A tall, beige, weathered ceramic vase with two twisting, leafless, decorative branches stands on the floor in front of a plain white wall. To the right of the vase, there's a framed painting of a single green plant with white flowers in a dark vase, hanging on the wall. The floor is light-colored hardwood arranged in a herringbone pattern.

Will Arden

photographer

Distinctive Photography for Print, Publishing & Licensing

A man with a beard and bald head looks directly at the camera with his face partially obscured by his raised hand against a black background.

Will Arden


Will Arden is a UK-based photographer with a background spanning more than thirty-five years in art, illustration and publishing.

As an author, illustrator and cartoonist working under the pen name Alborozo, he created books for children and was a contributing cartoonist to publications such as Private Eye and Punch, before a condition affecting the vision in one eye made it impossible to continue working in those fields, leading him to photography as a new creative medium.

His work is centred on still life compositions and conceptual ideas, the latter exploring perception, ambiguity and the ways we interpret our perceived realities.

His work draws on a wide range of influences, from natural forms to Renaissance and Dutch painting, cinema and literature. These references shape the atmosphere and composition of the images without dictating their meaning, leaving space for viewers to make their own connections.