A fun recent shoot for Stand Up To Cancer who decide to dress a number of their celebrity supporters up as trailblazers: people they felt have been pioneers in their particular field. The images received wide speed press attention. As a portrait photographer its great to work on fun shoots like this. Shooting with Sam Thompson, Joe Lycett, Greg Rutherford, Andrea McLean, Maya Jama, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Roisin Conaty, AJ Odudu and Roman Kemp. We shot at The Worx over a number of days and looked after all aspects of the production form styling to post.
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London musicians, new portrait photography series:
This week sees the launch of my new portrait photography series, capturing musicians practising outdoors across urban spaces in London. Not everyone wants to live next-door to someone who plays the double bass, the trumpet - or any large and loud instrument for that matter.
This consideration certainly forces musicians to get creative about their rehearsal space, which increasingly includes outdoor spaces. Studio rents are rising enormously for all creatives, especially in London, as old buildings get sold for office spaces and other developments. With rehearsal spaces becoming more expensive, some musicians use public spaces and parks to get in some of their rehearsal hours.
I spent the summer finding some of the musicians, who are utilising the corners of parks, tucked away basketball courts and forgotten patches of grass between tower blocks to get their essential practice hours.
The warmer summers, squeeze on creative space and increasing population density all contributes to this growing phenomenon, which has resulted in a really unique set of portraits.
See the BBC featuring the images here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-49719536
Angiee & The Wolf
A little test shoot. Just for kicks. Angie, who works at my local and her tattoos. Hair by Jolanda Coetzer at LHA. I was looking to add to my selection of images as an advertising photographer I was very happy with the outcome.
Recent cover shoot with The Breeders. Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs, and Jim Macpherson were shot at their record labels (4AD) London office for US based Magnet. The Breeders' most successful album, Last Splash, is best known for the hit single "Cannonball". As a portrait photographer I get to meet some cool people and these guys were right up there.
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Simon Webbe
Here are a selection of portrait images from a recent shoot with Simon Webbe. Shot with a mix of continuous light and flash, these were taken in a central London studio not far from Oxford Street.
Jehnny Beth - Savages
This is an image of singer/songwriter Jehnny Beth, lead singer and lyricist for rock band Savages. The photo was shot in Hackney, using a narrow depth of field to draw the viewer into the front eye. On her music Jehnny says “artists are creating ‘the world exactly as it should be’. That is the real power of the artists, and I believe in this power.”
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Future Proof
Here is the Album cover for Christa Vi’s Future Proof EP which is expected later this October. Shot at The Forge in East London with www.papershake.com working the origami . Here is a link to her soundcloud site https://soundcloud.com/christa-vi. As a portrait photographer its great to work with an artist who has such a clear vision of their visual identity.
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Savages
The latest cover of US music magazine Magnet, featuring band of the moment Savages we were invited to shoot them for their second studio album ‘Adore Life’. As a portrait photographer I love shooting musicians, especially ones with such a clear vision.
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