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 photographer and director - Polish by birth, Glaswegian by choice.

His work centres on musicians, artists and the people worth paying attention to. Over fifteen years, that has meant portrait sessions, music videos and full visual campaigns for artists including Jill Jackson, Horse McDonald and Kris Drever, and his photographs have appeared on over 100 album and single covers. Editorial and commercial commissions have come from clients such as the BBC, Channel 4, Nike, Carers Trust and Glasgow Life.

His work has been published in The Observer, The Guardian, The Herald, DIVA Magazine and The Times. He has exhibited in two solo shows - People at The Vacant Space Gallery and Women at COP26 at Trongate 103, in collaboration with Street Level Photoworks.

work with kris
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.