Born in South Africa, Giddings moved house 10 times by the age of 15, visiting Hong Kong, Indonesia and Lebanon because of his father’s work. As an adult, he has interrailed across Europe, drove an RV across America and rode a motorbike 2000 miles around India. “Sometimes it is only when I am in a new context that I remember how to really ‘see’ again,” he says. Little surprise, then, that this British photographer – based in New York and LA – likes to explore diverse countries and communities in his work.

Giddings has been taking photos since he was 6, when he used a Snappy Snap camera. “I distinctly remember cutting everyone’s heads off on the first roll,” he says. He attended the University of the Arts London in his early 20s. This petri dish of creativity has informed his raw, human and wild work.

He worked for a photo agency called Maconochie Photography, which represented the estate of Helmut Newton and Jeanloup Sieff. He then relocated to New York where, under photographer Nan Goldin’s mentorship, he was able to carve out his niche.

His work has been featured in everything from Document Journal, W Magazine, Interview, T, and WSJ Magazine. He has also lent his discerning, authentic eye to collaborations with Calvin Klein, COS, Burberry and Bottega Veneta.