A CONTRIBUTOR TO i-D, ZOO MAGAZINE, L'OFFICIEL HOMMES NL, VARON AND WONDERLAND, LANCASHIRE-BORN PHOTOGRAPHER NIK HARTLEY GRADUATED FROM BLACKPOOL & THE FYLDE COLLEGE IN 2001, MOVING TO LONDON IN 2002. WITH A BACKGROUND IN PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSISTANCE FOR A COMMANDING LINE-UP OF INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, NIK HAS SINCE BECOME REGARDED FOR PURSUING HIS OWN HIGHLY PERSONAL WORK, WHICH CROSSES THE DISCIPLINES OF FASHION AND PORTRAITURE.