Awards
World Whisky — IACP AWARD WINNER
World Whisky — JAMES BEARD AWARD RUNNER-UP
The Beer Book — IACP AWARD NOMINEE
Eyewitness Travel Guides — WINNER OF THOMAS COOK AWARD FOR BEST TRAVEL GUIDES
Eyewitness Travel Guides — DAILY TELEGRAPH READERS’ TRAVEL AWARDS BEST GUIDE BOOKS
Eyewitness Travel Guides — OBSERVER/GUARDIAN TRAVEL GUIDE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Press reviews of our works
“The Londoner’s Diary is a fantastic diary with brilliant photography, and here is the man responsible for it – Mike Ellis.”
ROBERT ELMS, BBC LONDON RADIO INTERVIEW
“London City of Words is one of the most original and enjoyable books about London I’ve read in years.”
MAXWELL HUTCHINSON, ARCHITECT AND BROADCASTER
“This is a wonderful book: a feast for the eye and a constant spur to visit such and such a church if ever we find ourselves in … Every page is a visual temptation.”
S. J. WILLIAM, ON BETJEMAN’S BEST BRITISH CHURCHES
“Jackson’s guide to individual distilleries remains the best companion to the more traditional malts.”
GILES FODEN, THE GUARDIAN, ON THE MALT WHISKY COMPANION
“This is a beautiful tome crammed with quality coloured photographs… It is difficult to write a review worthy of such a good book, it really is quite exceptional.”
BETJEMAN’S BEST BRITISH CHURCHES
“Sold out! Please print more, I’ve searched every bookshop in London for a copy, and I give them as Xmas pressies too… it’s the ultimate diary for London lovers, please let me know if any shop has a copy… I will travel…”
ANGELINA BARKER, ON LONDONER’S DIARIES
Testimonials from clients
“They have improved every element of our website – the design, programming, ease of use, search engine optimisation, navigation, even providing content advice. They’ve brought us onto the latest mobile and tablet platforms and streamlined systems to manage our video library, events listings and newsletters efficiently. Especially impressive is the level of their ongoing support and editorial review, with proactive upgrading to ensure our software is up to date, and our queries often being answered within a matter of minutes.”
TIM BRADFORD, OXFORD BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE
“Hello Ros, your name has been on our lips so much recently as a result of the brilliant work you have done on the new-look ESA website. I just wanted to write to say how much that work is appreciated and how good the outcome looks. We’ve already received several complimentary comments about it and I’m sure those will continue as news travels and people have a look.”
KAREN EARL, CHAIRMAN, THE EUROPEAN SPONSORSHIP ASSOCIATION
“A wonderful team to work with, through every step of a project.”
DAWN HENDERSON, DORLING KINDERSLEY
“Very high quality work, turned around quickly each time.”
ALISON GOLD, BBC TRUST
“We’re delighted with our website and marketing images. The service they provided was fantastic from start to finish, and their attention to detail was superb. They completely embraced our brief and fully delivered a fantastic looking site that far exceeded our wildest expectations. Thank you!”
JANE OLIVER, STRINGMANIA
“I have been very pleased with Maproom’s work for Harper Collins. They have always been easy to work with, they maintain very good relationships with the authors, and (most importantly) they have produced excellent illustrated books on schedule.”
SAM RICHARDSON, HARPER COLLINS
“We found Blue Island Photography to be conscientious… they rose to the technical and aesthetic challenges to provide us with some beautiful images.”
PAUL BRADY, INDEPENDENT ARCHITECTS
“Prompt, professional service with masses of useful advice… we are 100% satisfied with Blue Island”
AMANDA HINTON
“Loving the new website; can’t tell you how much. Thank you for a great job done.”
SUE JAMES
Compliments from people we’ve collaborated with
“Thank you for your creative input to the ‘Oz and James’ project. This is the best book linked to any of my TV programmes – you have really encapsulated the essence of the BBC series with your quirky layouts, hand-drawn cartoons and photographs.”
OZ CLARKE, WINE CRITIC & TV PRESENTER
“I really like this book – it has large type, lovely pictures and is all about my summer holiday!”
JAMES MAY, TV PRESENTER
“Working with Mike Ellis on the ‘Eyewitness Companion to Whisky’ and ‘World Whisky’ has been a pleasure. His unflappable efficiency, eye for editorial detail and outstanding design skills turned a potentially stressful job into a recreation!”
CHARLES MACLEAN, WHISKY CRITIC
“The photo sessions for Bass Guitar went very smoothly and the final product looks excellent. Possibly the smoothest edit ever. Everyone who sees it says how good it looks: diagrams, notation and, particularly, the photographs.”
PAUL SCOTT, NTK BASS GUITAR
Photography reviews
See Blue Island Photography’s clients and accolades page for more reviews!