Article Posted: February 22, 2010
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I was inducted into the 1st circle of the Marmarati last year after I commented on Twitter about the validity of crumpets and Marmite as a combination. Many scoffed at the notion and due to my apparent devotion, was summoned to a secret location in London to swear my allegiance to the Ebony Elixir. The Marmarati are a (not so) secret society who have devoted their lives to the yeasty spread. During my initiation into this society, myself and a small group of other devotees were presented with the opportunity to taste a brand new blend. It was to be called ‘Marmite XO’.
Back then, it was but a dream but now the dream has become reality. A brown paper package wrapped up in string (it is indeed one of my favourite things, the Marmarati obviously being a fan of all things Sound of Music) arrived at my door and I scarcely could contain my excitement. The myth has become reality. It was like being sent a unicorn.
I decided to record a little short film in honour of this momentous occasion. Click on the little Vimeo logo above and then go full screen if you fancy some high res HD goodness.
Article Posted: January 29, 2010
I shot an interesting little test this week. I don’t normally shoot guys, so I thought it was high time I changed that. Just a little tiny preview of things to come from the whole fashion story. Interesting crew, some of which I hadn’t worked with before. But we all worked well together and think we got some great results. More to come…
Stylist: Bijal Patel
Hair: Luke Lehmann
MUA: Isabelle Haddo
Photo Assist: Grace Cromey-Hawke
Model: Roos Van Montfort @ Models1
Model: Christopher John Jones
Article Posted: December 6, 2009
I shot a little beauty test recently with a fantastic French model called Anais Van Praet who is from Profile Model Management. Anais had really put in the hard work early by getting up at 3am to catch the Eurostar over from Paris to be on set with me in the morning. Despite her being undoubtedly incredibly tired, she soldiered on all day and by clicking here or on the pic above you can see some of the results of the day.
Make-up: Julia Wilson
Hair: Yuhi Kim
Assistant: Andras Bartok
Article Posted: November 25, 2009
I’m a bit late to the party, but I had a few images published recently in Sketchbook Magazine. The magazine is based around fashion and design, so there was a certain irony to being contacted by Luma, the features editor about wanting to include some images of mine that I took at the G20 protests in London earlier in the year rather than any of my fashion work which of course is predominantly what I shoot. My shots above are all the B&W images. The 2 colour images shot in Afganistan and Iran are by Hossein Fatemi.
Simon and I decided to go along to protests following all the media attention it was getting prior. Not quite knowing what to expect we turned up with cameras poised to capture the event. Us and a million other photographers and news crews! It almost seemed like there was as many media and photographers than there were protesters. In my opinion, the clashes wouldn’t have been as severe had there not been such a big media presence. It seemed like there was a certain performance aspect to the small group of extremists. Making sure the spotlight was on them before doing anything like smashing into the RBS bank building and attempting to set on fire. Regardless, Simon and I seemed to be right in the thick of it more out of luck than good management. The crowd was very compact and moving around was virtually impossible. So for some clashes to break out between police and protesters right in front of my eyes was quite the experience. At one point I was the target of a swinging police baton and out of instinct, I moved my head to the side to avoid the blow and as the crowd was so tight, the poor guy behind me copped the full impact of the truncheon on the top of his head. I turned around to give some sort of apology and I saw the poor chap holding his head with blood pouring down his face. You can see some of the action in the images above.
Sketchbook is a new quarterly magazine that showcases established and emerging creative talents in fashion, design and culture with a focus on features, photography and illustration. In Sketchbook, it’s not just about the product itself, but also about the beauty of the process of conceptualisation, creation and appreciating the means to an end. To find out a little more head here.
Part 1 & 2 of Sketchbook Magazine can be purchased here. You can also view a free online preview of Part 2 of this issue here.
Article Posted: November 4, 2009
I got to know Kay Desmond originally when she was looking to have some portraits taken of her. I said I would be happy take them on the condition that she let me do a shoot with her fabulous garments that she designed. After a few false starts, we managed to get the fantastic Emma Rice who is represented by Oxygen to model and the über talented and lovely Sandra Bermingham to do hair and makeup, both of whom I hadn’t worked with before. I know Sandra loves getting a scorecard at the end of a shoot, but I will refrain on this occasion and just say that I enjoyed the day and think we got some great results. We were lucky enough to be allowed to shoot in and around the Real Tennis club that is situated in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace thanks to a mum of a friend. It kept us out of the cold and I think proved to be a great backdrop for Kay’s creations. Obviously Kay’s garments are for sale, so give her a nudge if you would like to find out where you can buy one or would like to stock them in your store!
Click on the image above to take you through to see more from the shoot.
