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Portrait Photography: A Personal Commission
Recently my sister asked me to take some photographs at a significant time for her and her baby. It felt very special to capture this moment with her and I’m pleased to share one of my favourite images here. A brilliant Associate Professor, writer and wonderful mum, I hope the photos give a glimpse of…
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Notes on October
October was busy. I got some test shots on 120 film back from AG Photolab, there was a good balance of different jobs (some in places with good views of London), though sadly I can’t really share them just yet, which makes a photo blog challenging. I saw 2 excellent rainbows, visited the sea twice…
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Notes on recent things
It was a funny old summer. Mostly I quietly worked away on my DYCP, built this new website and applied many layers of paint to the the summerhouse we put together in the spring. We spent a wonderful week exploring Copenhagen and Stockholm, where we had the most delicious food, saw beautiful places and walked…
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Photography for The Leathersellers’ Company – Jasneet Singh
Earlier in the year I was really pleased to work with writer Fiona Thompson again to take photographs to accompany another piece she was writing for the Leathersellers’ Company. The article, ‘Building the Dream, From the Ground Up: The Journey From Kabul to UCL‘, which you can read on the Leathersellers’ site, features Civil Engineering undergraduate student…
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EXHIBITION: SUMMER OPEN EXHIBITION AT THE MINORIES
I’m really pleased to be exhibiting a piece in the Summer Open Exhibition at The Minories gallery in Colchester. Featuring artworks by over 200 artists from across the UK and in a variety of media, the exhibition is taking over the entire Minories building until Sunday 11 August 2024. Make sure you visit if you can –…
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PHOTOGRAPHY FOR FIRSTSITE: LUNAR LULLABIES, A NEW CAFÉ & THE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW
In June I had a couple of lovely commissions at Firstsite. I photographed the opening of Lunar Lullabies, their latest exhibition, took some updated photographs of the foyer area with its brand new café and captured a lively day of activity with the BBC Antiques Roadshow being filmed on the Berryfield Lawn. Exploring space and science, Lunar Lullabies is inspired by Jane Taylor’s…
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PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE ENGLISH GARDEN MAGAZINE: RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW 2024
This week it was time for the annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show and it was really lovely to photograph for The English Garden Magazine again. It’s always a day filled with plenty of buzz, discussion of which gardens will win and predictions of what trends will follow it. Oh and lots of wondering whether I recognise that person from…
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Notes on the fortnight: 26 April 2024
I’ve had to upgrade some kit recently and to help fund it I sold some older kit, something that doesn’t come naturally to me as I do tend to ‘collect’ things with any sort of sentimental value. My Canon 5D Mark II, which was my first full frame DSLR from all the way back in…
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Photography for The Leathersellers’ Company – The Class Ceiling exhibition portraits
In February I was really pleased to work with writer Fiona Thompson to take photographs to illustrate a piece she was writing on social mobility for the Leathersellers’ Company. The article, which you can read on the Leathersellers’ site, looks at ‘The Class Ceiling’, a photography exhibition at John Hansard Gallery, part of the University of Southampton. The Class…
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Photography for Firstsite – David Lock: In Between Us at Firstsite
At the end of March I had the pleasure of photographing the opening event for David Lock: In Between Us at Firstsite. “‘In-between Us’ seeks to examine identity and masculinities, challenging social constructs and stereotypes through art by weaving connections between the past and present.” It’s an excellent exhibition and incredibly David Lock’s first solo exhibition. Being in…