turned back on after an upgrade that has taken two years to complete. I was recently commissioned by CERN to photograph their ...

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Trinity Methodist Church, England by Alastair Wiper

I'm no God-squadder, but I do like a good church - something to do with all that delicious symmetry and symbolism. Some crackers were built in the 60s, such as this sexy little number ...

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Helsingør Shipyard Buildings, Denmark by Alastair Wiper

Perhaps better known to those outside Denmark as the home of Hamlet, Helsingør is a city on the Northeastern coast of the island of Zealand in the East of Denmark. For 100 years ...

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The World Of Cesar Manrique, Lanzarote by Alastair Wiper

When we visited Lanzarote in March this year on a family holiday, it felt like a compromise. OK, so it's probably going to be sunny, warm (it wasn't), and its only a few hours away ...

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