About | Benji Hiller

01 / Identity

Manchester, UK

Photographer / Director / Founder

Benji Hiller / Photographer and director

Photographer and director working across fashion, music and street culture.

My work covers photography, film, styling and creative production. I work from the first idea through to the shoot and final edit, either independently or through Imprint Studios.

Fashion Image Making & Styling graduate

Founder & Creative Director of Imprint Studios

Available for commissions and collaboration

Portrait of Benji Hiller — Benji Hiller / Portrait

02 / Behind the scenes

Work in progress

Still / Motion

behindthe scenes

A working archive from shoots, sets, events and locations.

Benji photographing a model inside a graffiti covered location

Crew shaping studio lighting around a fashion set

Benji photographing a model in a yellow cafe interior

Benji operating a cinema camera beside a painted wall

Camera crew filming inside a Manchester community space

Benji walking through an industrial location with his camera

A fashion shoot taking shape inside a large studio

Benji and collaborators sharing a candid moment on location

A live music set viewed from behind the decks

Benji preparing camera equipment between shots

Benji scouting an urban location with his camera

A portrait being photographed outside a community centre

Lighting and camera equipment arranged for a location portrait

Talent ready on a Manchester rooftop location

03 / Inspiration

things thatinspire me

See Know Evil documentary poster featuring photographs of Davide Sorrenti

Photography / Documentary

Davide SorrentiSee Know Evil

My favourite photographer. I keep coming back to the way his outlook on life appears in the work and in See Know Evil.

Mid90s film poster featuring actor Sunny Suljic beneath a blue sky

Film / Youth culture

Mid90sby Jonah Hill

A film I return to for its view of 1990s LA skate culture. It connects directly to what I cared about growing up.

Tyrone Lebon portrait for Stüssy against a vivid blue background

Photography / Portraiture

Tyrone LebonStüssy portraiture

I especially like his portrait work for Stüssy. The images feel relaxed but still precise.

Photography / Music / Documentary

Gunner StahlPortraits

His photographs of musicians feel close and unforced. They are the kind of behind the scenes access I would like to shoot more of.

Virgil Abloh book from The Incidents series

Book / Creative practice

Virgil AblohInsert Complicated Title Here

A useful reminder that personal style comes from what you already know and care about, rather than trying to look completely original.

Cover of The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

Book / Creative process

Rick RubinThe Creative Act: A Way of Being

Short notes on the creative process that I go back to when I need to reset how I am working.

One Night in Watford photography book by Ewen Spencer

Book / Photography / UK culture

Ewen SpencerOne Night in Watford

The nightlife in this book reminds me of going out in Bristol as a teenager. His wider work on grime and UK youth culture is a major reference for me.

Skepta performing during the early grime scene

Music / Style / UK culture

Early GrimeSkepta and the scene

The music, clothes and imagery around early grime shaped how I understand UK street culture.

Slawn standing in front of his paintings

Art / Creative practice

SlawnArtist

I like how directly he talks about finding a style and ignoring expectations around what art should be.

Documentary / Graffiti / Ownership

Graffiti WarsBanksy vs Robbo

A documentary about ownership, history and rivalry in London graffiti. The King Robbo story gives the scene more context than the usual Banksy version.

Palace Skateboards team photographed together in black and white

Brand / Skateboarding / UK culture

Palace SkateboardsSouthbank and the UK skate scene

I grew up skating and spent time at Southbank while Palace was becoming a major UK brand. It connects skateboarding, clothes and London in a way that still feels close to me.

04 / The record

Selected information

Current / 2026

Selected details

Work and experience.

Education: BA Fashion Image Making & Styling
Studio: Founder & Creative Director / Imprint Studios
Based: Manchester / Working across the UK
Practice: Photography / Direction / Styling / Moving image
Focus: Fashion / Music / Events / Street culture

StudioImprint Studios

I started Imprint as an independent magazine in 2023. It now works as a creative studio across photography, film and events.

Commissions / Collaborations / Enquiries

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