Another image in the sport uncovered series - with my sports portrait photographer hat on: Lewis says: "I lost my right arm below the elbow in a car crash, and after that I didn’t do anything for three years. It was only when my father said to me ‘I think its about time you did something’ that I decided to take up swimming"
Roy
A couple of recent images of England football manger Roy Hodgson - shot up in his office in Wembley, North London. Roy was lovely, just back off his holidays from the states where his son lives; he was relaxed and happy to pose for me....I have shot Roy a few times now and as a portrait photographer he’s always the ideal sitter. A true gent.
A-List Super Trainers
A recent sports portrait commission for You Magazine - featuring 4 of the UK's leading personal trainers who between them have toned up a host of leading celebrity bodies. Shot in West London using Profoto lighting....these are the people who make the Beckhams, Naomi Campbell and Kim Kardashian sweat.
Anthony Crolla
A recent image shot on the roof of Big Sky Studios in the blistering heat as part of my ongoing Sport Uncovered series for Sport Magazine. Anthony said: "It’s a better feeling than I imagine any drug or drink gives you. That’s the thing about boxing: the lows can be so low, but the highs can be higher than anything you can imagine.” I love shooting these images, as an advertising photographer its great to be given so much freedom.
Dossier
Berlin
Here is a recent commission for the inaugural revamped and redesigned edition of Airberlin Magazine for which I undertook the cover shoot and some of the inside imagery. Shot in Berlin and London - wunderbar. The model was a member of staff but I have to say as a commercial photographer I couldn’t have wished for a better sitter.
New Site
We have been spending a little bit of time tweaking the website. Nothing too radical but some little changes that now mean you are given a better overview of the images rather than small thumbnails. Hopefully it makes it easier to take in the breadth and depth of what is being shot without having to work your way through each individual image one by one. It's also now easier to navigate if viewing on a mobile or ipad. As a photographer that works in both the lifestyle and advertising sectors I think the site gives views a good overview of all my work.
ES Cover Shoot - Food Special
A very tasty recent shoot photographing ES Magazine's food special. Nuno Mendes (below), The Clove Club, Tonic and Remedy, Izy Hossack and supper club hosts Jackson & Levine (pictured below with pineapples on their heads). As a lifestyle photographer I am often asked to turn my attention to food - and I’m always happy to eat the results.
The Royal Ballet
Part of an ongoing commission for easyJet, photographing the full spectrum of people who use their airline...the 'easyJet generation'. Yuhui Choe and Tristan Dyer are soloists for the Royal Ballet. Shot at Holborn Studios, London. As a portrait photographer I love these shoots - the range of subjects is just great.
Royal British Legion
I was recently asked by The Royal British Legion to shoot a range of images to be used as part of The Poppy Appeal. These images will be used to advertise the charity's summer events; click 'video' below to see a behind the scenes time-lapse of the shoot. VIDEO - as an advertising photographer is great to work for such a good cause.
ES Magazine Florists
I shot this feature for ES Magazine looking at the changing face of London’s floristry scene. As a lifestyle photographer I was tasked with looking at some of the new wave of flower shapers who are injecting some rock and roll into the once pedestrian past time.
Sporty Faces
Two recent shoots featuring the women’s England football teams star striker Eni Aluko and cricketing legend Freddie Flintoff. Eni was shot out at the Chelsea training ground whilst we set up to shoot Freddie and his pocket square in central London. As a sports portrait photographer both were a delight to work with.
RNLI
We were recently called upon by the RNLI to shoot a series of advertising images to promote their mass participation event 'H2only'. The sponsored challenge sees if people can drink just water for ten days. The images are being used on bus backs and tube advertising. Below is also the scamp that was used in the original brief. We took care of all aspects of production in house to make the scamp a reality.
Latest Sport Uncovered
Here are three of my recent shots for my ongoing sport uncovered series. Featuring athlete Andy Turner "The pain [in my Achilles] was always there and I would never know if I was going to be able to train on it"...England rugby player Victoria Fleetwood: "It’s nice to know that you can still look feminine but play a contact sport".....and high jumper Jade Johnson "I was eight years old when I told my mum I was going to the Olympics".
Jamie Oliver
A recent shoot with the naked chef aka Jamie Oliver at his Old Street, London, HQ. Shot for Timeout. Jamie has launched Food Tube Magazine which will appear as an inserted section in Timeout. We shot first thing in the morning...after Jamie had finished eating his huevos rancheros. A lovely lifestyle shoot in central London.
Politico - ES Magazine
I was recently sent to Brussels for a few days by ES Magazine to shoot the launch of ‘Politico’ a newspaper and website focusing on the world of politics. The rolling news site originates from Washington and has invigorated political reporting state-side. I spend a few days shooting a documentary feature on the new Brussels edition as it hopes to recreate its success in Europe….out in today’s ES magazine.
Ronnie - Forever Sports
Most people agree that Ronnie O’sullivan is the most gifted snooker player of all time - he is also great fun to work with...latest cover shoot for Forever Sports. As a portrait photographer who is used to working with big sporting tallent Ronnie was everything you want him to be, fun, humble not taking life too seriously.
Wiggle Campaign
Recent images from a campaign commissioned for Wiggle the UK’s largest online bike and tri-sports retailer. Shot on location at the Olympic park London and in the studio, the print and billboard adverts will form part of a multimillion-dollar marketing drive aimed at increasing penetration in the UK and Australia. As an advertising photographer I could not have wanted for a better team. Thanks everyone.
National Training Academy
Young british athletics talent. Photographed at the National Training Academy outside of Birmingham. We spend the afternoon with the athletes capturing them in training across a range of disciplines. Using a heavy amount of flash to overcome the messy and flat gym interior. We also shot ‘body parts’ for the client to convey the peak physical condition of these elite athletes. As a sports portrait photographer I love the moody dark drop off you get when shooting in large training facilities.
Le Comptoir Général
I was recently commissioned to travel to France to shoot this quirky lifestyle travel feature on Le Comptoir Général in Paris. The LCG, as it is known, is run like a department store, with concessions operated by an eclectic bunch of traders. Most of the staff have links with Africa, cross-continental characters who effortlessly mix what they term ‘ghetto cool’ from homelands like Morocco or Togo with Parisian flair to create the kind of edgy street style spotted in New York or London but rarely seen in France’s highly polished capital. Here a a few of the characters I met.