The 2010 Bighton Internation Photography festival is known for attracting the headliners of the industry. However, this year the festival is being curated by Magnum photographer Martin Parr, who, along with internationally acclaimed photographers such as; Robert Mapplethorpe and John Deakin, has decided to take the time to showcase some less 'usual' niche photographers.

One such shortlisted name is Nick Gleis, whose expertise lies in photographing the most exclusive, world class private jets and VIP aircraft.

Gleis who has photographed jets for everybody from Hollywood celebrities to African Head of states and Royalty. Due to the "extremely security-sensitive" nature of the images he is unable to disclose who each aircraft belongs to. However, he felt that the images would be of interest to the festival "because of the unique design of the aircraft".
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