Greg Williams | |
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![]() Greg Williams at the 2024 Venice Film Festival | |
Born | August 14, 1972 |
Occupation(s) | Photographer, director |
Spouse | Eliza Cummings (2019–present) |
Website | https://gregwilliams.com |
Greg Williams (born 14 August 1972) [1] is an English photographer and film director. He has done film and editorial photography and was an early user of digital video technology.
Williams began his career as a war photographer before moving into film and editorial work which has been featured in Vogue Italia , GQ , Vanity Fair and Esquire . [2] He is the official photographer to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. [3] He has photographed on set and poster campaigns for the films Casino Royale , Quantum of Solace , The Bourne Ultimatum , Robin Hood and King Kong . His portrait subjects include Kate Beckinsale, Daniel Craig, Megan Fox, Robert Downey Jr. and Sean Penn. His advertising work includes poster campaigns for Omega Watches. [4]
Williams' debut feature film directing debut Samarkand starring Tom Hardy is in development with Solar Pictures. The script has been written by Williams and his brother Olly Williams. It concerns a Special Air Service soldier dealing with the complications of managing post-traumatic stress disorder in his civilian life., [5] Williams previously directed Hardy in the 2011 short film "Sgt. Slaughter - My Big Brother".
Williams has published four books of film photos and one book of art photography. Bond On Set follows the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day , Bond On Set: Filming of Casino Royale follows the production of 2006 Bond film Casino Royale , Bond On Set: Filming of Quantum of Solace follows the production of the 2008 Bond film Quantum of Solace and Bond On Set: Filming Skyfall follows the production of the 2012 Bond film Skyfall .
Williams' use of a Red One digital camera to shoot Megan Fox for the cover of Esquire [6] was the first use of a video camera still for portrait photography on a major magazine. His short film Tell Tale was the first project ever shot using a Red Epic camera capable of recording five-thousand lines of resolution. [7] He has produced a number of 'Motos' (Moving phOTOS), for digital distribution. Notable examples include a Dunhill campaign featuring Jude Law, and the cover of Los Angeles Times Magazine's first iPad compatible digital issue. [8]
Williams married model Eliza Cummings in August 2019. [9]