Commercial & brand photography · Belfast / Worldwide

Stories with
direction.

Commercial, product and portrait photography in Belfast and Northern Ireland. Cinematic campaigns and creator content, with creative direction from first idea to final frame. Available UK-wide and worldwide.

The work
TIRTIR beauty campaign portrait photographed in Japan
Beauty / Japan
Luxury StollenWurm watch product photography
Product / Watch
Cinematic travel photograph overlooking St Pauls in London
Travel / London
Luh photographed in the sea during a Japan coastal editorial
Editorial / Japan Coast
Nico Leonard and Federico Ziviani photographed at Geneva Watch Days
Campaign / Geneva

Not content for content’s sake.

Every frame should move something forward. From luxury product photography and fashion editorials to personal branding and portraits, Tru°North Studios creates images with purpose. Based in Northern Ireland, working with brands and creators across the UK and worldwide.

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Atmosphere. Identity. Story.

Full portfolio
Cinematic portrait photography
Portrait / Belfast
Editorial photography
Editorial / Identity
Creative portrait photography
Creator / Campaign
Behind the final frame

Follow the shoots, lighting and stories behind these images.

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The creative shop

Shape the mood.

Tools built from the same workflows behind the work. Each one is designed to help photographers reach a polished, cinematic finish without losing their own voice.

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Quarterly / Belfast

Learn in the field.

Small, practical photography workshops built around real locations, real models and techniques you can use immediately. New dates are released quarterly, with each workshop announced individually rather than booked on demand.

Behind the camera

Built by Dean.
Led by purpose.

Tru°North is my creative compass. It is a studio for telling powerful stories, celebrating identity and helping people move toward something greater with purpose and vision.

“It is about more than photographs. It is about choosing your own direction.”
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in a new direction?

STORIES WITH DIRECTION.

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Cinematic photography and creative tools for brands, creators and photographers ready to be seen differently.

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