Black and white portrait of a young man with short hair, wearing a hoodie and a denim jacket, smiling with arms crossed.

Kris Kesiak is a Glasgow-based portrait and commercial photographer and director. His work centres on people - from musicians and performers to artists, organisations and brands - creating images that feel honest, considered and quietly distinctive.

With a background rooted in editorial portraiture, he works closely with his subjects to capture personality, presence and a strong sense of identity, whether for artist imagery, campaigns or cultural projects.

His photography has appeared in The Observer, The Guardian, The Herald, DIVA Magazine and The Times, with clients including BBC, Channel 4, Nike, Toni & Guy, Glaswegin and Glasgow Life.

Alongside photography, he directs music videos and short documentaries, often continuing the same collaborative, intuitive approach into motion.

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Two people, a man and a woman, crouch on a concrete floor in a spacious room with brick walls, examining a camera mounted on a tripod. The room has large windows, a black leather couch, a red punching bag, and a telescope.
A young man sits on an armchair during a photo or video shoot in a studio with plain walls, with photographer kneeling in front of him taking pictures and large studio lights and umbrella for lighting.
Photographer taking pictures of two women posing against a studio backdrop with fog and lighting effects.
A woman leaning over a photographer who is kneeling, taking a photograph with a camera on a tripod in a studio with equipment and lighting.
Black and white photo of four young men posing for a photo at a photography studio, with a photographer kneeling in front capturing the shot, in front of a plain backdrop with studio lighting and props visible.
A black-and-white photo of a photoshoot studio. A model in a blazer poses in front of a white backdrop. Two people, likely crew members, are working nearby; one is taking photos while the other observes. Studio lighting equipment is set up, and the e
A woman in a green shirt is being photographed in a grassy field by a photographer kneeling in front of her. Another woman in a red jacket is holding an umbrella and standing nearby. A camera bag is on the ground in front of the woman with the umbrel
Black and white photo of a woman holding a guitar, smiling, while a man creates a shadow silhouette of her with his hand against a backdrop, in a photography studio.
A person with dark hair and a mustache wearing a brown jacket and backpack taking a photograph with a camera indoors near a mirror.