Hiya. So The Fly has relaunched with a perfect bound, slightly larger format on really nice new paper stock which complimented this Kurt shot really well. The Fly's website will tell you where you can get one. I got my mates in, Tom Bunning and Tom Andrew, and they have both shot solid portraits for it and it feels refreshed. There's a new enthusiasm about the magazine, from both outside and in and I'm still very proud (hence my constant shitting on about it) to be part of this, after a very long involment. Frankly, most sensible snappers would have long since wandered off but I'm a stubborn stalwart. It's one of my more attractive qualities. Don't get off the fucking bus, especially here in Helsinki.

Another supercool session with Cole Williams aka Child of Lov. Follow him why don't you. His music is heavy and good people like it.

Listen to her music and agree with me please. God I hope she makes it big, it would really help me career-wise. I'm not sure these shots are career defining but I really love them, hence the stream below. It's such a great feeling when someone steps in and gets the tone of what you're trying to do immediately and then doubles, quadruples, the success of the shoot and all your effort. That's the beauty in this job I think.

Range is what she has. Rainy can do all the looks.

Rainy Milo. Please credit me if you take this. Thanks.

Current obsession, it'll pass but will enjoy it while it's amongst my everything. Incredible to shoot. Beautiful music. More above.

So this WAS fun. We went down to Number 10 for a ministerial takeover where the ministers of the Ministry of Stories gave new roles (eg Minister for 90s R+B) to some MPs that were up for getting involved a bit. It was magical and the junior ministers were such fun and managed the situation so perfectly. Heartwarming.

Bug is a cultural collective, who last night hosted a thoughtful, energetic, expansive discussion about the hidden meaning of shoes at the House of St Barnabas. Ekow here lead the talk and I shot 50 guests' footwear on a plinth for projection during the show. Marc Hare's ten minutes were enthralling and I can see why the word charisma is never far from his name, when you search for him on your internet.

Lovely fellas the Ruen Brothers, I can tell you.

I have never, ever, been colder on a shoot. The temperature plummeted in Dortmund (I blame the weather) and the snow fell and we set up and waited. Moan, blub, winge and gripe. Poor, poor me. But Roman was supercool and toughed it out with us, and we nailed some really strong shots. Shooting friendly people that believe in portraiture being participatory can really help out when the elements are trying to actually kill you.