coopermitchell

Ana, Black River

2012-01-27T14:00:00.001Z

Cora, Palm Springs II

2012-01-24T16:10:00.001Z

Clarksdale, Mississippi

2012-01-24T03:55:00.002Z

Malibu

2012-01-23T21:29:00.000Z

The Nicholas Brothers

2012-01-23T10:35:00.001Z

Fred Astaire once called this performance "the greatest dance number ever filmed."

Cora, Palm Springs.

2012-01-19T04:08:00.006Z

A still, shot during a film Will & Will (also known as the Two Wills) have been making for Urban Outfitters. Thanks to all the crew at Urban and Louise, Charlie, Nick and the models.

DJ FOOD

2012-01-10T03:02:00.003Z

New album out soon. He is also doing an album launch show at the London Planetarium and projecting our shoot for his album artwork onto the 360 degree ceiling. Should look ace!
One of the press shots I did below.

2011-12-22T00:00:00.000Z

Ngor Village, Senegal. 2010.

2011-12-21T23:18:00.003Z

The Funky Chicken

2011-12-14T19:07:00.002Z

Its not often that I embed random films from youtube. Last night my bro & I decided this is the gig we would travel back in time for. Watch the whole funky thing. Once upon a time the fun police didn't actually exist.

Lyme Regis, October 2011

2011-12-12T21:15:00.000Z

My two favourite portraits (this week at least!)

2011-12-11T15:59:00.001Z

On the bottom we have Jeff Decker. A supremely cool and friendly guy from Springville, Utah. He is a bronze sculptor and collector of the finest historic motorcycles in America. On the top, Cadillac Johnson. 85 years old and still touring Mississippi in his station wagon most nights of the week. Probably my finest musical experience listening to him sing and play the harmonica. Both will be on my wall at home very soon!

Wilmington, North Carolina

2011-12-02T16:04:00.006Z

I've been shooting a film for Wrangler here. On the Black River to be precise.

Images below are of a small canoe cruise I went on with the main character of my film, a very wise and gentle man called Tom. He used to be a lawyer and has now retired to his swamp cabin to enjoy the silent beauty of the Black River. Its one of the most enchanting places I have ever been (if you forget about the bears, snakes and alligators) and listening to his stories and views on life was exactly one of the reasons I got into this job. Meeting people I would never normally get to meet.

Below are stills taken from the video footage. I was recording sound & video, syncing audio and interviewing him and still managed to get a couple of portraits with my film camera, although I wish i had more time. As usual.

2011-11-30T18:57:00.001Z

Wilmington Window

2011-11-27T04:33:00.001Z

Wilmington, North Carolina

2011-11-26T23:10:00.001Z

2011-11-17T17:46:00.000Z

Tony Ward for Wrangler

2011-11-15T19:12:00.003Z

Jeff Decker for BlueBell

2011-11-14T23:00:00.001Z

New York portraits

2011-11-04T20:40:00.005Z

Re-Run of Panasonic G3 advert..

2011-11-03T10:10:00.003Z

I am back on your TV sets from tomorrow for a month. Lucky you...

It does look a bit like I don't know what I'm doing in this picture below!

Wrangler Archive

2011-10-24T17:01:00.004+01:00

Shot a year or so ago at Paramount Studios. Real glass, real height and just the occasional injury.

Getting ready for 'changeable'

2011-10-24T16:53:00.008+01:00

How difficult can this be?!! Its another film where you might want to skip along a bit but then you would not appreciate the full 3 course meal this woman makes of putting on a rain mac.

BBC Learning

2011-10-20T17:24:00.003+01:00

Stills from the learning series currently in production.

Still from Urban Outfitters Xmas Film

2011-10-20T13:19:00.002+01:00

Zoe

2011-10-17T15:14:00.000+01:00

Helen

2011-10-17T14:04:00.000+01:00

DJ FOOD for Ninja Tune (another sneaky peek)

2011-10-13T18:25:00.004+01:00

Had a great shoot a little while ago with Strictly Kev aka DJ Food. He's a sci fi man. So we kept him happy!

Subway Drums

2011-10-13T15:12:00.002+01:00

Shot this a couple of months ago on a wander. Its a long take, nearly 4 minutes but just flick through the time bar and the longer they go the more intense they get. Dudes.

Museum Portrait

2011-10-13T14:03:00.005+01:00

There's a room at The British Museum that I love. It a room dedicated to the early collectors of stuff from around the world. More often than not they were just loaded blokes who decided to travel the new world and have a bit of an adventure. They were the first curators of the museum and responsible for its inception. Here's a cool head I spotted. An early punk sort of bloke.

Sneaky peek..

2011-10-11T12:58:00.004+01:00

..from the Katherine Hooker fashion shoot. Art Direction by Zoe Franklin, Model is the beautifully serene Helen and thanks to Katherine for putting up with us for over a week.

Zoe in Wrangler in Greece.

