James Norton – The Sunday Times Culture
Such fun working with James Norton again, not only a total gent, but also so open to experimenting and creating together. Catch him in Netflix’s new show ‘Joy’ on the 22nd of November. Big thanks to Adam Hearn from The Sunday Times Culture for the ace commission. Styling: Rose Ford Grooming: Petra Sellge Publicists: Jessica Williams & Sarah Prendergast from Tapestry Photo team: George Hall and Michael Farra
James Norton – The Sunday Times Culture
I ended 2022 photographing the brilliant James Norton for The Sunday Times Culture magazine, to mark the new series of Happy Valley on the BBC. Although playing a murderous villain on TV, in reality James is (thankfully) the total opposite and was great fun to work with. Having asked him to bring a few pieces of his wardrobe, I learned he is also the owner of some fantastic knitwear. The Sunday Times Culture magazine describes James as ‘nice guy turns TV’s number one psycho’, two sides which I tried to capture for the cover. To prepare to capture the movement of James’ coat, I roped in my studio-mate Matt for some rather dizzying test shots, which you can see in the outtake below. Massive thanks to all involved, including Adam Hearn for the great commission, Jessica at Tapestry, Liz at The Wall Group, and my stand-in Matt! If...