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Director | Photographer | Editor | Brand

Work that speaks for itself. This page is the work.

I'm Buki Koshoni, a London photographer and filmmaker with more than 20 years behind the camera. Every claim below links to something you can watch or look at, followed by how I work.

RAW Unfiltered showreel. Produced, directed and edited by me.0:51
Featured campaign / Revolut / 2019Pride in London · Stonewall 50
Model holding the Revolut rainbow card against a green backdrop
Revolut rainbow card campaign. Photography: Buki Koshoni.

Revolut Pride.

My role

Sole photographer

Rainbow card launch | London & Dublin

I was the sole photographer on Revolut's first Pride campaign, delivering the series of images for the launch of its rainbow card.

The campaign ran across the London Underground and Dublin public transport in 2019, the 50th anniversary year of Stonewall. The card it launched became one of the longest-running Pride programmes in European fintech.

From the series
  • Man in a striped top giving a peace sign on a red backdrop
  • Woman with green braids laughing on an orange backdrop
  • Woman in a denim jacket smiling down on an amber backdrop
  • Man in an olive jacket smiling on a yellow backdrop
  • Woman in a striped shirt dress on a green backdrop
  • Two drag performers laughing on a blue backdrop
  • Woman with pink hair in a jewelled dress on a purple backdrop
  • Woman with pink hair giving two peace signs on a purple backdrop

Eight frames from the series, set in Pride flag order. Photography: Buki Koshoni.

30,000limited-edition rainbow cards releasedFinextra ↗
24hor less for all 30,000 cards to sell outILGA-Europe ↗
5MRevolut customers it launched toElectronic Payments International ↗
€325K+raised for LGBTI equality by the programme it startedILGA-Europe report ↗
What the campaign started
  1. 2019Launch30,000 free rainbow cards sell out in under 24 hours.
  2. 2020A causeThe card becomes a fundraiser for ILGA-Europe, unlocked by a £3 donation.
  3. 2021IconicRevolut relaunches it for a third year and calls it its iconic rainbow card.
  4. 2022€325,000 raisedILGA-Europe holds up the partnership as a model for companies.
“Everyone should live in a world that makes them feel safe and comfortable being open about who they are.”
Marsel Nikaj, Revolut, to ILGA-Europe ↗

Fashion, music, fintech and tech brands. Actors, directors and broadcasters. One person from concept to final cut.

Recognition
  • Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize, Finalist. National Portrait Gallery
  • GoSee Awards, Gold Medal. Presented by Rankin
  • BJP Portrait of Britain
  • International Photo Awards
Trusted by
  • Revolut, Adidas, H&M, JD Sports
  • Sony Music, Universal, BMG
  • Cambridge Audio, Hackett London
  • Vanity Fair, The Sunday Times, The Independent
By the numbers

What the work has done.

18M+impressions from my social strategyCirclemount
+52%engagementCirclemount
300+pieces of content a yearCirclemount
2.1% to 4.7%Instagram engagement rateRevolut
+28%app downloads in campaign windowsRevolut
£350Kannual production budgetRevolut
8,500pre-launch followers in 6 monthsRetoxx
15M+views across 60+ music videosChris Horton Films
01 / What I bring

Skills, with the proof.

What I do, with the work that shows it. Tap through to see it.