2011-10-07T23:40:00.002+01:00

Lute Wrestling, Senegal

2011-09-29T17:26:00.003+01:00

Stills from the film..

Mary Anning

2011-09-23T16:09:00.006+01:00

New project with the BBC working on a series of films they are making about the various clever clogs British history has served up over the years. Inventors, journeymen, leading lights. First up, Mary Anning, THE ORIGINAL fossil collector.

Lower Ninth, New Orleans. July 2011.

2011-09-16T14:52:00.000+01:00

Ben Westbeech Album Artwork

2011-09-16T10:22:00.003+01:00

Photography and design by CM. Not just pretty pictures.

Rhyl.

2011-09-16T10:08:00.005+01:00

Have just spent a week in North Wales in the company of this man John Newsome. Will (me) and Will (G) are making a short film for Urban Outfitters about John (who was & is awesome). So huge thanks to John and the Newsome's and UO. Especially Lu and Denise for the commission.

Mr Westbeech. Dungeness. Sept 2010.

2011-09-13T22:01:00.002+01:00

2011-09-08T23:20:00.001+01:00

The Jurassic Coast

2011-09-07T23:05:00.003+01:00

In late Spring. Nowhere I'd rather be! Except the Caribbean or maybe Africa. Or Bali.

Possibly my favourite picture!

2011-09-06T21:48:00.000+01:00

The Last Swim

2011-09-05T23:39:00.006+01:00

Taken from an upcoming series called 'The Last Swim'. Shot in Sri Lanka 18 months ago. I rediscovered some lost work which really excites me yet saddens at the same time. Which makes it personal and interesting. More to come..soon!

Carina!

2011-09-01T22:23:00.002+01:00

New York

2011-09-01T14:16:00.000+01:00

Hopson-Pixley Rd, Clarksdale

2011-08-25T19:15:00.002+01:00

Highway 61

2011-08-21T17:11:00.002+01:00

Harlem

2011-08-18T15:26:00.002+01:00

Brooklyn

2011-08-18T15:24:00.000+01:00

Soho, NY

2011-08-16T11:44:00.003+01:00

Coop in the Guardian!

2011-08-15T04:35:00.001+01:00

http://www.guardian.co.uk/panasonic-lumix-g3/will-cooper-mitchell-interview-lumix-g3?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487

Mississippi Gas Station

2011-08-14T04:26:00.002+01:00

2011-08-14T04:00:00.003+01:00

More from the secret project!

2011-08-14T03:50:00.001+01:00

2011-08-07T02:25:00.000+01:00

THE DEEP CUTS!

2011-08-06T11:42:00.003+01:00

This was the band name of Razorblade, Pocketknife & Butter Knife. Just in case you thought I would never remember. (See several posts down).

2011-08-06T10:43:00.000+01:00

Watermelon.

2011-08-06T00:46:00.005+01:00

Never. Ever. Cool. Er.

Cadillac Johnson

2011-08-05T23:26:00.002+01:00

You ain't doin' nutin' wrong Cadillac!!'

Mystery image.

2011-08-05T16:52:00.004+01:00

This is the first image from a project I have been working on and am really excited about. Vague for now. Sorry! More soon...

Petrol Cowboy

2011-08-02T23:13:00.003+01:00

This guy asked me for $4 for petrol. Isn't that a bit strange if you own a truck like this?! It probably uses four bucks just to turn the engine over.

'Taking Care of Business'

2011-08-02T23:06:00.003+01:00

There is something of the superhero about Elvis' costumes. I never quite understood what a hero he was until I visited Gracelands. If you are ever there brave the queues, forget about the cattle-herding and just feel the King!

I'm not worried?!

2011-08-01T11:56:00.002+01:00

Do not buy a used Canon 5D off this man. CM + camera covered in Salt Lake City's finest...

Clarksdale, Mississippi

2011-07-29T17:47:00.001+01:00

My new (awesome) neighbour. Polly.

2011-07-29T17:27:00.002+01:00

Ben Westbeech

2011-07-29T17:16:00.002+01:00

Went to his album launch last night. Ben's first gig with his full band in 4 years. He had 200 people in a tiny room jumping so much I thought the floor was going to give way. SERIOUSLY! Anyway, the album is out in September and I designed and photographed the artwork for it. Here's a sample outtake image from our shoot.

Wrangler Denim SS12

2011-07-23T18:07:00.002+01:00

Razorblade vs Pocketknife

2011-07-23T15:22:00.004+01:00

In fact Razorblade was helping his young friend and ex band member Pocketknife jump his car. What was their band called again?! I can't remember right now, it was funny, it'll come back to me.They also had someone called Butterknife in the band. Slightly less aggressive..

Clarksdale, Mississippi. July 2011.

TV AD!!

2011-07-23T15:16:00.002+01:00

Its on the telly box right now!

Panasonic Lumix G3 - Will Cooper-Mitchell from Brave on Vimeo.

