Jay Brooks studied Technical Arts Design at Wimbledon School of Art, specialising in film and television set design and lighting. After graduation he spent some time travelling across America and it was on this trip that he set his heart on becoming a photographer.

Jay shoots energetic reportage-style work for a variety of fashion and advertising clients, as well as music and celebrity portraiture. Allowing this loose, relaxed reportage style to influence his portraits, he captures something of his subject's personality and brings them to life with a bold sense of humour and graphic compositions.

His editorial clients include: GQ, Esquire, Nylon, Guardian Weekend, Guardian Guide, Sunday Times Style, Clash, Icon and Total Film.

His commercial clients to date include: Adidas/Footlocker, Sony Eriksson, T Mobile, Southern Comfort, Disney, Danone Shape, Milk Development Council, STA Travel, Cecil Gee, Kickers, The BBC, Channel 4, as well as many Major and Independent record labels such as Island Records, Mercury Records, SonyBMG, Wall Of Sound, EMI Records and Transgressive/Warner Brothers

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