Social & content
01Social-first content that stops the scrollSix vertical Zipo reels: concept, script, direction, edit and voiceover by me, hook in the first second and built to post straight away.See reels →
02Running channels at scaleAs Head of Social Content at Circlemount I directed 300+ pieces a year across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, lifting engagement by 52% and generating 18M+ impressions.See numbers →
03Every platform, cut for its audienceReels, TikTok, Shorts, LinkedIn and Facebook. 9:16 edits with captions and sound designed in, and stills from the same shoot.See reels →
04Strategy, reporting and improvementI built Circlemount's social strategy, content calendars and performance reporting, then used the results to decide what to make next.How I work →
Launches, brands & creators
05Launch campaignsSole photographer on Revolut's first Pride campaign. The 30,000 limited-edition rainbow cards it launched sold out in under 24 hours.See campaign →
06Creators, talent and public figuresCreators for Revolut, influencer campaigns at Circlemount averaging 5.3% engagement, and portraits of actors, directors and broadcasters for The Sunday Times and The Independent.See portraits →
07Building a brand from zeroI launched my own fitness brand, Retoxx, to 8,500 followers before launch, in six months, and made launch-stage content for Zipo, a new London ride-hailing brand.See career →
Craft
08PhotographyTaylor Wessing Portrait Prize finalist at the National Portrait Gallery, GoSee Awards Gold Medal, and editorial for Vanity Fair and The Sunday Times.See images →
09Film, direction and editingBrand and fashion films for H&M and JD Sports & Adidas, edited and finished in Premiere Pro, After Effects and CapCut.Watch →
10Copy and storytellingI write the scripts and lines behind my work, from the Zipo reels to its billboard van copy, and I'm a screenwriting award finalist.See reels →
02 / Film

Cinematic storytelling.

All 29 films ↗
My role

Producer/Director/Editor

Brand films, fashion films and video essays: premium footage cut with a point of view, for launches, events and campaigns.

H&MFashion videoProduce · Direct · Edit
JD Sports & AdidasFW17 lookbookProduce · Direct · Edit
FreedomBrand film with Issac & RiverProduce · Direct · Edit
Style IconFashion PR filmProduce · Direct · Edit
Winds Of ChangeFashion filmProduce · Direct · Edit
Paris With LoveEditorial filmProduce · Direct · Edit
Black SandFashion filmProduce · Direct · Edit
The BoyEditorial filmProduce · Direct · Edit
Modern MasculinityVideo essay, vertical
Mother's HandsConceptual film, vertical
Opinion, on camera

A point of view, in a vertical frame.

Modern Masculinity is a video essay: one argument, cut for a phone screen. That is the shape of a strong opinion post or explainer. A clear point of view, held up by strong pictures and tight pacing, so people watch to the end.

How I work →
03 / On camera

People with little time, at ease.

Full celebrity archive ↗
My role

Photographer

Directors, actors, broadcasters, a designer and a rugby international, photographed in their own spaces for editorial and press. Busy public people rarely give you long. My job is to make the few minutes count and get the real person.

Alexei Sayle portrait as published in The Independent Magazine
Alexei SayleThe Independent Magazine, published spread
Gok Wan and his mother at home
Gok WanThe Sunday Times, Relative Values
Patrick Grant portrait
Patrick GrantDesigner and broadcaster
Reinaldo Marcus Green portrait
Reinaldo Marcus GreenFilm director
Eran Creevy photographed through a café window
Eran CreevyFilm director, on location
Jason Flemyng laughing, hand over face
Jason FlemyngActor and director
Thom Evans portrait in a bar
Thom EvansRugby international and presenter
Henry Lloyd-Hughes against a brick wall
Henry Lloyd-HughesActor
01Personality, not poses

Gok Wan at home with his mum. Jason Flemyng laughing behind his hand. I direct people into being themselves, which is what makes anyone watchable on camera.

02Their space, my light

Homes, bars, cafés and venues, lit to look premium in minutes. The same applies to an office, a stage at an event or a hotel room abroad.

03Trusted by editors

Commissioned by national titles that put famous faces in front of millions. You get that standard of image on every post.

04 / Social proof

Zipo. Built for the feed.

On my site ↗
My role

Writer/Director/Editor/Voiceover

Zipo is a London ride-hailing startup with a zero-commission model. I won their monthly reels brief in October 2026 and delivered 15 finished reels that month. Six are below: vertical, captioned, hook first, ready to post.

