archival military photography

Capturing General Sir Roly Walker

Capturing General Sir Roly Walker

This portrait, created as part of the ongoing work of the Rory Lewis Non-Profit, documents General Sir Roly Walker, the professional head of the British Army.

Commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1993, General Walker has commanded at company, battle group, brigade, and strategic levels, with operational service in Northern Ireland, Afghanistan, and Iraq. He commanded the Grenadier Guards in 2009 and later served across brigade, divisional, army, and strategic headquarters.

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Brigadier Günter Eisl — Portrait Sitting (Austrian Embassy, London)

Brigadier Günter Eisl — Portrait Sitting (Austrian Embassy, London)

In January 2016, Brigadier Günter Eisl, then Austrian General and Defence Attaché to the United Kingdom, sat for a formal portrait at the Austrian Embassy in London. The sitting formed part of my ongoing, independent body of work documenting senior military leadership—work that now sits within the mission of the Rory Lewis non-profit.

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