Ian Brown and me at Chiswick Football Club - randomly!

Looking for some stuff on an old hard drive this afternoon and I came across this football club shoot with ex Stone Roses frontman, Ian Brown..... I totally forgot I had shot this.....according to my records it was September 2005.....I don't actually remember what this was for or how it came about....maybe it's because i'm not into football.....





OK, I just did a quick web search and it seems in September 2005, Ian Brown sponsored Chiswick amateur football club, hence the shirt which was emblazoned with, 'IB - The Greatest' (the name of Ian Brown's album release back then). Another interesting thing I found was that my photos from this shoot were all over the internet on various press websites......no credits of course, but quite amusing all the same!

Adam and Joe

I had a little play around with my Adam and Joe images to see which ones work best together....i think i like the first and last ones......

Joe Cornish

I shot Joe Cornish recently. Joe is a British comedian, television and radio presenter, director, writer and actor who along with long-time comedy partner, Adam Buxton form the comedy duo 'Adam and Joe'.
One of these shots will sit next to my earlier portrait of Adam Buxton in the 'World of Wonder' 20th Anniversary book when it comes out later this year.
I have been working on these portraits for over a year now, so am very excited about the release of the book (release date tbc)......

August's 'Dog of The Day'

After a dog show, my team and i have got into the habit of voting for 'Dog of The Day', our favourite dog from the day of shooting.

I've decided to pick a monthly 'Dog of The Day' going forward and here we have the pick for August. This is Freddie, the poodle, a favourite of mine from Crufts.....

Vivian Maier exhibition London

I have been eagerly following the uncovering of Vivian Maier's photography catalogue since it was revealed to the public by John Maloof.

Maloof purchased some of Maier's negs at a furniture and antique auction and quickly discovered a wealth of unseen talent.

Maier sadly past away in 2009 and little is known about her. She moved to the USA from France in the early 1930's when 11 or 12 and worked as a nanny during the 50's and early 60's. It seems she was always obsessively taking photographs but nobody ever saw them.

Maloof now has more than 100,000 negatives in his collection. He is slowly revealing them to the world whilst she is rapidly becoming renowned as a great previously undiscovered street photographer.

On Saturday, I went to see some of the work which is being exhibited as part of the London Street Photography Festival.
I was slightly disappointed by the curation as I felt like i had seen better shots on the Vivian Maier blog but it's still worth a look.
Details here:
http://londonstreetphotographyfestival.com/diary/vivian-maier-a-life-uncovered

On an aside note, the German Gymnasium is a great building, that in itself is worth a visit too! And after the Exhibition, i recommend cocktails and cheese at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, the perfect end to the perfect day.

For more about Maier and to see some more of her images, check out the blog here:
http://vivianmaier.blogspot.com

Charlie Condou - some out-takes

I've been a bit slack at blogging of late but I'm finally getting round to posting. It's 7.45pm on Friday evening and I have told myself I am not allowed to go to the pub until I blog so here goes......
Some out-takes from my shoot with Coronation Street actor Charlie Condou. My favourite shots from this day are most definitely the ones outside the green cafe (Cafe Columbia). Can you guess the location? (the name of the cafe being a dead giveaway of course!)

Charlie Condou

I recently had the pleasure of meeting and shooting British actor Charlie Condou for Attitude Magazine. Charlie is known for playing Renoir in The Impressionists and Marcus Dent in Coronation Street.

Charlie returned to Corrie as Marcus back in March for a gay dad storyline with on screen boyfriend Sean Tully.......

Our shoot was fun and it was lovely to meet Charlie's real life daughter, Georgia Mae.

Dog day again - this week it's Fair In The Square in Highgate

Bring your furry friends along and say hello!

http://www.fairinthesquare.co.uk/

Harry Treadaway - You magazine

Here is the tearsheet from my shoot with Harry Treadaway.....check Harry out in new BBC drama, 'The Night Watch' based on the novel by Sarah Waters......

RUDI

Here is Rudi, Arthur's son....

Arthur

Here is Arthur, who I photographed in Bolton earlier this year. Arthur never usually lets anyone take his photograph so I was very privileged and honoured that he sat for me.

I love the shots we got. He was only in front of my lens for half an hour, yet he gave me so much.

I shot Arthur's son too, pictures to follow......

Yak

I have been shooting lots of personal work of late and this is an edit from one of my recent portrait sessions.

My old friend Yak has been undergoing treatment for throat cancer. I shot him a few weeks after his operation to remove the cancer.
He has since been through chemo and radiation therapy which ended with the all clear in April.

Yak has been in front of my camera lens many times (I always used to be with camera - Nan Goldin stylee - when I was younger) but I hadn't seen him for years before this session.
Our lives went in separate directions but we were very close during my late teenage years and early 20's and I'll always hold his friendship close to my heart.

HARRY TREADAWAY

Harry Treadaway is a young up and coming British actor and I had the pleasure of shooting him recently.
He is currently filming an interesting sounding horror film around London and we grabbed him for half an hour during his lunch break......here are the out-takes.......

Ruby Wax out - takes

Finally getting around to going through some of my back catalogue again.....and here are some out-takes from my shoot at Julie's restaurant with the lovely Ruby Wax........

Lets Face It 7 Awards - The book

LPA Portraiture Awards 2011 by London Photographic Association | Make Your Own Book