Nearly HomeConcept · Script · Direct · Edit · VO
Case ClosedConcept · Script · Direct · Edit · VO
Ears Still RingingConcept · Script · Direct · Edit · VO
Last One OutConcept · Script · Direct · Edit · VO
Rain CheckConcept · Script · Direct · Edit · VO
Viral BasketballConcept · Script · Direct · Edit · VO
How these were made

The Zipo reels were produced with AI image and video tools that I direct shot by shot, which let me deliver a full month of story-led content fast. Music was chosen by Zipo. On a live shoot, the camera is real and the subject is real. What carries over is the writing, the hook, the pacing, the captions and the sound, with the live-action craft you see in the Film and On camera sections.

01Hook in second one

Each reel opens on a moment people recognise, the late night home or the office win, before the brand appears.

02A story in 15 seconds

Set-up, turn, payoff. The same structure turns a launch, an event or a day on set into a post people finish.

03Volume without dropping quality

15 finished reels delivered in one month for one client. Your spec asks for consistency; this is what it looks like.

05 / Image

A look people recognise.

Visual art archive ↗
My role

Photographer/Art director

My visual art practice is why my work is recognisable at a glance. A brand on social needs the same: one grade, one way of framing, one feel, so a post is recognisable before anyone sees the name.

Brooklyn Lowrider: a man in a suit on a lowrider bicycle in a dining room
Brooklyn LowriderC-type print
BVLGARI Eternal: a woman in gold jewellery
BVLGARI EternalFashion portrait
Lighthouse: black and white portrait of a bearded man
LighthousePortrait
Hook: a boxer in motion with coloured powder
HookMovement study
Traveller: a man in a suit and hat looking down
TravellerPortrait
TR / 1: a man in a white tuxedo pouring champagne
TR / 1Fashion
Interview / 3: a young man in close portrait
Interview / 3Portrait series
Soweto Red / 2: a man with a radio on his shoulder
Soweto Red / 2Fine art print
01National Portrait Gallery

Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize finalist, exhibited in London, Edinburgh, Sheffield and more.

02Gold in Berlin

GoSee Awards Gold Medal, fashion category, presented by Rankin.

03In print

Vanity Fair, The Sunday Times, The British Journal of Photography and The Independent Magazine.

06 / Career

Twenty years, both sides of the brief.

In-house leadership at a fintech and a content business, a founder's view from my own brands, and two decades of freelance production.

2026 to now
RAW
Founder & creative director

My London studio across art, film and music. Recent client work includes Zipo's social reels and billboard van copy.

2022 to 2026
Head of Social Content
Circlemount

Led social-first content strategy and creative direction across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, built the team, workflows and content calendars, and introduced AI-assisted production.

  • +52%engagement
  • 18M+impressions
  • 300+pieces of content a year
  • 35%faster post-production with AI
  • 5.3%average creator campaign engagement
  • £250Kcontent budget
2021 to 2022
Head of Visual Content
Revolut

Led visual content across social, digital and outdoor for a high-growth fintech, including art direction, storyboarding and on-set leadership for product launches.

  • +43%social engagement
  • 2.1% to 4.7%Instagram engagement rate
  • 12M+impressions
  • +28%app downloads in campaign windows
  • £350Kannual production budget
  • 15global markets using my brand guidelines
2020 to 2022
Founder & creative director
Retoxx

Built a fitness lifestyle app and apparel brand from concept, creating its photo and video content for Instagram and TikTok.

  • 8,500pre-launch followers in 6 months
  • 18%average engagement rate
  • 2.4M+organic impressions in the first quarter
  • 40+launch photo and video assets
2007 to now
Campaign art director
Freelance

Photo and video campaigns for JD Sports, Adidas, H&M, Hackett London, Cambridge Audio and 1REBEL.

  • 45+brand campaigns
  • 3.2Maverage reach per client
  • +35%average client engagement after campaign
2008 to now
Photographer, videographer & editor
Freelance

Sony Music, Universal, BMG and American Apparel, plus editorial for Vanity Fair, FHM, Byrdie and the BJP.

