Formula e

As the excitement built for the 2023/24 Formula E season, I had the incredible opportunity to shoot the talented drivers in the vibrant setting of Valencia, Spain. My mission was clear: to capture the unique personalities behind the helmets, allowing fans to connect with them as individuals.

In a sport defined by speed and precision, I wanted to highlight the character traits that set each driver apart. 

From playful moments to intense reflections, I captured a diverse range of emotions that these drivers experience both on and off the track. Here are some of the final artworks that were used globally at race venues including Mexico, Miami, Berlin and Jakarta.

We turned a large warehouse space into a studio to facilitate the shoot close to the testing track. There are also some behind the scene images too. As a sports portrait photographer this was a dream commission!

Man City / OKX

Excited to share some new images I captured for Manchester City, featuring none other than Pep Guardiola, Jack Grealish, Alex Greenwood, Ruben Dias and Ederson. As a sports portrait photographer, to get these faces in front of the camera was obviously dreamy. 

This shoot was part of the 'My Fabric' campaign for OKX, one of the club’s main shirt sponsors as the football club rolled out its new kit ahead of the new season. 

Shooting across multiple days but working within the very tight confines of - as ever -  very limited time and space. The focus of the shoot was to showcase the synergy between the cutting-edge innovation of OKX and the world-class talent of Manchester City.

A few of the final images are below.

Rob Edwards - Premier Manager

Robert Edwards is a professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back and is currently the manager of Premier League club Luton Town. Born in England, he represented Wales internationally.

Edwards began his career with Aston Villa, making his senior debut in the Premier League. He then moved to Midlands neighbours Wolverhampton Wanderers. He helped both Blackpool and Norwich to promotions to the Premier League and featured for Barnsley in the Championship before retiring due to injury in 2013. He played international football for Wales, making his debut in 2004 and winning 15 caps in total. As a sports portrait photographer Rob was a dream to work with.

Ansu Fati - In Spain

Some recent images shot in Spain of Barcelona’s Ansu Fati. Fati was born in Guinea-Bissau but chose to represent the Spanish national team after gaining citizenship. He has been linked with numerous transfer rumours to clubs such as Manchester United. Ahead of the 2021–22 season, Barcelona announced Fati would inherit the number 10 shirt from Lionel Messi. 

As a sports portrait photographer I’m used to shooting whenever clients want me. On this occasion a sports hall in Ansu’s hometown of Herrera. 

Sports Shoot

Some images from a recent week-long commission. Shot in a studio, well room, converted into a studio.  We had an ever revolving cast of sportsmen and women to shoot. The models were all excellent - you can really tell the difference between someone who knows a sport and someone who really knows a sport. Stills don't leave anywhere to hide. Casting is critical. 

I wanted to create a slightly gritty feel - not overly messed around with or reliant on post to create the images. A strong directional top light filled from the front and clipped from the back but this sort of lighting means the sweet spot is narrow - the difference between an image looking amazing and rubbish is a few inches so you really have to shoot through the arch of motion. So we shot lots. Sorry Macbook. A dream commission for a advertising photographer.

Kevin Sinfield - Autobiography

My portrait of Kevin Sinfield is being using on his upcoming autobiography. Kevin a former Leeds Rhinos and England player. His playing days saw him become one of the most successful players in Super League history, having captained the team to seven Super League championships and two Challenge Cup successes. Since retirement he has also become a prominent fundraiser for charities associated with Motor Neurone Disease. As a sport portrait photographer is always a pleasure to have an image used on a book cover.

Thomas Frank - Sports Portrait

A recent portrait of Brentford Football Club’s manager Thomas Frank. Frank has been highly successful in the past couple of Premium League seasons. We shot at the clubs stadium in West London.

As a sports portrait photographer I wanted to capture the personality and control with which Frank has conducted himself since being in charge.

Freddie Ljungberg

Arsenal are having a strong season so it was a pleasure to recently shoot Freddie Ljunberg who was optimistic about the clubs future. Ljungberg spent the majority of his playing career at the North London club before moving into coaching including a spell back at his old club. As a sports portrait photographer I used some gentle colour washes to capture this image of Freddie - shot in a studio near his North London home.

Stoke City

A lovely shoot here for Stoke City’s new kit launch. The 3 kits are interchangeable allowing fans to pair different short, shirt and sock combinations - resulting in……errr…loads and loads of end combinations.

