A testament to the power of picture. Tartan Army is Peter's experience of a Friday night in Trafalgar square, when Scottish football fans descended on the capital. The noise and energy of the photos speak louder than any words can, a reminder that sport exists to be felt. Expedia picked up the images, running them as part of a global OOH campaign.
Peter was commissioned by Adidas to create a series following young amateur footballers around Europe who were hoping to make it as professionals.
Peter drops into the 42nd National Banger Championship expecting chaos and finds family. Petrol fumes, 90s dance, and the clang of bent metal form the backdrop to a world that’s loud, loyal, and deeply human. Beneath the roar of engines, it’s the tenderness that stands out - kids, parents, generations all piled into cars, hanging out of windows, making memories that’ll never fade.
Peter Franklyn Banks' vivid exploration of Italy’s traditions through a Tuscan festival, blending flag-throwing, music, medieval re-enactments, and breathtaking landscapes. This series was shot during his time in Tuscany directing a short film for fragrance brand, Ffern.
Released ahead of World Mental Health Day, Peter Franklyn Banks’ ASICS campaign spotlights the negative impact sedentary office work can have on our mental health, inviting us to escape our desks. A message delivered with terrifying panache by the legend that is actor Brian Cox.
A Dream for the Future is the school picture, reinvigorated. A project that holds a mirror to today's young people, it documents the UK tradition of school leavers inscribing each other's shirts with well-wishes for the future; writing each other into adulthood.
This intimate project, years in the making, is an ode to young fatherhood and Peter Franklyn Bank's journey of forging a tiny human.
A love letter to summer, to childhood memory, and to the delicate inheritance we leave behind, the title Hopelessly Devonian nods to how our culture and traditions shape us, often without our own realisation.
The “great British weather” - grey, wet, windy, with occasional bursts of blazing sunshine. Peter shot a collection of stills alongside a series of commercials and an ident for the renewable energy supplier.
Cromer Pier is a glimpse into Peter Franklyn Banks’ soul. For 10 years, when visiting his mother, he’d shoot pictures on the pier, documenting the youths searching for their identities and style and others drawn by the lure of the ocean, staring out to a sea.
The winning, the losing, the taking part. Sport is all about connection.