  • 22M+combined impressions
  • 50+celebrity and talent clients
2009 to 2012
Founder & marketing director
Drty Fashion

A boutique studio making digital-first campaigns and editorial for emerging fashion labels.

  • 30+campaigns
  • £180K+client revenue
  • 1.2M+audience reach
2009 to 2011
Creative marketing director
Hey Buddy TV

Produced and directed branded video series for music and lifestyle audiences.

  • 850K+video views in year one
  • 25+branded videos
  • +340%channel audience
2009 to 2010
TV content developer & producer
The Drty Dzn

Created, scripted, directed and edited a 10-episode entertainment series rooted in UK youth culture.

  • 120K+views in the first month
1997 to 2009
Music content director
Chris Horton Films

Directed music videos for major and independent label artists and led the creative teams behind them.

  • 60+music videos
  • 15M+combined views
Tools
  • Premiere Pro, After Effects
  • Photoshop, Lightroom, Illustrator
  • CapCut
  • RunwayML, Midjourney, Firefly, Higgsfield
  • Meta Business Suite, Google Analytics
Platforms
  • Instagram Reels
  • TikTok
  • YouTube and Shorts
  • LinkedIn video
Education
  • BA (Hons) Marketing, University of Bedfordshire
  • Certificate in Art Direction, Central Saint Martins
07 / How I work

From brief to feed.

I work as one person from idea to final cut, so there are no layers between the brief and the content. Whether a channel belongs to a brand or a person, the job is the same: find what only it can say, then show it consistently, in a look people recognise.

Man in a suit photographed in a corridor
Portrait, on location
01People & Talent

Creators, talent and leaders on camera, directed to look and sound like themselves. Shot fast and clean in one recognisable set-up.

Example: "A creator series for launch week."

Still from the fashion film Winds Of Change
Film still, Winds Of Change
02Cinematic Storytelling

Premium films from real moments: launches, events, travel. Graded, scored and cut like the brand work above.

Example: "The launch day, as a film."

Candid portrait outside a café window
Candid, on location
03Behind the Scenes

Handheld and spontaneous. The studio, the team, the event before the doors open. This is where people start to like a brand.

Example: "Before the doors open."

Still from the video essay Modern Masculinity
Video essay, Modern Masculinity
04Ideas & Insight

Short, clear explainers and points of view on what the audience cares about, built for the scroll.

Example: "The question every customer asks."

Where each platform fits
IG

Instagram. The brand's look. Reels, stories and stills from every shoot.

TT

TikTok. Reach. Faster, rawer formats, trends and the best hooks from every shoot.

YT

YouTube. The home for longer films and series, cut into Shorts.

IN

LinkedIn. Authority with partners, trade and talent. Launch news and behind-the-business stories.

FB

Facebook. Community and reach beyond the core audience, with video adapted for the feed.

First 90 days
01

Weeks 1 to 2. Learn the brand, the audience and the team. Review the channels, agree the look, voice and formats, and build a bank of ideas.

02

Weeks 3 to 4. First shoots. Publish a pilot run across the platforms and see what lands.

03

Months 2 to 3. A steady rhythm. A monthly review of what performs, then more of what works and less of what doesn't.

What I deliver
01

Ideas and briefs. Content ideas, recurring series and clear creative briefs for the team, agencies and creators.

02

Shoot and edit. Photography and short-form video, shot, directed and edited by me.

03

Cut for every platform. Each piece adapted for Reels, TikTok, Shorts, LinkedIn and Facebook.

04

Report and improve. Regular reporting on reach, engagement and growth, and what changes next.

Shaped to each role

Working with talent and creators
01

Direction, not scripts. Clear direction, then room to be themselves. It sounds real because it is.

02

Short set-ups. Lighting ready before anyone walks in. Ten minutes can make a week of posts.

03

Film the real moments. Launches, events and travel captured as they happen, so nothing feels staged.

04

Polish where it counts. Premium for the films, raw for behind the scenes. I'll know which is which.