CREATIVE DIRECTOR | PHOTOGRAPHER & WRITER

Strategic storytelling for
travel & lifestyle brands

Nicholas Holt combines brand-agency experience with an editorial approach — creating visual and written stories for Land Rover, VisitEngland, Eurostar and Incredible India.

Selected Work ↓

Brand Story
Gaucho Getaways

Forty Minutes a Gaucho - sustainable luxury meets gaucho life at Estancia Nibepo Aike in Argentina. Generating bookings in the first month.

Editorial
The Secret Compass

Words and pictures evoking the romance of a desert journey, for SUITCASE magazine.

Photography Portfolio
Stone House Hotel, Bradt Guides, Jeeva Resorts

Selected hospitality, travel and lifestyle images.

Photography
Haddon Hall, England

Images that portray the wild charm of a medieval house in England.

Creative Direction
Great Rail Journeys

Repositioning GRJ as a more leisurely, and opulent alternative to the flight-based holiday.

Founder
FAR FROM

Founder and editor of Far From - a publication for travellers seeking an alternative to bucket-list travel.

Client comments

“Nick has a rare gift: he makes you feel like you're there.”

— Jort van der Horst, Gaucho Getaways

“It's not always a guarantee that a photographer will be as comfortable writing, but I was really impressed by Nick's words.”

— Olivia Squire, Editor, SUITCASE (now Conde Nast Traveller)

“Quite simply, Nick has the most creative brain I've ever come across.”

— Steve White, Managing Director, RedC Marketing

I create visual and written stories that help brands communicate what makes a place, property or experience distinctive.

I combine senior agency experience at Ogilvy and Wunderman with an MA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography.

This background enables me to tell credible stories that land with audiences, while supporting wider brand goals.

My work spans photography, editorial storytelling and creative consultancy, depending on the needs of your project.

Clients have included Land Rover,VisitEngland, Eurostar and Incredible India. Alongside editorial commissions for SUITCASE, The Times, JRNY and Geographical Magazine.

I am the founder and editor of Far From, a slow travel publication with an engaged readership. Publishing selected commercial commissions—giving brands the opportunity to connect with an audience that values depth, through credible, considered storytelling.

What I do

Services

  • Photography for brands, places, people and experiences. From commissioned editorial and campaign work to portraits, environments and hospitality.

  • Words that give brands, places and experiences a distinctive voice. From brand copy and website stories to articles, guides and longer-form editorial.

  • Ideas, concepts and visual direction for brands, campaigns and projects. Bringing photography, writing and design thinking together to create work with a clear point of view.

If you have a project you'd like to discuss,
please get in touch at hello@nicholasholt.co.uk

SELECTED CLIENTS