Greg Williams is an English photographer. He is known for his film and editorial work and as an early user of digital video technology.
Williams began his career as a war photographer before moving into film and editorial work which has been featured in Vogue Italia, GQ, Vanity Fair and Esquire. He is the official photographer to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . He has shot on set and poster campaigns for Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, The Bourne Ultimatum, Robin Hood and King Kong. His portrait subjects include Kate Beckinsdale, Daniel Craig, Megan Fox, Robert Downey Jr. and Sean Penn. His advertising work includes poster campaigns for Omega Watches.
Williams has published three books of photos and one book of art photography. On Set a collection of his film work, “Bond On Set” which follows the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day, “Bond On Set: Filming of Casino Royale” which follows the production of 2006 James Bond film Casino Royale , and “Bond On Set: Filming of Quantum of Solace” which follows the production of the 2008 James Bond film Quantum of Solace.
Williams use of a RED digital camera to shoot Megan Fox for the cover of Esquire (US) was the first use of a video camera still for portrait photography on a major magazine. His short film "Tell Tale" was the first project ever shot using a Red Epic camera capable of recording five-thousand lines of resolution. He has produced a number of ‘Motos’ (Moving phOTOS), for digital distribution. Noteable examples include a Dunhill campaign featuring Jude Law, and the cover of Los Angeles Times Magazine's first iPad compatible digital issue.