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Julius Baer

People-First Brand Storytelling

Client Julius Baer
Sector Financial Services
Role Creative Direction & Photography
Julius Baer cover
Overview

Two portrait campaigns celebrating identity, diversity and representation at Julius Baer.

Julius Baer brought me in to tell human stories through photography and film. Both campaigns are rooted in the same belief — that the people inside an organisation are its most powerful asset, and that their stories deserve to be told with care and intention.

IAMNOTJUSTBLACK was created for UK Black History Month. International Women's Day celebrated the women of Julius Baer through portraiture and film. Two projects, one consistent approach: real people, honest photography, purposeful storytelling.

The approach

Photography as a tool for representation — not decoration.

Both campaigns were built around the same discipline: let the subjects speak. Clean backgrounds, considered framing, and enough silence in the frame for the person — and their words — to land. The photography had to feel worthy of the stories being told.

Role Creative Direction  ·  Photography  ·  Film
01
Creative Direction

Conceived and directed both campaigns — concept, visual language, art direction, and final execution across photography and film.

02
Concept Development

Developed the strategic and creative concept for IAMNOTJUSTBLACK — positioning the campaign around workplace identity and the value of diverse experience.

03
Photography

Directed and shot both portrait series — location, lighting, composition, and post-production. White background studio work for IAMNOTJUSTBLACK, editorial portraiture for IWD.

04
Film

Directed and produced the International Women's Day film — full production from concept through to final delivery.

Campaign 01

IAMNOTJUSTBLACK

IAMNOTJUSTBLACK vignette
IAMNOTJUSTBLACK vignette
IAMNOTJUSTBLACK vignette

Quote vignettes combining portrait photography with personal statements — designed for social media, internal communications, and the campaign landing page. Each one a reminder that identity is an asset, not a category.

Campaign  ·  Social
IAMNOTJUSTBLACK portrait
IAMNOTJUSTBLACK portrait
IAMNOTJUSTBLACK portrait

IAMNOTJUSTBLACK — a portrait series created for UK Black History Month. Each subject photographed against a clean white background, their background, culture, and identity brought to the forefront as a strength in the workplace.

Portrait  ·  Photography
Campaign 02

International Women's Day

IWD portrait
IWD portrait
IWD portrait

International Women's Day portrait series — celebrating the women of Julius Baer. Editorial portraiture shot to honour each individual, with warmth and intention.

Portrait  ·  Photography
Film  ·  Production

International Women's Day Film

Directed and produced for Julius Baer to celebrate the women of the firm. A companion piece to the portrait series, bringing voice and movement to the faces behind the campaign. Concept through to final delivery.

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