/ 2022 / Advertising / Self-Promotion

Mother's Milk

This shot was inspired by the dreamlike delirium my wife suffered during a period of Postnatal Depression, a very sad and lonely time for her which I witnessed first hand after the birth of our son.

Nicky Hamilton (British, born 1982), is a photographer and former Head of Art at leading advertising agency M&C Saatchi. His method is highly filmic, designing and building elaborate sets to create pictures of extraordinary detail and narrative. His work explores characters’ emotional states by playing with performance and symbolism in order to produce deeply evocative moods.