Shot the greatest spread the other day, for the MTV EMA magazine featuring THE CREAM of the London nightclub scene. I loved every second of the shoot and the results look just as planned which is a plus. Lots of challenges but that's ok. Tom Ralph made us a vid, have a squizz on here.
Beth Orton at HoSB
Still got it, in spades. I must enquire what that expression means some day. Anyway - Beth, yes, sounded beautiful in the chapel, like it was designed for her, which in many ways it kind of was.
Melody's Echo Chamber
You know Melody, she's awesome. Right?
Andrew Weatherall at House of St Barnabas
Oh man. I have loved this guy for so long. His every move is the least obvious choice and here he was, curating a fund raiser for the great work at House of St Barnabas and as you can see, a delight to shoot. Super friendly and he rocks a strong look. Great. I thanked him for two wonderful moments in my life - as a Plymouth-based, early 90s raver, I travelled to see him DJ in Exeter and went up after a killer set to shake the legend's hand (like you could back then). He said 'Did you like that last tune?', I replied in the positive and he thrust it into my hand without a second thought. I made him reluctantly sign it and I still cherish it today. The other time was shooting him 10 years ago for an American music mag and I'd unwisely sought advice from this bloody friend who said he hated being photographed, hated flash, will want it done quick o'clock. I was then dreading the shoot inevitably as I really didn't want to dislike the guy, but he was a really generous subject and indulged my ideas and gave me time and his patience for a delightful shoot, with great results and a memory I'll cherish. Andrew Weatherall - thank you for another quality experience at House of St Barnabas.
Trailer Trash Tracys for The Fly
Like the quickest shoot ever, an old school 36 frames (digital snappers - this number will mean nothing to you but that's a roll of film. FILM. I know, impractical, expensive, exclusive and therefore undemocratic, but gorgeous. I miss it sometimes. Not all times). Any road, this lot are the easiest to shoot and with a simple lighting set up and no processing at all, we nailed it in minutes. Who likes long shoots? Not me.
Melody's Echo Chamber
Is very talented and lovely. You know this. Nice shoot with her, wandering about, playing with a light, a reflector, lens flare, the sun. Light is my medium supposedly, so the cliche goes.
King Tuff for The Fly
You could do worse than spend the rest of your portrait career just shooting this guy. Such a laugh and range? Did you say range? Yes, for days. http://www.subpop.com/artists/king_tuff
Turned out ok though
Nicole sang for us all too, at the EE 4G Launch, Nov 1st. A delight to shoot of course.
The Glamour.
I nearly froze my fingers off last night. Just when I needed them too. See that white chair there? That's me that is, shooting the launch of EE 4G at Battersea. I'm posting this because to me this is as relevant as the next image in the life of being a photographer, and it really made me laugh out loud, but not roll on the floor. Thanks to the ever awesome Ash Knotek for shaming me.
Gabriel
Soon to be world famous, I'm telling you. Gabriel.
Fabregas for PUMA
Have just uploaded a new folio of work on my site if you're interested. It's an ongoing thing, an interesting excursion away from music for a minute and into the world of sport. Every one of the shoots has been notable and it's always odd to be near young people that earn 300K per week. The cars for example are fascinating. Anyway, I hope you like them. Cheers.
Gary Kemp at House of St Barnabas
I know! He spoke great actually, the most interesting part being that True has been played 4 million times on American radio, or the equivalent of constantly, non-stop since release in 1981 (or something, hey - I'm not great with detail).
Josh again, in the still brilliant Room For London
I love it up there, I do.
Josh T Pearson at Room For London, for Art Angel
Cool guy. Out there. Looks great. Worth a listen, hell yeah.
Olivier Giroud in The Times
Puma getting some love in The Times today, this main image from our shoot on Hackney Marshes way back in the heady days of summer.
Olivier Giroud in Sport Magazine
Another winner from our PUMA shoot, this time in Sport Magazine. We like shooting footballers because they always want it over quick smart and therefore will happily respond to direction. More to come on this, will upload a folio of them soon so you can enjoy this sporty tangent I've taken.
Nick Mulvey. I bet you know him, but I didn't.
Huge impact on me. I can only judge him on first impressions but wow, his deep but delicate talent had the chapel crying for more. Everyone shed a tear, especially with his Gillian Welch encore. Astonishing.
Nice work Gilles
The most perfect night curated by Gilles Peterson at the House of St Barnabas. Unbelievable quality on display. I mean, you'd have thought he'd have cracked it by now, but still, the enthusiasm on display was glorious.
More from Gilles night... Eska. Just wow.
Do you know Eska? You do? Well, imagine hearing her in a chapel... Honestly. The beauty and purity seemed somehow almost beyond music. Gilles curated this lot together for House of St Barnabas and I was very proud indeed to be asked along by Sav Remzi, an old school legend in the game. Lotta love in this house.
House of St Barnabas with Gilles & Ayanna
Magical night at HofSB. Follow them please, support them and love what they do.