THE VINTAGE VISIONARY

Cigar resting against a cut-crystal tumbler and a whiskey bottle under deep red light, with a gold watch and playing cards on a dark table

Photography for cigar, spirits and tailoring houses.

London. Lit by lamplight, finished like film.

Filip Szczepaniak.

Creative director & photographer.

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THE HOUSE

Hand-rolled cigar leaning on red grapes and aged cheese on a dark wooden board, lit like a Renaissance still life

The Lounge.

Cigars, humidors and members' nights.

Whisky bottle and its presentation case on a polished wooden bar rack beside a cut-crystal tumbler, lit by a single warm lamp

The Bar.

Spirits, crystal and the long pour. Opening soon.

Woman in a fur coat and polka-dot tights smoking a cigar by a window, photographed in warm monochrome

The Atelier.

Tailoring, collections and the people who wear them.

Filip Szczepaniak in a long coat and fur hat outside a Georgian townhouse in London, in sepia monochrome

Made to last.

taken back to the golden era

Leather, smoke, a good suit, a glass poured slowly. I photograph the things that were made to last, for the houses that still make them. Shot on a modern camera. Finished like film.

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An old soul lost in this modern world.

  • Two women sitting close together, one with curly dark hair and the other with straight dark hair and bangs, both wearing dresses with thin straps, against a plain background.
  • A woman with curly hair posing in front of dark curtains. She is wearing a patterned satin top and denim jeans, with her hand resting on her chin.
  • Close detail of an embossed gold whisky label raking into shadow, shot in low light
  • Woman in a black satin gown and opera gloves holding a long cigarette holder, at the iron railings of a Georgian townhouse in London, black and white
  • A woman with curly hair in a white dress and black boots posing against an ancient stone wall, holding a structured leather tote, in black and white
  • A woman with short dark hair and makeup wearing a strapless black dress, knee-high socks, and boots, holding a closed umbrella in her right hand, and tipping a hat with her left hand, standing against a stone building with columns and balustrades on a city street.
  • A woman with dark hair and eye makeup wearing a netted headpiece with pearls, which covers her face and neck, and a black top with thin straps, sitting on a white surface.
  • A man with a fedora hat and a cigarette in his mouth sitting behind a newspaper, reading.
  • Whisky bottle and a tumbler of ice on a brass bistro table in a dark room, lit from one side
  • A woman with wavy hair wearing a trench coat with large buttons and a belt, looking directly at the camera.
  • A woman holding a vintage lace parasol, wearing pearl earrings and a matching pearl bracelet, with a flower in her hair, set against a blurred background.
  • Hand-rolled cigar resting against a rose-patterned bone china teacup and saucer, warm low light
  • Close portrait of a woman in a flat cap with stacked bangles and rings, hands raised to her face, warm monochrome