Panasonic & CM in New York; Part 2

2011-07-19T16:07:00.004+01:00

So the Panasonic ad is live on TV at the moment. Thanks to my 'friends' for all their comments. I'll post the official ad soon but until then here's the making of. Great job Rob.

Clarksdale, Mississippi

2011-07-18T05:25:00.007+01:00

The home of Robert Johnson and the home of the blues. Just spent 2 days photographing Watermelon Slim, Earl Razorblade Stewart and Lee Pocketknife Johnson. And not forgetting the 84 year old Cadillac Johnson. Featured above - Razorblade

Self Portrait, Memphis

2011-07-17T17:06:00.003+01:00

Last night I got blind drunk with Ja and Watermelon Slim right down here in Clarksdale, Mississippi. We watched Cadillac Johnson and Watermelon play the best blues I've ever heard live and possibly even ever. I shot a couple of rolls of film with the guys outside Reds after way to many Heinekens so I am praying they come out just how I remember, or in this case don't remember.

Mississippi Part 2

2011-07-16T09:02:00.004+01:00

There he is! Les Carrots, aka 'les sange a sur les branches'. Driving somewhere near Iowa, Illinois, Tennessee or Missouri. Then what do you do when you find yourself in a town that mysteriously has no beer? Locate the nearest supplier, ignore the fact its 35 miles away, over an hour round trip and in another state, get in the wheels and 'go get some'. So we did. And then promptly left half the case in the fridge at check out time.

The Great River Road

2011-07-12T04:51:00.002+01:00

I'm driving down the Mississippi with my brother. This is not Hollywood but it is sadly for sale. La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Wrangler Denim SS12

2011-07-05T22:34:00.003+01:00

Hotel Room, NY

2011-07-05T00:13:00.002+01:00

An old smasher...(dear friend)

2011-07-05T00:10:00.001+01:00

Hotel room, Austria

2011-07-02T18:54:00.000+01:00

2011-06-30T16:11:00.000+01:00

One of my dear Senegalese fisherman friends.

2011-06-30T13:23:00.003+01:00

Takes one back to the Satchmo days..

2011-06-28T10:29:00.002+01:00

2011-06-26T20:52:00.000+01:00

Dakar Archive

2011-06-24T13:43:00.000+01:00

Wedding Crashers

2011-06-24T10:47:00.003+01:00

2011-06-22T19:02:00.005+01:00

Panasonic & CM in New York

2011-06-18T14:38:00.005+01:00

I'm out here doing the most exciting thing I've ever done in this job. Thanks to Panasonic and the guys at Brave. More very soon! Until then this is my Saturday morning coffee run in Manhattan.

Wrangler SS12 preview images

2011-06-07T23:12:00.005+01:00

Taken from the film Henry and I are currently working on. Shot on the Steel Bridge above the Willamette river and somewhere on the Eastside.

Deep from the archives!

2011-06-07T10:09:00.004+01:00

Around the decade marker now. Guerrero Mountains, Mexico. 2002.

Video Portrait No.2 (Bettine)

2011-06-06T23:02:00.003+01:00

This is a confusing sign.

2011-06-06T20:21:00.000+01:00

Lebanon

2011-06-03T10:04:00.019+01:00

There's a lot going on in Lebanon. And I'm not sure I really understand what it is yet (as 5 days is not long enough) but as my good friend Wilko quite rightly points out 'there was a little something for all the family'. Soldiers, culture, shishas, paranoia, women, new construction, big cars & parties. The soldiers don't like pictures. So we kept trying! What's for sure is I loved every minute of it. There's a great energy to everyday life. Life is worth enjoying in Lebanon and you don't get that feeling so strongly everywhere you visit.

Byblos Fisherman

2011-05-31T16:57:00.003+01:00

Byblos is the oldest continuously inhabited town in the world. Founded 5000BC. Boom! History lesson. Here's an old fisherman in Byblos.

Beirut Caddy vs. Portland Fairline 500

2011-05-31T06:35:00.003+01:00

Beirut Roof

2011-05-29T20:05:00.000+01:00

Polar Dog

2011-05-26T16:41:00.003+01:00

It was huge!!

And for scale..

2011-05-25T01:07:00.000+01:00

Video Portrait

2011-05-20T13:35:00.005+01:00

This is Jonny. A cocktail genius who was kind enough to show me a street or two in downtown Portland for a shoot I'm working on. He was a dude. I'm gonna try and do a bunch of 'video portraits' like this that aim to add a bit of extra flavour to a stills portrait.

Portland Roller Rink

2011-05-20T02:20:00.001+01:00

2011-05-19T20:04:00.001+01:00

Julius of Portland

2011-05-19T04:07:00.001+01:00

Citroen DS Super

2011-05-18T17:00:00.003+01:00

I couldn't resist posting this one too. A '63 Citroen DS. Geek levels rising. Nerdiness increasing. I like these pictures on the simple level that the reflection is like a natural way of taking a double exposure.