London based commercial and editorial portrait photographer

Phil Bourne grew up in the North West of England, played in some bands who released a few records, got played a bit on the radio and featured a bit in the music papers. He then moved to London and had to get a ‘proper job’ and eventually ended up working on a few music related publications.

He first found his love for photography at college, doing an Art and Design Foundation course. Back then, you’d mostly find him in dark rooms, but mainly enjoying the process of developing his prints.

Over the years, Phil developed his craft on fashion shoots and hundreds of live music gigs, but his passion has always been portraiture.

What he enjoys most is working with people. He loves creating striking imagery, which reveals the essence of his subjects personalities and tells a captivating story.

When he’s not taking pictures, Phil can be found playing his guitar, spinning a few records, gazing into guitar shop windows, enjoying a nice glass of red and learning about the amazing universe we are all part of. He could be described as a bit of a geek.

Phil's editorial work has been published in many high profile international publications including NME, Rolling Stone, Q Magazine, Mojo, The New York Times, Time Magazine, The Times, The Guardian and The Independent amongst others.

Phil has a second business trading in cool guitars www.20thcenturytoys.co