This commission for the Sunday Times magazine involved visiting and photographer their security correspondent, Frank Gardner. I remember the news reports 20 years ago when Frank and cameraman, Simon Cumbers, were attacked in the street whilst working in Riyad, Saudi Arabia. Simon was tragically kill...
A fun little campaign I recently had the pleasure of shooting for Mr and Mrs Smith...
Meeting Maryam El Gardoum, one of Morocco’s top female surfers....
Cliveden House is one of those classic English locations where the history is so rich that it is etched into the very fabric of the building itself. The house has seen tragedy, triumph and turpitude that shook the very core the British establishment......
This is an endurance race in every sense, for man and machine, taking in over 1000 miles of Italian roads; through the rolling Tuscan hills, to the busy streets of Rome....
I was thrilled recently to be asked to shoot the artwork for the new English National Opera production ‘Blue’. Shot in my south London studio with excellent modeling from Stan, Creative Direction from Simon Elliott at Rose Agency, and retouching from Aldo at Tiny Retouch. Plus the eve...
I have been getting a lot of questions lately about my camera gear and what I use day to day on assignments and to that end I’m going to be doing some blog posts on my kit and various loadouts. Today we are going to start with my lighting bag. If you prefer watching a video tutorial then please ...
I was recently commissioned to photograph the author Jilly Cooper for the cover of the Sunday Times magazine. Photographing the cover of a magazine is always an honour and a rather terrifying responsibility at the same time. Add in to the mix that you’ll be working with in a confined space w...
This assignment was For Men’s Health UK and I shot it at the end of last year in Chisinau, Moldova. We flew a bit by the seat of our pants on this one – after we were asked to do a live interview on Moldovan TV in…Spanish (I sat this one out!) and then nearly getting trapped in a M...
I recently flew to Germany to photograph Mark Webber at the Nürburgring for the Red Bulletin. We had Mark and an unreleased Porsche 911 GT3 RS for the afternoon and I have to say it was a most enjoyable shoot! – Mark’s an utter gent and consummate professional so he was a pleasure to wo...
I recently had a commission to photograph Roger W Smith, a master watchmaker in his workshop on the Isle of Man. I love meeting crafts people who have a specialism like this – they are fascinating people to talk too, and Roger was most accommodating with his time and access, considering his sk...