The House of Bernarda Alba – National Theatre
The House of Bernarda Alba starring Dame Harriet Walter. My first poster for the National Theatre! Grab your tickets. Thanks to the brilliant Harriet Walter who was a dream to collaborate with. Massive thanks also to Billy Bull and Jen Dennis, so great working with you . Assistant ace Philip Hardman, production support Germaine Walker.
Sir Michael Palin – The Sunday Times Magazine
Michael Palin is a national treasure. And a bit of a hero of mine, I grew up laughing at Monty Python. To say I was excited to meet Sir Michael was an understatement. But I was also nervous, would he be as creative and collaborative as I hoped? Well, meet you heroes people, at least certainly if they are Michael Palin. He was everything a collaborator could want, and also the kindest, nicest man as well. Big thanks Louise Fenerci for the assingnment Cover design by Dan Biddulph Grooming by Emma Leon Styling by Michael Palin Read Richard Coles interview with Sir Michael here: LINK
Aisling Bea – Multitude Media
Working with Aisling Bea is always a joy – not only is she effortless in front of the camera, but you get a front row seat to enjoy her stand-up. I last photographed Aisling to celebrate her 2020 BAFTA Television Award, so I was delighted to be asked to photograph her again to create a set of images to help publicise her new film Greatest Days. Big to everyone involved: Hope Lawrie – styling Justine Jenkins – makeup Narad Kutowaroo – hair Olivia Spencer and Betty Martin – photo assistants Melissa Morgan – retouch Cecily Bain – studio manager Emily and Niamh at Multitudemedia – publicity gurus Clare – top organiser / team Aisling
Self Space ‘Open Letters’ – Calling Studio
‘Open Letters’, in collaboration with Self Space and Calling for Mental Health Awareness Week. Nine in ten people with mental health challenges in the UK face stigma and discrimination. And where there’s stigma, there’s silence. In a radical act of openness, Calling and Self Space commissioned real people to write candidly about their mental health in a series of letters. Five of these letters are across London on giant public billboards for all to see. It was a privilege to photograph the brave and brilliant people who wrote them – Icie, Liv, Nadia, Elvis and Raman are the best. We had two deeply meaningful and cathartic days in my studio creating these images together; in a way it felt a bit like therapy, both for me and for them. The stories and thoughts they’ve shared are rarely talked about, yet really need to be talked about. Selected Ad of the...
Hannah Fry – Bloomberg
Wonderful to work with the brilliant Professor Hannah Fry again, to promote her first show with Bloomberg TV, ‘The Future with Hannah Fry’. In this show, Hannah explores a world where computers can read our emotions, a planet transformed by unlimited clean energy, and living until 150 years old – and more. Hannah is an amazing presenter, and a bit of a genius, and I wanted to capture her upbeat personality for her new audience in the States. It was lovely to work closely with stylist Karen Smyth to create different looks and to achieve a variety of feelings across the portraits. More images will be released globally, so you might see them popping up. Big thanks to everyone involved – it was awesome to work with the brilliant teams from Bloomberg and Mirador Talent Management again, and thanks as always to Phil and Olly for their top assistance.
American Photography 39 – Winner
My portrait of James Norton has been selected as a winning image in the American Photography Awards, and will be published in the AP39 book. A further two of my portraits, another of James Norton and one of Nadine Dorries, will also be published on the AI-AP website. I’m delighted to say this is my second year in print and my third on the website. See the full set of James Norton portraits here: LINK, and the Nadine Dorries set here: LINK.
Carlos Bayala – New Creative Sciences
I never know what will happen on a shoot, especially when working with another creative mind. Great fun collaborating with the force that is Carlos Bayala of New London. Besides being a leader in his field, I learned Carlos also has a penchant for tango music and maté – what else could you expect from a proud Argentinian? Thanks to Olly for assisting, Emma for grooming, and Cecily for painting. Thanks also to Fede for courier-ing over some maté over to the shoot!
Hotel Portofino – Eagle Eye Drama
Last year I was invited to take a trip to the Hotel Portofino, the fictional setting of the television drama by the same name. I had been asked to shoot the international key art for season two of this glamorous series, which follows the stories of a British family running a grand hotel in 1920s Italy. Hotel Portofino is being released worldwide, so it’s really exciting that the poster will be popping up in Italy, Australia, and beyond. Full of characters, costumes, and covert love triangles, the production company Eagle Eye asked me to come up with a way of showcasing the character dynamics for their key art. I soon discovered that a scene in Season 2 takes place in a casino, and instantly my visual mind got excited – could we get all the key characters around a poker table, plotting, scheming and cheating? That would make an awesome poster...
BAFTA Film Awards 2023
It was a dream come true photographing the official portraits at the 2023 BAFTA Film Awards. Austin Butler oozed charm, Cate Blanchett celebrated her fourth golden mask, Ariana DeBose exuded energy, and Rami Malek gave me one beautiful jump; it was a joy to have the top talent on the planet in front of my lens. I am so grateful that the wonderful photography team at BAFTA trusted me to capture the magic of awards season, and I can’t thank Claire and Jordan enough for the commission of a lifetime. Huge thanks to the many minds and hands who made these images possible, it truly takes a village: Claire Rees – Bafta Photo Director Jordan Anderson – Bafta Producer Jeska Hayter – Bafta Photo Coordinator Tayjib Kerstan – Bafta Production Intern Simon Godfrey – Set Builder Danny Murphy – Lighting Supplier Philip Hardman – Lighting Assistant Oliver Mayhall – Digital...
Angela Rayner – The Sunday Times Magazine
I recently photographed Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Angela Rayner, for The Sunday Times Magazine. I’ve photographed several politicians and find most of them to have something in common – they are trying to hide things from you. Angela was the anomaly here, she felt totally open and brutally honest in front of my lens. It was a truly refreshing experience. As brilliant as Angela was to photograph, this was one of those shoots where nothing seemed to go my way to start with: whilst we were setting up my camera packed in, cue a quick change to my spare body, then as time was ticking away I just couldn’t quite recreate the lighting set up I’d tested. But thankfully I had a fab team around me, so thinking on our feet we adapted to the space we had – and in the end I feel came out with something...