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1st Battalion The Royal Welsh Regiment

1st Battalion The Royal Welsh Regiment

Based in Tidworth the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh Regiment parade iconic ceremonial uniforms dating back to the days of Victoria, and the height of the British Empire.

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Lieutenant Colonel McKay MBE, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards Portrait Sitting

 Lieutenant Colonel McKay MBE, 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards Portrait Sitting

Arriving at the barracks of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards in Aldershot, I was met by the Regimental Sergeant Major, a six foot three inch imposing soldier. It was an exciting prospect to work with the Regimental Commanding Officer.

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Major John Melville Military Portrait Sitting

Major John Melville Military Portrait Sitting

Major John Melville late of the Commandos and now serving in The Royal Artillery commissioned a Military Portrait at Barracks in Liverpool. It was wonderful to meet John and great to speak to him about his incredible career.

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Lieutenant General Poffley Portrait Sitting

Lieutenant General Poffley Portrait Sitting

Lt General Mark Poffley O.B.E very graciously accepted my invitation to sit for a portrait at the M.O.D London Headquarters in WhiteHall. Poffley was commissioned into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in 1985.

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Brigadier Günter Eisl Portrait Sitting (Austrian Embassy London)

Brigadier Günter Eisl Portrait Sitting (Austrian Embassy London)

Austrian General & Defence Attaché to UK, Brigadier Günter Eisl commissioned a portrait at the Austrian Embassy in London. I am no stranger to working with members of the British Armed forces; it was a nice change to photograph a soldier from the Austrian Military.

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Toby Jones Actor Portraits

Toby Jones Actor Portraits

Toby Jones is one of the UK’s most prolific actors, After appearing in supporting roles in films between 1992 and 2005, Jones made his breakthrough as Truman Capote in the biopic Infamous.

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Julian Bleach Portrait Sitting

Julian Bleach Portrait Sitting

Actor Julian Bleach accepted my invitation to sit for a Portrait at the London Studio. Julian is best known as co-creator and “MC” of Shockheaded Peter, a musical entertainment based on the works of Heinrich Hoffmann, which won the 2002 Olivier Award for Best Entertainment.

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Major General Tim Robinson CBE Portrait Sitting

Major General Tim Robinson CBE Portrait Sitting

Retiring from the Army senior military leader Major General Tim Robinson CBE, commissioned a portrait at Army Head quarters in Andover. With a military career spanning two decades, seeing active service and leading troops in Iraq, Bosnia and Northern Ireland.

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Iain Duncan-Smith MP Portrait Sitting

Iain Duncan-Smith MP Portrait Sitting

Recently I was commissioned to capture a portrait of Iain Duncan-Smith MP. Renowned as a veteran soldier, Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister, Former Leader of the Conservative Party, and Secretary for Work and Pensions, his political career rivals many, and as such earns him a place of historical significance in British Politics.

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Photo Professional Magazine Interview's Rory Lewis, #Issue 111

Photo Professional Magazine Interview's Rory Lewis, #Issue 111

Thank you to Terry Hope at Photo Professional Magazine, interviewing me about my Expressive Exhibition which opens on 29th October 2015 at Calumet Photographic in London. The article features my portrait of Actor Sir Ian McKellen captured in London. The portrait among over 30 others will hang until 31st November 2015. Interview transcript below.

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Lieutenant General Sir James Everard KCB, CBE Portrait Sitting

Lieutenant General Sir James Everard KCB, CBE Portrait Sitting

Lieutenant general Sir James Everard Commander Army Land Forces, graciously accepted my offer of a portrait sitting at Army Head Quarters in Andover.

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Commander Lopez Mexican Navy Portrait

Commander Lopez Mexican Navy Portrait

Just this week, I was commissioned by Mexico’s Deputy Military Attaché Commander Lopez for a Military Portrait Sitting in London.

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Estonian Ambassador H.E Lauri Bambus

Estonian Ambassador H.E Lauri Bambus

Estonian Ambassador H.E Lauri Bambus arrived in the UK, to take up his position as Ambassador of Estonia to the United Kingdom. The Ambassadors Office needed a portrait to represent the Lauri on the Embassy’s website and in any Diplomatic Literature and Press Releases. Commissioning me for the task I Arranged the portrait sitting at the Estonian Embassy in London.

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H.E Pasquale Terricciato Ambassador of Italy Portrait Sitting

H.E Pasquale Terricciato Ambassador of Italy Portrait Sitting

Ambassador Pasquale Terricciato who represents the Republic of Italy. Arranged a portrait sitting at the Italian Residence in London. Upon entering the building I could sense its history, the Ambassador very kindly gave me a personal tour.

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H.E. Diego Gómez Pickering – KCVO Ambassador of Mexico

H.E. Diego Gómez Pickering – KCVO Ambassador of Mexico

Ambassadors is a new project, driven by my passion for Historical Portraiture. The work will comprise of Ambassadors portraits from each political embassy in London. My first sitting took place in July with Ambassador of Mexico H.E. Diego Gómez Pickering.

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Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr Tony Concepcion

Lord Mayor of Liverpool Cllr Tony Concepcion

This week as part of my ongoing project to photograph each new Lord Mayor of Liverpool. Lord Mayor Cllr Tony Concepcion, very graciously posed for my lens at the Liverpool Town Hall this week.

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Erica Kemp Lord Mayor of Liverpool (Liverpool City Council|)

Erica Kemp Lord Mayor of Liverpool (Liverpool City Council|)

Liverpool City Council commissioned a Portrait of the new Lord Mayor of Liverpool Councillor Erica Kemp CBE. Over the past few months I have been fascinated by the use of hands in my portraits, I asked the Mayor if she could clasp her hands in the image.

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William Hague Portrait Sitting

William Hague Portrait Sitting

Baron Hague, at for a portrait to be included in my Northerners Exhibition. His name is synonymous with modern political discourse, but to meet him in person, you would not think it. He is a very witty man who was reeling jokes off through the entire sitting.

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Steven Berkoff Portrait Sitting

Steven Berkoff Portrait Sitting

Steven Berkoff is an English actor who has also enjoyed prominent success as an author, playwright and theatre director. Often cast as the ‘big bad’ in his films, he has appeared in the likes of Rambo: First Blood Part IIOctopussy and as Adolf Hitler in the TV mini-series War and Remembrance.

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Brent Spiner Portrait Sitting

Brent Spiner Portrait Sitting

Many may not know, that despite living in my home town of Liverpool and having my studio in the city, I work both Nationally and Internationally. Actor Brent Spiner, who best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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