We spent a couple of days up in Stoke using the team’s indoor astro training pitch to shoot. Like all team kit launches there was an element of secrecy so we had to hang large black drapes around the shooting area to prevent anyone from getting a peek. Using fast flash, we were able to capture a range of dynamic moves and shapes which were then stitched into the end image. The list of deliverables was long with various shapes and sizes need; everything from a huge window in the stadium to upright aisle ends in the club shop. Little BTS video at the end too…

Molly Renshaw - Swimming

A recent shot of olympic swimmer Molly Renshaw in action in the pool. Shot in a freezing (almost literally) unheated pool in South London just before christmas. A rather complex lighting set up to colour the water and freeze the motion. A touch shoot as in water time was very limited for fear of death by frost bite. below are also some behind the scenes images of the set up. As a sport portrait photographer i love these kind of shoot: where the technical mixes with the conceptual. Big thanks to Molly who needed to stand under the hot showers for about 40 minutes after the shoot to regain use of her fingers.

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Daniel Ricciardo - McLaren

Was lucky enough to spend the day at McLaren with Daniel Ricciardo. Shooting for new sponsors Party Casino. For anyone who follows F1, Ricciardo is exactly how you would expect him to be and how he appears on screen. As a sport portrait photographer I have shot sports stars from every discipline and Ricciardo was a joy to work with.

Huel

Been enjoying shooting for Huel of late. It's always great to work for a brand you love. Shooting lifestyle imagery for a whole host of uses; showcasing their entire product range. For those not familiar with the brand Huel is a nutritionally complete meal replacement. I have included a very small selection of some of the hundred of images I have shot for them over a few days of shooting in London. The images are predominantly lifestyle and shot as people go about their everyday lives. Below are a selection of some if the lifestyle images produced for them.

Huel shoot in Herne Hill * not my copyright

ASOS

Lovely shoot I shot over the summer for ASOS. The ASOS design team created Paralympics GB’s opening and closing ceremony looks. Our focus for the shoot was all about what it means to be *extra* and how each athlete goes the extra mile in everything that they do. As a portrait and lifestyle photographer is was great working with sporting talent Ashley Facey-Thompson, Amy Conroy, and Thomas Hamer.  

Lifestyle Tech - London

A recent shoot for consumer electronics brand Mobvoi showcasing their new TicWatch.

Shooting with numerous models in numbers locations across the city to capture the wide versatility and features of the watch. We shot some sports set ups as well as more everyday, out and about, life in the city concepts. A classic lifestyle shoot, we used a nimble team to work quickly maximising the end options for the client.

Aston Martin

Shoot for Aston Martin Formula One. Shot is a vast East London factory space where we were tasked with heroing the new F1 teams appraisal range. Working with Driver Lance Stroll and his girlfriend Sara Pagliaroli alongside other models.

We shot in various cavernous locations within the factory setting. Incorporating nods of colour to the brand identity. We handled all aspects of production on the stills shoot. As an advertising photographer working within the sports industry it was great to incorporate more formal portraits and more candid lifestyle images on the one shoot.

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Lingard for APG

Recent shoot with Jesse Lingard shot up in Manchester. Jesse is a brand ambassador for APG and they were keen to use the time available with him to capture some key visuals and a short video piece. After he had finished training at Manchester United I shot the stills and directed the moving image piece. We looked after all aspects of the shoot production. As a sports portrait photographer it's always great to work with talent like Jesse. A few of the stills below as well as one cut of the moving aspect.

Gus Poyet

A recent shoot with Gustavo 'Gus' Poyet. The former Uruguayan footballer won the FA cup and UEFA Cup with Chelsea having started his playing career at Grenoble and River plate. He is now manger or Ligue 1 Bordeaux. As a sports portrait photographer you can't ask for a more expressive face; A real gentlemen it was a pleasure to meet him.

Lionesses - England

A recent image of Phil Neville - head coach of the England womens football team the ‘lionesses’. The team had a great run in the World Cup. As well as shooting Phil up at St Georges Park I also photographed key player Fran Kirby down at Chelsea just before she departed for England squad duties. The sports portrait of Fran were shot on the training pitches.

Neymar - Advertising

Recent advertising photography shoot for BBH Shanghai. We were tasked with capturing images of Neymar for popular Chinese beer brand Harbin. The portrait images will be used across China in a range of forms from social to point of sale. As ever a very tight schedule (and an injured ankle) called for some lateral thinking. We shot a number of excursions from traditional sports portraits to more lifestyle photography. Beloware some of the final images, one of the final pieces of artwork, a small behind the scenes time-lapse and some behind the scenes images.

Behind the scenes of a shoot with footballer Neymar in Paris.

Virgil van Dijk

Liverpool player Virgil van Dijk shot for the cover of FourFourTwo up at the clubs Melwood training ground in Liverpool. As a portrait photographer its always a pleasure working with strong personalities like Van Dijk.Dijk , 27, beat Raheem Sterling, Bernardo Silva, Sergio Aguero, Sadio Mane and Eden Hazard in the vote by his fellow players.