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Manhattan as the Backdrop

Manhattan as the Backdrop

There is no neutral way to photograph Manhattan, and there is no neutral way to be photographed in it. The city imposes itself on every frame. For the 25–31 May 2026 New York headshot residency, Rory Lewis has chosen this consciously — the work will be made in Manhattan because Manhattan changes what a portrait means.

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What Makes a Rory Lewis Headshot Different

What Makes a Rory Lewis Headshot Different

Most headshots are produced. A Rory Lewis headshot is composed.

This distinction matters more than it first sounds. The bulk of professional headshot photography in New York and London is built around a production model — bright, even, frontal lighting, a plain backdrop, a repeatable formula. The work is competent and the turnaround is fast, but the image is rarely memorable. Run a hundred LinkedIn pages side by side and they begin to blur into each other.

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New York Headshots with Rory Lewis | 25–31 May 2026

New York Headshots with Rory Lewis | 25–31 May 2026

For one week only, celebrity and royal portrait photographer Rory Lewis returns to New York with a limited series of private headshot sessions running from Sunday 25 May through Saturday 31 May 2026. Based in a Midtown Manhattan studio, this will be Rory's most concentrated New York residency to date — and with only a small number of sittings available across the seven days, places are expected to be claimed quickly.

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Capturing Executive Presence: Alex Wall, Head of US CLO Syndicate at BNP Paribas

Capturing Executive Presence: Alex Wall, Head of US CLO Syndicate at BNP Paribas

In the high-stakes world of global finance, presence matters—and so does presentation. Recently, I had the privilege of working with Alex Wall, Head of the US CLO Syndicate at BNP Paribas, capturing a series of professional corporate headshots at my New York studio in Midtown Manhattan.

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