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The Good Times
The Church Of London undertook a great little project last week. To produce a free and positively driven newspaper “The Good Times”. The project coincides with the supposed most depressing day of the year “Black Monday”.
I’m really pleased to have my portraits from the Summit Against Violent Extremism in there.
So get a copy and get happy. Click this post to take a look.
Long time friend and collaborator, Cyrus Shahrad, has just launched a new website of his writing work. You may know Cyrus from my previous posts on his music, created under the name Hiatus, his writing is just as powerful.
Some of our collaborations feature on there and we’ve got plenty more planned for 2012. So take a look by clicking this link.
Davina McCall - Stella Magazine
I photographed the lovely Davina for the Jan 1st cover feature of Stella Mag.
Body Parts
My series on body doubles featured in this weekend’s Stella Magazine. Each woman has made a career out of modelling a part of her body. From the 70 year old body double, Clair Chrysler, who has stood in for Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct, to the hand model, Gemma Howorth, who has been Kate Moss’ hands in the Rimmel adverts and has her hands insured for five million pounds. The series also features leg model Sunna Jarman and hair model Kat.
Hiatus and Shura - Fortune’s Fool Remixes - Artwork
My image that was used for the Fortune’s Fool E.P. appears again on the REMIXES release in a new guise. Design by Vanessa Turner
Guy Pearce - Independent Review
Had a nice surprise seeing one of my images of Guy Pearce in The Independent Review Yesterday.
Hiatus - Call Off Your Storm - EP Artwork
I had a great time putting the artwork together for Hiatus’ new EP. A massive Thank You to Ali Augur, for helping out with the design. Click on the image to have a listen.
Less Than 1 Day Left - Dan Cooney Fine Art - Emerging Photographer’s Auction
My portrait of surfer Bruce Irons is included in the Dan Cooney Auction, now online. Click through if you’d like to have a look at this and some of the other lots available. Also included are my good friends Kate Peters, Tina Hillier, Kalpesh Lathigra and Maja Daniels. As well as some other very nice prints.
Acquired for NPG’s Permanent Collection
Had some great news yesterday. Another 2 of my portraits will be acquired for The National Portrait Galleries permanent collection.
Lawrence Dallaglio, originally shot for ITV’s Rugby World Cup print campaign
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Damian Lewis, taken in the Pheonix Members club for The Sunday Telegraph - Seven Magazine.
Hiatus - Tiny Doors
Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize
I had a lovely time at the Private View of the Taylor Wessing PPP last night. Made all the more special by the great placement of my portrait of Peter Crouch. The show opens tomorrow, so be sure to go and take a look. Massive thanks goes out to the organisers and to Kate, Tim, Jess and little Fraser for coming to help me celebrate. Also great to see some good friends in there, well done to: Kate Peters, Tina Hillier, Maja Daniels, Zed Nelson, Donna Schwartz and my old boss Dave Stewart (who has now been included 13 times!)