I shot Hannah in and around the Royal College of Music. The shot I choose here was taken in Queen's Gate. I have to say the highlight of the day was hearing her play the Saint-Saëns' second piano concerto.
Claire and I met in Notting Hill Gate. I asked her where she'd like to change into her outfit. She suggest a restaurant bathroom. So my local pizzeria kindly obliged. We started shooting in a local mews and then moved on to Ladbroke Square.
We took a few different shots and I thought these two went together well.
I met up with Jona Schibilksy, Katherine Wang, Ji Eun Park and Anna Anton-Borkenhagen at The Royal College of Music to shoot their Iuvenilia Quartet. After a brief introduction we decided to do the first shot in the lobby.
After this we had an outfit change and went outside into Queen's Gate.
For the last shot we found a handy park bench by the Albert Memorial.
I was strolling through the beautiful Holland Park one misty morning when I came across a man hanging from a tree... Before the war this park used to be a private house and gardens, sadly the house was firebombed by the Luftwaffe in WWII and burnt down. An unintentional upside of this act of war was the council buying it, and gradually opening it to the public in 1953. So a socially positive end to a fascist story! I hope you'd agree?
During lockdown this park has become a favourite place for people to exercise. There's plenty of space and what remains of the house has become a focus for training....
I shot these two likely looking characters the other morning in Holland Park. I wish now that I had gone over and asked them exactly what they were up to. I assumed at the time it was some exercise but on reflection it could well have been a type of meditation...?
I photographed this lady taking a walk in Kensington Gardens. Seeing as we are going constantly in and out of lockdown, and gyms are often closed, people have taken to exercising outside. I'm not sure if this type of exercise has a name? If you know feel free to leave a comment.
Father and Son Sledging Print Edition for Sale
I am offering a new image in three different sizes (12" x 16" : edition of 100, 20" x 24" : edition of 15, 30" x 40" : edition of 5). The print is Father and Son Sledging which I shot in a local London park.
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New Winter Print Edition for Sale
I have started selling some limited edition prints on Etsy, the online shopping site. I am offering a new image in three different sizes (12" x 16" : edition of 100, 20" x 24" : edition of 15, 30" x 40" : edition of 5). The print is 'Winter' which I shot in a local London park.
Click this link to take a look at my Etsy shop.
Limited Edition Prints for Sale
I have started selling some limited edition prints on Etsy, the online shopping site. I am offering two different images in three different sizes (12" x 16" : edition of 100, 20" x 24" : edition of 15, 30" x 40" : edition of 5). The first is a 'Couple with an Umbrella" which was recently exhibited in the Laura Noble 'London Life' exhibition.
The second is a 'Man lurking'.
This is an exciting opportunity to buy some of my favourite new images. Click this link to visit the Etsy site.
The snow was falling and I wanted to get involved. I was keen to get some photographs in the snow, with light bouncing all around. I decided to cycle up to Hampstead Heath and take some shots of people and the surrounding area. By the time I reached the Heath, after a fairly treacherous bike ride, the snow had stopped and there was a multitude of people out having fun in the snow. I started by shooting some groups of people on Parliament Hill.
After this I wandered off to shoot some of the surrounding landscape.
Finally I returned to Parliament Hill and started shooting some of the people...