Specialist Industrial Photography & Video

Halcyon delivers industrial photography for energy, offshore, manufacturing and heavy industry, commissioned by organisations and agencies that need a specialist industrial photographer they can rely on across sites, regions and project phases.

Operating from the UK and Australia, the work is grounded in technical judgement, training and on-site experience, producing consistent imagery designed for real-world use — from campaigns and stakeholder communications to bids, recruitment and long-term image libraries — delivered with precision and professional confidence in demanding environments.

CAPABILITY

Visual documentation delivered inside live industrial environments.

Activity takes place inside active sites and safety-critical environments, integrating with operational workflows to document people, infrastructure and process accurately and without disruption

read more on our detailed approach to industrial documentation photography

Field-ready
Qualified to operate inside live, regulated and complex industrial environments.
Certified
Holding industry-recognised safety, access and HSE certifications required for safe site access.
Global
Operational bases in the UK and Australia, supporting projects worldwide across short- and long-term assignments.

Full certifications and compliance information is available here

Sectors

Onshore and Offshore
Operational environments.

Oil & Gas
Live production, construction, maintenance and shutdown environments across upstream, midstream and downstream operations.

Renewable Energy
Wind, hydro and solar projects operating within regulated construction, maintenance and generation workflows.

Maritime Environments
Vessels, ports, shipyards and marine construction operating under live logistics and safety systems.

Industrial & Manufacturing Sites
Processing plants, fabrication facilities, refurbishment operations and automated production environments.

Mining & Resources
Open-cut and underground operations, processing facilities and remote-access sites across the mining lifecycle.

Detailed operational coverage information is available here

METHODS

Stills, video and drone coverage for industrial operations.

Stills Photography
Documentary and commercial stills capturing people, process and infrastructure across live sites.
Video
Sequence, behaviour and operational context, including interviews, B-roll and process documentation.
Drone
Licensed aerial coverage providing site overview, infrastructure context and access to remote or restricted areas.

Selected Projects

A selection of projects delivered across energy, mining, manufacturing and maritime environments worldwide.
These examples illustrate our expertise in photography in live industrial environments — a discipline defined by operational integration and real-time documentation

  • DEME Apollo jack-up vessel at Moray West offshore wind farm installation
  • Aerial view of stacked materials and container storage in an industrial logistics yard
  • Offshore rig drill deck activity as technicians prepare drilling equipment
  • experimental solar system for urban design
  • Apollo DP2 jack-up vessel setup for offshore wind operations
  • Wind turbine photographed from base looking upward
  • Industrial worker in PPE during on-site briefing
  • Industrial engine components during service inspection
  • Engineers reviewing site conditions in a land-based environment
  • Wide interior of an industrial warehouse with stored materials
  • Night logistics move of large engine from the Port of Dublin
  • Forklift operating inside an industrial warehouse
  • Workers moving along elevated walkway in a processing facility
  • Workers standing within a large open-pit mining environment
  • Technician working at height on electrical infrastructure
  • Apollo Jack-Up Vessel in Offshore Wind Installation
  • Worker in PPE photographed under low light conditions
  • Worker standing in large warehouse aisle
  • Worker in high-visibility PPE during night operations
  • Engine service operations with lifting equipment
  • Engineers conducting a ground-level inspection
  • Wide view of a large industrial processing facility
  • Offshore platform photographed at sea in daylight
  • Wind turbines across open terrain
  • Large mining haul trucks operating at an active site
  • Aerial view of a haul truck transporting material
  • Vehicle in a remote industrial landscape
  • Holcim quarry operational access routes
  • night operations of fabrication process
  • industrial photography of BP offshore platform industrial photography showing live operations

Client: BP
Sector: Offshore energy / oil & gas
Location: Kishorn, Scotland
Environment: offshore asset maintenance
Duration: 4 days
Scope: Industrial photography
Methods: Stills, drone
Context: Live maintenance and overhaul of offshore rig prior to North Sea deployment

  • Offshore oil rig photographed from a vessel during live offshore operations, showing active industrial infrastructure within a regulated marine environment.
  • Offshore rig drill deck activity as technicians prepare drilling equipment
  • BP offshore oil rig worker conducting routine health and safety communications operations
  • Offshore oil production platform with crew and safety systems
  • industrial photography of BP offshore platform industrial photography showing live operations
  • Offshore oil rig deck operations with BP personnel
  • Offshore oil rig working environment during active operations
  • BP offshore oil rig worker conducting routine deck operations
  • Ocean GreatWhite semi-submersible drilling rig anchored in Loch Kishorn, Scotland

