Rick Wakeman: The god of prog rock still looking for his holy grail

The former keyboardist of the prog rock band Yes poses in a shoot outside the Freemason’s Hall in London.  Read the article here

Sculptor Justin Rowe for the British Academy

Sculptor Justin Rowe explores his love of books in this mini-exhibition at the British Academy. ‘Turning The Page’ is on at the British Academy from 20-24 May 2013 as part of Literature Week – a festival of free talks, lectures and performances on different aspects of writing, authorship, poetry and theatre. Organised in partnership with the University of London’s Institute of English Studies with support from the Royal Society of Literature and the Times Literary Supplement. Highlights include an exclusive Shakespeare evening at the world-famous Globe Theatre, featuring James Shapiro and Jonathan Bate. Lectures by Richard Parish and Hugh Haughton on imitations of Christ in 17th Century French literature and on modern British poets and rivers will also feature, and there will be poetry readings by Alice Oswald and Anne Stevenson as well as a special event on W.B.Yeats at the Irish Embassy. During the week there will be a small exhibition by the paper sculptor Justin Rowe celebrating the art of books. Justin’s sculptures explore the importance of not just respecting literature for literature’s sake, but showing the tactile beauty of books as art and sculptures themselves.

Director David Fincher

David Fincher, Director of Se7en, Fight Club and the Social Network and plenty more, photographed at the Netflix launch of the House of Cards series with Kevin Spacey. An awful stripey yellow hotel room left few options, but a nice guy who knows his ringflash from his double rim light!

Sir Tom Stoppard & Benedict Cumberbatch

Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard and Benedict Cumberbatch for the Los Angeles Times for a story on Parade’s End. Forewarned Sir Tom was infamous for being grumpy, and really doesn’t like being photographed, he turned out to be an absolute gentleman and great in front of the camera.

Becoming an alcoholic photographer….

Here’s a couple of recent shoots

a shot of whiskey followed by a chaser of pickle juice – the very American Pickleback at the Electric Diner off Portobello Road

classic cocktails at the exclusive Dukes Bar in Mayfair, with the charismatic Italian bar manager Alessandro Palazzi.

Both shoots for the Wall Street Journal’s Off Duty supplement, both places very cool!

Nissan PlayStation® GT Academy at Silverstone

It’s not often I find someone I’d like to swap jobs with but recently I spent 2 days following Nissan PlayStation® GT Academy‘s German winner Peter Pyzera for Nissan Germany’s Magazine on his training schedule. Picked from the millions of Gran Turismo 5 drivers competing online, the academy provides the dream transfer to real life racing driver, culminating in a night time endurance race in Dubai. Gruelling physicals and psychology sessions are mixed with hours in the simulator and on the track learning the courses inside out before they get there. After a quick go on the sim I realised it wasn’t quite as easy but every bit as fun as it looked.

Of course a fast lap of Silverstone from inside the car was required to get all the shots necessary…

Downton Abbey behind the scenes

I shot this feature over 8 months ago for the LA Times’ Hollywood Backlot and Calendar section and, it finally published this month as the latest series hits the US.

This being my first experience of the film set, it amazed me how slow everything is. In one day, 3 scenes were shot, a slow walk to the house, 2 minutes of conversation at the dining table and a brief encounter in the drawing room.

More of the pictures can be seen here:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/hollywoodbacklot/

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-downton-abbey-season-3-portraits_pictures,0,2212605.photogallery

Hitchcock – For the LA Times’ Envelope

Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Anthony Hopkins for the LA Times’ Envelope supplement.

Stuntman Bobby Holland Hanton for the WSJ

Bobby Holland Hanton reveals his workout to the Wall Street Journal.

- Article here

Calixto Bieito, opera’s Tarantino

Kovak Portrait Session

Annelies of the Electro Pop band Kovak, pictured at Gresham Blake in Brighton. For The Times – Arts, article here

Conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin at the Royal Opera House

“The conductor has spread his joy across 60 orchestras, but it’s time to settle down.”

- The Times

The Chaps Protest

On Monday, 23rd April 2012 (St George’s Day) Chaps and Chapettes gathered outside number 3, Savile Row, to protest in the strongest possible terms against the opening there of a children’s clothes shop by Abercrombie & Fitch.

The Chap Magazine

The Chaps Celebrate….

The annual Chap Olympiad, described as ‘a celebration of eccentricity and athletic ineptitude with the emphasis on panache and style over sporting prowess’, took place in Bedford Square, London, at the weekend and featured events such as cucumber sandwich discus and umbrella jousting

- The Guardian

The search for Tia Sharp

Paralympic Games

24 hour endurance Lawnmower Racing

The West Coast Fiasco….. in miniature.

George Benjamin Portrait Session

Manga Portraits at Earls Court

Chuck D Portrait Session

Suggs

Melanie Sykes Portrait Session

First day back at college for Tom Daley

Canary Wharf

Gliding Enthusiasts take to the skies over the North York Moors