About Kinetic Studios

Kinetic Studios are run by John and Jana, and we love what we do. Making photographs. Working with creative people. Running in the Cotswold Hills. And biking round the country lanes with our two lovely boys.

John

As the Director and Principal Photographer at Kinetic, John specializes in editorial portraits of athletes, field of play, and sports product photography. He feels privileged to have photographed dozens of Olympic, Paralympic, World, and European champions, and prides himself on the rapport he’s built with each and every one of them.

He’s been published in the Daily Telegraph, has had the cover of Athletics Weekly magazine, and his debut exhibition Fortius: The Strength of GB Sporting Talent, was held at Red Bull’s London headquarters. This was followed by exhibitions at the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath, and the prestigious Oxo Gallery on London’s South Bank. During the 2012 Games he exhibited at ad agency Publicis Modem’s Baker Street offices, and accountancy company KPMG later hosted his exhibition at their global headquarters in Canary Wharf. He has been commissioned by the British Paralympic Association, including accreditation to shoot the 2012 London Games, and he says he never knew how patriotic he was until he stood amongst 83,000 people singing God Save The Queen. He enjoys communicating and loves collaborating with creative teams, striving to deliver outstanding work with impact, and his images have been supplied to clients including Panasonic, Channel 4, Asset TV, Definitive Sports Management, yogahaven, GSE Sports Management, and the Epilepsy Society.

He is always keen to meet and develop relationships with athlete sponsors and sports brands, with a view to discussing commercial photographic projects.

Jana

As the Studio Manager, Jana’s German efficiency is legendary. Vorsprung durch Justdoit. Jana takes care of all studio hire, photoshoot bookings, and location planning. If you need help organizing travel to and from the studio, or booking local accommodation for you and your team, Jana will be on hand to ensure you are thoroughly organized and exceptionally well looked after.

She also makes a good cup of tea, a great cup of coffee, and a wicked gin and tonic.

“Great studio, relaxed, friendly and professional photographer, iconic shots. Highly recommended.”
Leon Taylor, Olympic Medalist and Inspirational Speaker
“John has been working with a number of our clients at Definitive. He has worked with World Champion Dai Greene, Olympic Medalist Tasha Danvers, and 11 times Paralympic Gold Medalist David Roberts, to name just a few. Not only have the shots been fantastic, our athletes and sponsors alike have loved them. We have had amazing feed back from all of our athletes. John is a true professional and we look forward to working with him again in the near future.”
Jamie Baulch, World Champion & Definitive Sports Manager
“Thank you for a rare and valuable experience. The portrait photgraphy photoshoot was at the same time challenging and enjoyable and the results were stunning: all and more what I hoped of them. You have a special personal gift to turn a photoshoot into a dialogue and to use your technical skills as the servant of your vision. I will have to learn some more yoga postures!”
Tony Evans
“John Ord’s work is creative, dynamic and very powerful. It was an absolute pleasure to work with John, who is passionate about what he does. John is professional in every stage of the photography process, to ensure that I achieve the high quality images that I require. John has excellent interpersonal skills, enabling me to be comfortable in the studio environment. I have and will continue to recommend John’s services throughout the sports industry that I operate within.”
Jason Gardener MBE, Olympic Champion
"You are utterly AMAZING! I am grinning from ear to ear looking at all the photos from my party. I am thrilled-far exceeded my expectations and the best money I think I've ever spent. Absolutely incredible, I don't think I can ever thank you enough. You've caught some amazing moments and all the people I cherish. Thank you so very very much for doing this for me. Forever grateful."
Karen Sutton
“I still get goosebumps when I look through the beautiful photos you took of our wedding. You did an absolutely fantastic job and we are so pleased with the results – I hope you are too! It was great fun being able to share the occasion with you – we had a ball! I hope we get to catch up again when we're next in the UK to say thank you in person over a beer!”
Ben & David
"John's photography and attention to detail are excellent. He really went the extra mile in supporting Epilepsy Society as a charity."
Nicola Swanborough, The Epilepsy Society
“John has worked with GSE developing some iconic photography for some of our leading Olympic athletes who we’re promoting in the run up to London 2012. We couldn’t have asked for any more in terms of the standard of service we received from him and the quality of the images he produced were of the highest level and now play a large part in any marketing collateral we produce. Safe to say we already have more dates in place with John to shoot our other clients.”
Gab Stone, GSE Agency
"John was great to work with and produced some amazing shots for my athlete portfolio. He really took the time to ensure the best results and made me feel completely at ease during the shoot."
David Roberts CBE, 11 times Paralympic Champion