Client: DEME
Sector: Offshore wind / maritime construction
Location: North Sea, Scotland
Environment: Jack-up installation vessel
Duration: Multi-day offshore campaign
Scope: Industrial photography
Methods: Stills, drone
Context: Offshore wind farm installation operations on live construction vessel APOLLO

  • Apollo Jack-Up Vessel in Offshore Wind Installation
  • DEME Apollo jack-up vessel at Moray West offshore wind farm installation
  • Moray West North Sea wind farm with Apollo positioned for installation
  • Structural alignment checks on transition pieces by Apollo crew
  • Offshore wind turbines visible on the horizon
  • Offshore wind transition piece installation by DEME Apollo vessel
  • Apollo vessel installing wind turbine transition pieces offshore Scotland
  • Apollo DP2 jack-up vessel setup for offshore wind operations
  • Apollo vessel with support craft alongside at Moray West offshore site
  • Deck logistics and equipment staging on Apollo OSS installation vessel
  • Interior stair and access area onboard Apollo
  • Offshore worker standing on wet deck surface
  • Mechanical components of Apollo’s jacking system
  • Dark sea surface under overcast sky
  • Apollo crane silhouetted against low sun
  • Offshore technicians in PPE discussing task onboard Apollo
  • Offshore wind foundation illuminated at night
  • Offshore technician giving hand signals at night

Client: Dril-Quip
Sector: Oil & gas / subsea engineering
Location: Brazil, Mexico, Singapore
Environment: Manufacturing and assembly facilities
Duration: Multi-site, multi-country campaign
Scope: Industrial photography
Methods: Stills
Context: Subsea equipment manufacturing, inspection and assembly operations

  • Exterior of Dril-Quip manufacturing facility
  • Technician cutting large steel component with sparks
  • Technician working near molten material in fabrication area
  • Operator cutting large cylindrical component
  • manufacturing crew reconditioning subsea components
  • Technician preparing surface of large metal component
  • Stacked machined steel components in workshop
  • Handheld industrial control system on workshop floor
  • Protective face shield resting in workshop
  • Large machined housing component on workshop floor
  • Industrial coolant flowing through channel
  • Dril-Quip personnel from Singapore standing together
  • Engineers and technicians reviewing plans
  • Group of Dril-Quip technicians in PPE
  • Technician welding inside cylindrical component
  • Technician inspecting interior of large component
  • Technician checking pressure gauge on component
  • Drilquip Singapore offices
  • Engineer working in Dril-Quip office environment
  • Technician reviewing engineering documentation
  • Worker in PPE photographed under low light conditions
  • Worker standing in large warehouse aisle
  • Employee standing beside Dril-Quip logo wall
  • Technician operating large CNC lathe
  • Sparks from grinding inside cylindrical component
  • Technician moving large component with lifting aid
  • Worker inside warehouse during low-light conditions
  • Worker checking packaged equipment in warehouse
  • Operator using CNC machine control panel
  • Crane loading large component onto truck

Client: Everllence
Sector: Heavy engineering / manufacturing
Location: United Kingdom
Environment: Engine assembly and test facility
Duration: SINGLE DAY
Scope: Industrial photography
Methods: Stills, DRONE
Context: Engine production, testing and technical operations

  • Everllence engine centre operational overview
  • Everllence engineers reviewing engine service data
  • Everllence technical workshop interior Manchester
  • Engine service operations with lifting equipment
  • MAN Energy Solutions engine service workflow
  • Everllence engine testing and commissioning area
  • Industrial engine components during service inspection
  • MAN industrial engine maintenance operations UK
  • Everllence engineers reviewing engine service data
  • Everllence engine centre operational overview
  • Everllence engine workshop tooling and equipment

Client: Holcim
Sector: AGGREGATE / cement production
Location: United Kingdom
Environment: Quarry and production plant sites
Duration: Multi-day, multi-site documentation
Scope: Industrial photography
Methods: Stills, DRONE
Context: Cement production, materials handling and operational workforce across multiple active sites

  • Quarry perimeter and landscape Holcim Nottingham
  • Quarry operations with heavy machinery Holcim
  • Quarry haul trucks operating at Holcim site Nottingham
  • Quarry crusher system operating at Holcim site
  • Quarry processing workflow at Holcim Nottingham
  • Holcim quarry loading bay aggregate handling
  • Holcim quarry conveyor systems transporting aggregate
  • Quarry processing plant structures at Holcim Nottingham
  • Holcim cement plant crew conducting routine production operations
  • Quarry control room exterior at Holcim site
  • Quarry material grading process Holcim site
  • Holcim quarry batching area aggregate handling
  • Quarry conveyor junctions at Holcim site
  • Holcim cement batching and blending operations
  • Quarry operations during overcast conditions Holcim
  • Holcim quarry operational access routes
  • Cement production plant infrastructure Holcim UK
  • Aerial view of stacked materials and container storage in an industrial logistics yard

