BAFTAS 2023

A very quick post with a few images of the BAFTAS - why? Because I was told today by a follower (a fellow photographer in Berlin) that I am not writing enough…….. (I am writing this from the Berlin Film festival looking forward to photographing Cate Blanchett on the red Carpet tonight) For me the … Continue reading BAFTAS 2023 →

HM Queen Elizabeth II … pt 4, The Funeral

Much like the day on The Mall, the day of the funeral was another early start having stayed in the city overnight so I could get to the Queen Victoria Memorial (opposite Buckingham Palace) at 7am (ish). Then followed a another (less) long wait for the event to unfold.

Music Concert Lighting

This post is not actually for the photographers, it’s for all the lighting techs and lighting techs in training (hopefully a few lecturers will read it also). Especially for the techs at small venues.

Why am I drawing, Not Photographing?

I'm scared of keep repeating myself., of producing the same shit over & over whereas every drawing is different - maybe because my emotions have more impact… More later… Meanwhile here is a mini project I shot in my studio in Worthing this weekend, all on an X-T2 with the 35/1.4 in Acros. I've been … Continue reading Why am I drawing, Not Photographing? →

Cannes, Covid & Brexit

Covering Cannes this year provided a couple of firsts for me It was the first full-on red carpet event since the start of the pandemic It was the first travel time traveling into the EU since the UK finally left it. As you can imagine - both of these points had a significant impact on working the event, all around COIVD-19.