Black Rod Sarah Clarke OBE Portrait Sitting

November 28, 2021 in Charity, Corporate Headshots, Corporate Commission, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Parliament, Political Portraits, Portraiture, Works, Britannia, Top Moment, Top Clients

Sarah Clarke OBE was appointed as the new Black Rod in November 2017. She formally took on the duties as Lady Usher of the Black Rod in February 2018. Sarah Clarke was the first woman to be appointed to the office in its more than 650-year history.

Tony Amendola (Saint Francis in Meditation) Caravaggio Project Photoshoot Los Angeles

November 02, 2021 in Selah, Works, Portraiture, London, Liverpool, Los Angeles, Manchester, Leeds, Featured Sitting, Top Moment

At the beginning of October, after a very long 18 month separation, I was able to reconnect with friends and clients in New York & Los Angeles.

In the back of my mind, I had been itching to capture long time friend and phenomenal actor Tony Amendola in the style of Caravaggio’s St Francis.

Major General Chris Ghika CBE Portrait Sitting

October 28, 2021 in Royal Regiments, Portraiture, Military Portrait, London, Featured Sitting, Soldiery, Army General, Works, Britannia, Corporate Commission, Top Clients, Top Moment

The Major-General commanding the Household Division commands the Household Division of the British Army. He is also General Officer Commanding London District. The Major- General has sole responsibility for the Service aspect of all State and ceremonial occasions within London District, having executive command of the Household Division.

Nutmeg Wealth Management, JP Morgan Banking Photoshoot

October 25, 2021 in Advertising, Corporate Commission, Featured Sitting, London, Liverpool, Los Angeles, Manchester, New York, Portraiture, Works, Charity, Top Moment, Top Clients

Digital Wealth Manager Nutmeg, recently acquired by JP Morgan, has rebranded – casting aside its cuddly squirrel in favour of imagery that it says focuses “on the human stories that our investment strategy and technology are powering”.

Serjeant at Arms Ugbana Oyet Portrait Sitting

September 30, 2021 in Charity, Corporate Headshots, Corporate Commission, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, Parliament, Political Portraits, Portraiture, Works, Britannia, Top Moment, Top Clients

Ugbana Oyet is the Serjeant at Arms. The Serjeant at Arms is responsible for keeping order within the Commons part of the parliamentary estate. There are also some ceremonial aspects to the role. Oyet agreed to sit for me at Parliament as part of a new Parliamentary Portrait Project I’m currently working on.

Sir Lindsay Hoyle The Speaker of the House of Commons Portrait Sitting

August 31, 2021 in Political Portraits, Portraiture, Featured Sitting, Corporate Commission, Charity, Works, Britannia, Top Moment, Case Study, Top Clients

Sir Lindsay Hoyle is a British politician who has served as Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019 and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997.

Queen's Gurkha Engineers Portrait Sittings

August 25, 2021 in Portraiture, Works, Soldiery, Military Portrait, Corporate Commission, Top Clients, Top Moment

Delighted to be commissioned by The Queens’ Gurkha Engineers, to capture a series of portraits. The Queens' Gurkha Engineers are currently located with 36 Engineer Regiment in Maidstone, Kent, UK. Like all Gurkha units it is manned with Nepali soldiers, and Nepali and British Officers.

H.R.H Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, KG, GCMG, GCVO, CD, ADC R.A.F Portrait Sitting

June 28, 2021 in Military Portrait, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, New York, Portraiture, Works, Royal Portrait, Britannia, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Top Clients

Returning to Kensington Palace last week, His Royal Highness Prince Edward, Duke of Kent commissioned a new R.A.F Uniform Portrait. My second sitting with H.R.H it was exciting to have a catchup and discuss the impact of my first portrait commission.

Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer, KCB, DSO, MBE Portrait Sitting London

June 25, 2021 in Military Portrait, London, Los Angeles, Manchester, New York, Portraiture, Army General, Britannia, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Top Clients

Serving from the rank of Private Solider to Lieutenant General is a remarkable achievement. Upon watching the story of his career on a British Army Youtube video, I promptly invited Lieutenant General Lorimer to sit for a portrait at the London Studio.

