About
Louie-Joe Findlater
Photographer & Filmmaker
People, culture
and the changing world.
· Savile Row, London
I'm interested in people, the worlds we create around ourselves, and the things that shape how we live.
The more of the world I experience, the more I find myself questioning what we consider normal, what we call progress, and how differently life can be understood depending on where we're standing.
Photography and filmmaking give me a way to explore those questions. But there's something much simpler that draws me to making images, too. The relationship between people, light and place. The atmosphere of a moment, an unexpected expression, or the feeling of a connection that can't quite be put into words.
I'm interested in what happens when those elements come together. When a photograph becomes more than a record of what was there, and communicates something of what it felt like to be there.
I'm interested in what images can make us feel, what they might reveal, and whether they can change the way we see something, even slightly.
Background & Practice
Louie-Joe Findlater is a British photographer and filmmaker working across portraiture, editorial, culture, events and documentary.
Before developing his photographic practice, he spent several years building and positioning emerging brands within the UK's luxury drinks industry. His work brought together commercial strategy, cultural partnerships, press, events and brand development, establishing previously unknown products within some of Britain's most prestigious hospitality and retail environments, including Harrods, Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason and leading restaurants.
His wider professional experience spans film production, creative collaborations and cultural programming.
In 2026, alongside Yasmin Jones-Henry, Louie-Joe co-curated the film programme for the launch of Soho, London Design Festival's newest design district. Bringing together fiction, experimental and documentary film, the programme explored cinema's ability to challenge perspectives, inspire conversation and influence how we see the world. He also exhibited a series of photographs from Madagascar and presented an early development preview of Chief of the Beach.
He is currently developing Chief of the Beach, a feature documentary following a man's return to his ancestral homeland in southern Madagascar. Through an intimate personal journey, the film examines cultural identity, environmental change and the pressures facing communities whose ways of life are undergoing profound transformation.
Alongside his filmmaking, Louie-Joe continues to work across photographic commissions and independent projects, developing an increasingly personal visual practice.
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