So what's my point of difference?

Sick of high-keyed, bright imagery filled with perfectly proportioned and deliriously happy models with perfect hair and teeth?  Well you’re not alone.  At eSCAPE Stock, you’ll never see cliche, fake or staged stock because just like fruit from a poisoned tree, if your stock looks fake, so will your creative assets. eSCAPE Stock keeps it simple, natural and most importantly, real.  100% real stock locations, experiences and people so your creatives look authentic, maximise viewer engagement and most importantly, don’t look staged or creepy.

REAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Authentic - Honest - Emotive

"You were born an original work of art.  Stay original." - Suzy Kassam

ACCESSIBILITY

Usable - Convenient - Reachable

"There are no rules around here.  We're trying to accomplish something." - Thomas Eddison

MASTERY

Expert - Skilled - Precision

"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs." - Ansel Adams

USER EXPERIENCE

Adventure - Celebration - Relish

"People rarely succeed unless they have fun in what they are doing." - Dale Carnegie

UNIQUE AESTHETIC

Creative - Artful - Sublime

"My tastes are simple: I am easily satisfied with the best." - Winston Churchill

SHARED GOALS

Partner - Success - Synergy

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." - Helen Keller

Matt Nash-Arnold

I was 14 when my father gave me my first camera: his old school, retro Pentax K1000.  My dad was a surveyor, which brings a unique perspective to photography because both need a real grasp of the physics: optics, perspective, precision, accuracy, field of view.  He taught me everything I needed to plant the seed of a lifelong obsession.  In the footsteps of the father, I went on to study surveying.  I found myself formalising knowledge in both surveying and as a byproduct, photography.  After all, that surveying theodolite is just a highly precise telescope and shares all the same properties of the SLR. Fast forward a couple of decades and my wife, who had been obsessed with wanting to travel overseas for her whole life, finally talked me into an overseas holiday to Switzerland for six weeks.  The travel bug thing had never really made sense to me: I valued having tangible things over experiences.  But she was passionate about wanting to go, so off we went with two little kids in toe. That travel bug thing?  It got me.  In fact, sometimes I think I've surpassed Nic in my endless and insatiable desire to go to more and more places. My children, who are now teenagers, have been to many countries, but probably their most significant memory was standing around waiting while Dad took photos.  The thing that probably did it was the experience, places, food, culture, of course, but what I remember most was the endless joy of capturing amazing places on film.  Ansel Adams is quoted as saying, 'Twelve significant photos in any one year is a good crop.'  I'm still trying to achieve this elusive ambition, maybe it will be this year. When we were in Paris, we did a home exchange with a couple who lived in the most drop-dead gorgeous, typically Parisienne apartment.  It was something out of Les Intouchables.  In the evenings, Nic & I would buy some cheap, local French wine, sit in that gorgeous living room and process photos to relive the day.  It was all so captivating.  I never had a day at work when I felt like this about what I had achieved.  I never before felt that burning desire to get back out there and see what more I could capture. So, now, after decades of travelling and capturing, I'm in a unique position to share my collection with creatives who are searching for something special for the influence in the world they're trying to make.