Commandant Philippa Lorimer MBE Portrait Sitting

May 27, 2021 in Military Portrait, Portraiture, Works, London, Los Angeles, New York, Britannia, Corporate Commission, Army General, Top Clients, Top Moment

Philippa took over as the Commanding Officer of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps) in July 2017. This appointment follows a career that started as an Army officer in the Royal Corps of Signals.

Photographing Ant & Dec

February 24, 2021 in You Tube, Portraiture, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Los Angeles, Manchester, Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, Photography Tips, Northerners, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Case Study, Top Clients

Projects are essential, as a portrait photographer promoting your technique & style is a tried and tested method of securing new clients and interest in your work. Renown presenters Ant & Dec sat for a dual portrait just before the new normal became wonted. The portrait took centre stage in Northerners, a collection of faces who hail from the North of England, just like myself, exhibited in Manchester last year.

1st Battalion Coldstream Guards Recruitment Photography

November 14, 2020 in Royal Regiments, Regimental Sittings, Portraiture, Military Portrait, London, Works, Charity, Corporate Commission, Advertising, Top Clients, Top Moment

1st Battalion Coldstream Guards commission Rory Lewis to photograph their new 2021 recruitment campaign. The photoshoot took place just before lockdown at Victoria Barracks in Windsor.

Selah Exhibition Liverpool Liverpool’s Without Walls Project

October 25, 2020 in Key Event, Liverpool, Selah, Works, Top Moment

Gratifying to see Selah previewed in my home city of Liverpool from 12-19th October 2020. The pictures were due to be shown in March, but due to the coronavirus the show was postponed.

BBC News interview Capturing 'the moment of decision' 11/10/20

October 13, 2020 in BBC Interview, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Top Clients

Thank you to BBC in Pictures Corespondent Phil Coomes, interviewing me about my Selah Photography Exhibition. The exhibition will be shown on JCDecaux screens throughout Liverpool from 12th - 19th October 2020. Please see full transcript below.

Johnson Beharry VC Portrait Sitting

June 13, 2020 in Victoria Cross, Portraiture, Works, Military Portrait, London, Featured Sitting, Charity, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Top Clients

The Victoria Cross & George Cross Portrait Project has been an exceptionally challenging, yet rewarding. Individuals who have been awarded the Victoria Cross have been selected because they are worthy of Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand’s highest military award for their bravery and conduct in the field.

Dame Judi Dench Portrait Sitting

May 14, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Portraiture, Selah, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, Corporate Commission, Northerners, Top Moment

Dame Judi sat for a portrait to be featured in my Selah Exhibition at her home last month. The sitting gave me the chance to experiment with a series of interesting expressions and characters. The session lasting just over a short period of 15 minutes, I was able to capture a portfolio of truly spontaneous and unique portraits.

The Gurkha Way Book Cover

April 01, 2020 in Military Portrait, Works, Advertising, Charity, London, Case Study, Top Clients, Top Moment

Delighted to see my portrait of Gurkha Rifleman Ganga, on the cover of The Gurkha Way. John Sadler tells the exciting, dramatic story of the Ghurkas from beginnings to the modern day, through interviews, unpublished diaries and correspondence, examining the unique Nepali society, the soldiers themselves together with wives and families, and what the future holds.

Steven Berkoff (The Times Portrait Sitting)

March 01, 2020 in London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture, Published, Works, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Top Clients

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 II, Octopussy and as Adolf Hitler in the TV mini-series War and Remembrance. Recently, you may have spotted him alongside Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara in David Fincher’s version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

William Shatner Wrath of Khan (Promotional Poster Campaign Photoshoot)

February 23, 2020 in Celebrity, Portraiture, Star Trek, Works, Corporate Commission, Top Clients, Top Moment

William Shatner is best known for his role as Captain James T Kirk on the Starship Enterprise. I’ve had the honour and pleasure of having him in front of my lens on three occasions.

Tobias Menzies (The Scotsman)

February 23, 2020 in Published, Portraiture, Actors Headshots, Los Angeles, London, New York, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Top Clients

Thank you to The Scotsman, publishing my portrait of Tobias Menzies in a recent article on his Portrayal of H.R.H Prince Philip in the award winning series The Crown.