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Xevi*Machado

Graphic Designer & Photographer

Based in: Amsterdam, NL
Status: Available for freelance work
Fields: Brand identity, packaging & photography

Statement

I design brand identities and photograph the people and places behind them. Four years freelance across the Netherlands and Spain, working from Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, NL Brand identity, packaging & photography Est. 2022

Brand identity
Visual systems
Packaging design
Art direction
Logotype & typography
Editorial design
Portrait photography
Commercial photography

All services

Graphic Design

Overview

A selection of work from the last four years. Brand identity, packaging and the visual systems that hold them together, for hospitality, retail and consumer clients.

Portraits

Overview

Portraits in black and white, shot in the studio and on location. Some commissioned, some from travelling, and some of people I know well enough that they stop performing for the camera.

Young man with dark curly hair and hooped earrings in a hooded sweatshirt, looking straight into the camera

Young man with his head lowered and a hand at his mouth, a hard shadow cutting across his face

Young man with cropped hair and a white t-shirt facing the camera in flat, high-key light

Young man in a patterned shirt with a cigarette between his lips, lit hard against a white background

Young man in a patterned shirt photographed from the side, head lowered, cigarette in his mouth

Close-up of a lit cigarette at a man's lips, the rest of the frame in darkness

Young woman with her hair pinned up turning towards the camera behind a pane of glass

Young man sitting on a stool with one arm reaching towards the lens, shot against white

Man holding an open palm towards the lens and pulling his jacket collar up over his face

Two hands raised open against a bright, cloudy sky

Close-up of an older person's weathered hand and steel wristwatch resting on their knee

Man in sunglasses holding a basketball and a takeaway coffee, photographed from below against the sky

Basketball court at street level: a player's legs, a bag, a ball and a coffee cup by the fence

Three men sitting on a step in a courtyard, one shielding his face, one looking down at a phone, one looking away

An older couple seen from behind at a pedestrian crossing, a sweater over his shoulders, their hands joined at the bottom of the frame

Spiral staircase seen from directly above, its ironwork coiling away to a point, with a figure blurred by movement on the top steps

Sheep in a pen, one leaning down to nuzzle another

Sheep behind a wire fence in an open field, houses along the horizon

Flock of sheep grazing on flat farmland with a church spire on the horizon

A woman leaning on a balcony rail and a man looking at his phone, seen through a window divided by a dark post

Two people walking barefoot on wet sand, their reflections stretching towards the camera

Figures on a beach at dusk, a breakwater and lighthouse on one side and a headland on the other

Deserted beach under an overcast sky, a single parasol and two chairs left on the sand

Layered sea cliff photographed from below, a narrow gap of sky splitting the rock

Portraits

Commercial

Overview

Interiors, food, product and events, shot in colour. Most of this work is for clients whose identity I also design, which is why the pictures and the branding tend to arrive already agreeing with each other.

Restaurant interior seen through a white arch, with a green tiled bar and leather stools on an oak floor

Dimly lit dining room with bentwood chairs, pendant lamps and a tall window at the back

Table laid for two beside open shelving with bottles and a plant, under a filament pendant

Caramelised brioche toast topped with a scoop of ice cream on a small white plate

Bowls of salad, herb-roasted potatoes and grilled vegetables with a glass dish of romesco

Cheeseburger with melted cheddar and fries served on a lined metal tray

Ceviche with mango and red onion in a grey bowl, next to a glass of white wine

Small bowl of grilled vegetables and chicken, with a salad bowl out of focus behind

Beef carpaccio under grated cheese and herbs, with slices of toasted bread

Table shot from above: a tostada, roast potatoes, grilled vegetables, romesco and a glass of beer

Commercial

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