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A significant milestone in the ongoing mission to preserve military heritage — The Green Howards Museum has officially acquired Rory Lewis’s portrait of Field Marshal The Lord Houghton of Richmond.
Read MoreField Marshal David Julian Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux, GCB, CBE, DSO, DL—appointed Honorary Field Marshal by His Majesty The King in June 2025—sat for my non-profit archive on Monday, 6 October 2025. This portrait marks a significant addition to our mission to document the living history of Britain’s senior military leadership through the art of portraiture.
Read MoreIn 2021, I had the privilege of photographing Major GeneralChris Ghika CBE at Horse Guards, London — a setting steeped in history, once occupied by the Duke of Wellington himself. The portrait sought to capture not just a military leader, but a custodian of national pageantry and heritage.
Read MoreIn 2018, I had the rare honour of photographing His Royal Highness, The Duke of Kent, in a portrait sitting that captured not only royal stature, but a lifetime of military service. Dressed in his ceremonial uniform as Field Marshal, His Royal Highness stood as a living symbol of dedication, discipline, and enduring legacy within the British Armed Forces.
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Carabiniere Scelto Reggimento Corazzieri – Rome Portrait Sittings
Il Reggimento Corazzieri, corpo d’élite e guardia d’onore del Presidente della Repubblica Italiana, è una delle unità militari più antiche, prestigiose e simboliche del Paese. Il loro motto, «Virtus in periculis firmior» — Il coraggio diventa più forte nel pericolo — riassume perfettamente la natura di questo straordinario reparto.
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Colonnello del Reggimento “Lancieri di Aosta” (6°) (Rory Lewis Photographer 2018)
Il 23 agosto 2018 ho raggiunto Palermo per ritrarre le donne e gli uomini del Reggimento “Lancieri di Aosta” (6º), nell’ambito del mio progetto non profit Soldati della Repubblica, realizzato attraverso la Rory Lewis Non Profit. All’interno della storica sede siciliana del reparto ho potuto riunire, davanti all’obiettivo, Ufficiali, Sottufficiali e Lancieri, in una serie di ritratti che celebrano al tempo stesso l’individualità e l’identità condivisa di questi Soldati della Repubblica.
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Starting from left: 1^ Caporal Maggiore, Maresciallo Capo, Tenente, Maresciallo Capo, Lanciere (Rory Lewis Photographer) Rome 2018
As part of the Rory Lewis Non-Profit’s mission to document and preserve the people, traditions, and visual heritage of modern military forces, I was honoured to begin the Italian chapter of my project Soldati della Repubblica with the distinguished 8th Cavalry Regiment “Lancieri di Montebello”.
Read MoreOne of the most meaningful opportunities through my non-profit archive has been the privilege of photographing senior figures within the British Armed Forces. Among these sittings, capturing a British Field Marshal stands as both an artistic milestone and a moment of profound historical significance.
Read MoreFor nearly a year I’ve been traveling across the United Kingdom and Europe as part of Soldiery — British Army Projects, an ongoing initiative through Rory Lewis Non-Profit to create a contemporary visual archive of the British Army. The aim is simple but vital: to preserve a truthful, dignified record of the men and women who serve today, before uniforms, traditions, and identities inevitably change.
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