Client: MAN Energy Solutions
Sector: Heavy engineering / power systems
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Environment: Live urban logistics and transport operation
Duration: Three-night operation
Scope: Industrial photography and video
Methods: Stills, dronE, VIDEO, INTERVIEWS
Context: Large-scale engine transport operation — the largest logistical engine move in Dublin’s history

  • Night logistics move of large engine from the Port of Dublin
  • night operations of fabrication process
  • Worker in high-visibility PPE during night operations

Client: OCP Group
Sector: Mining / fertiliser production / research and development
Location: Morocco
Environment: Active mining and onshore processing operations
Duration: Four-day site documentation
Scope: Industrial photography
Methods: Stills
Context: Large-scale mining, materials processing, research and development activity across fertiliser production, farming and solar energy operations

  • Workers standing within a large open-pit mining environment
  • Industrial worker in PPE during on-site briefing
  • Engineers reviewing site conditions in a land-based environment
  • experimental solar system for urban design
  • Workers moving along elevated walkway in a processing facility
  • Wide view of a large industrial processing facility

A broader selection of projects and detailed information is available on desktop.
These examples illustrate our expertise in photography in live industrial environments — a discipline defined by operational integration and real-time documentation

  • Aerial view of stacked materials and container storage in an industrial logistics yard
  • DEME Apollo jack-up vessel at Moray West offshore wind farm installation
  • Offshore rig drill deck activity as technicians prepare drilling equipment
  • Wide interior of an industrial warehouse with stored materials
  • industrial photography of BP offshore platform industrial photography showing live operations
  • Cement materials operations under live conditions Holcim
  • experimental solar system for urban design
  • Drilquip Singapore offices
  • Wind turbines across open terrain
  • Crane loading large component onto truck
  • Group of Dril-Quip technicians in PPE
  • manufacturing crew reconditioning subsea components
  • Industrial engine components during service inspection
  • Engineers reviewing site conditions in a land-based environment
  • Workers standing within a large open-pit mining environment
  • Technician working at height on electrical infrastructure
  • Apollo Jack-Up Vessel in Offshore Wind Installation
  • Engineers conducting a ground-level inspection
  • Everllence technical workshop interior Manchester
  • Technician operating large CNC lathe
  • Everllence engine centre operational overview
  • Cement production plant infrastructure Holcim UK
  • BP offshore oil rig worker conducting routine health and safety communications operations
  • Quarry processing plant structures at Holcim Nottingham

EXPERIENCE you CAN measure

Years of Experience

Projects Delivered

Countries

PROCESS

A streamlined industrial photography workflow designed to maximise results and minimise disruption.

PRE_SITE

Requirements defined, access planned and site constraints understood before arrival.

ON_SITE

We operate within live workflows and site management systems, without disruption to ongoing activity.

POST_SITE

Consistent standards, structured delivery and formats designed for real world use.

  • Innovex International, Inc. (USA)

    “One of the best things about my job is working with talented creatives and over the last few weeks, I’ve been lucky enough to work with the brilliant team at Halcyon across three countries. I have so many good things to say about Jo, from her work ethic to the way she made the team feel so confident on camera, giving us fantastic results! Do not hesitate to call Jo if you need a photographer!” 
    offshore manufacturing.
    Brazil, Mexico, Singapore

  • DEME (Belgium)

    “These are looking brilliant! More importantly, thank you for being a legend on the days themselves. You have the patience of a saint and the work ethic of a demon.”
    marine solutions provider.
    The North Sea, UK

  • BP (UK)

    “I have to say, as an editor/DoP who has worked with all types of photographers over the years, it really stands out when you edit through a set and can see how the photographer was thinking, their craft, their attention to composition, and in trying to make as strong / visually interesting an image as they can out of a setup… and that was definitely what I felt going through your edit here! You really delivered.” 
    multinational oil and gas company.
    Ocean Greatwhite Rig, UK

  • Everllence (Germany)

    “The team are thrilled with the results. You wouldn’t know how harrowing the conditions were. Thank you for your dedication ” 
    Energy Solutions.
    Dublin, Ireland

  • Snowy 2.0 (Australia)

    “Jo your footage of the hydro is incredible. I have never seen the site looking so beautiful. Can’t wait to work with you again. ” 
    hydro-energy storage project.
    NSW, Australia

Contact

Much of our work is protected by client confidentiality or privilege.
 
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