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National Treasures - Commissioned

A selection of portraits of artisans of rare crafts whose practises have been in decline in the UK. Some of the subjects you see are one of a hand few that are still practicing their craft and in some case are the only ones left. The images were published as a double page spread in every issue, highlighting that decline.

Animal Magic - Commissioned

A series of portraits which ran in Country Life magazine. The brief was to photograph keepers of unusual pets in an engaging and interesting way. I didn't know what I was letting myself in for as I was use to being able to position my subjects without any communication issues. This was a severe test in my patience. I was extremely grateful to the keepers and their help to get my ideas across to get that special shot.

Made In Britain - Commissioned

This was a feature to showcase British manufacturers in the UK. I was asked to speak with each company, to see what was possible on the day and come up with some quirky ideas to hold the interest of the magazine reader.

Comic in a White Suit - Personal Project

Raising money for Comic Relief. After getting a white suit from the Saville Row tailor Oswald Boateng, I had several weeks to complete my project of shooting over 30 British comedians. I emailed hundreds and stated that I would take up no more than 15 minutes of their time a convenient location of their choice. So with no prior knowledge of the setting I arrived with a couple of lights and began too shoot them in inventive ways. The comedians were then invited to sign the suit and we raised money auctioning the suit in their first twitter auction. I also had an exhibition where the sales of the suit were also put into the charity.

My Street - Neighbours in lockdown - Personal Project.

I decided to use the same set that I have been using on my rare commissioned portraits during lockdown, using free standing backdrops and battery packs for the lighting, whilst keeping a 2m distance. I placed notes through the letterboxes on my neighbours and suggested they could bring some meaningful items that represented things that had helped them through the lockdown. I shot outside my house and blocked off our small road and shot against the backdrop showing the empty street to emphasise the effects of lockdown.

Boxers - Personal Project

After visiting a East London boxing gym , I noticed images around the walls of boxers standing with fists raised and looking to camera and wanted to try to improve on this and so I set myself the project of going around boxing gyms around east London and shooting these amazing athletes shadow boxing to camera straight after they gad finished with their training. firstly to get the boxers looking like they had been in a fights but to ask freeze frame their muscle tension as they were moving around in front of my camera. I also wanted to shoot them in black and white to give a certain ageless feel to the portraits.