Idil Sukan

As the Creative Director of Draw HQ, the company she established in early 2010, Idil has built up a reputation as one of the most exciting new creative talents in the industry, photographing a diverse mix of clients across the arts and entertainment industries across the UK.

With an established background in art and design, Idil creates work at the intersect between fine art portraiture and commercial marketing. Combining art with technology, she is a longtime committed Nikon evangelist, known for her cable-free instant portable studios using technology that she loves to escape out of the studio with and use on location.

In theatre Idil has shot for the West End and Ambassadors Theatre Group, shooting stars such as Linda Bassett, Lysette Anthony, Barbara Windsor and Anita Dobson. In comedy she's worked with big name acts such as Chris Addison, Mark Watson, Katy Brand, Kevin Eldon, Tim Key and Josie Long as well as dozens of up and coming stand ups and just about every notable live sketch comedy troupe going.

Such is her rising star, this year Idil has been employed across a diverse and demanding number of industries including pop music with hit popstars including Olly Murs, The Wanted and up-and-coming indie acts such as Goldheart Assembly, shot promotional photography for the BBC (most recently Richard E Grant and Sally Hawkins for Radio 4), ITV and photographed wildlife, cooking, architecture and as diverse a mix of people as Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, Michael Portillo and David Hasselhoff. She also continues to shoot independent theatre such as Jacob's Ladder (Edinburgh Festival 2010), The Four Stages of Cruelty (Simple 8, Arcola (June 2011) and Precious Little Talent (Ella Hickson, Trafalgar Studios, April 2011).

Idil’s photos have featured in hundreds of publications including The Guardian, Sunday Times and the New York Times, whilst The Independent ran a feature on the posters she created for acts including The Penny Dreadfuls and Pappy's at the Edinburgh Fringe 2010.

At the Edinburgh Fringe 2011, Idil was employed by the Pleasance - one of the largest promoters - as official photographer, whilst her work was featured by The Guardian in two commissioned galleries.

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