Photographing Prime Minister Theresa May stands as one of the most significant political sittings of my career. Lady May is the fourth British Prime Minister I have had the honour to photograph—an opportunity that places this session within a long-standing tradition of documenting national leadership for posterity.
I was commissioned by The Free Press to photograph Usha Vance, the Second Lady of the United States. The session took place at her residence on Observatory Hill—a quiet morning where pale spring light slipped through bare branches and drifted softly across cream silk and wide-leg tailoring. The atmosphere carried both intimacy and a quiet sense of national importance.
Ugbana Oyet serves as the Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons, a role steeped in centuries of parliamentary history. The office dates back to 1415, when the Serjeant was responsible for enforcing the orders of the House—including making arrests. Today, the role is defined by both authority and tradition, with ceremonial duties such as carrying the mace in the Speaker’s Procession and during the State Opening of Parliament.
Former Mayor of Los Angeles and current U.S. Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, became my latest portrait subject during a recent session at my Los Angeles studio. As with all my political portraiture, the sitting was shaped not simply by technique, but by a deep well of artistic influence—most notably the indelible mark left on me by Hans Holbein the Younger. Holbein’s work has been woven into my visual consciousness since childhood. Even before I understood it, I was absorbing the weight and clarity of his portraits, the stillness of his subjects, the mastery with which he captured power. Growing up near Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery, I often found myself standing before Holbein’s pieces, drawn to their permanence and their unflinching depiction of humanity. Those early encounters formed a foundation that still guides my work today.
Photographing Prime Minister Theresa May stands as one of the most significant political sittings of my career. Lady May is the fourth British Prime Minister I have had the honour to photograph—an opportunity that places this session within a long-standing tradition of documenting national leadership for posterity.
Former Mayor of Los Angeles and current U.S. Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, became my latest portrait subject during a recent session at my Los Angeles studio. As with all my political portraiture, the sitting was shaped not simply by technique, but by a deep well of artistic influence—most notably the indelible mark left on me by Hans Holbein the Younger. Holbein’s work has been woven into my visual consciousness since childhood. Even before I understood it, I was absorbing the weight and clarity of his portraits, the stillness of his subjects, the mastery with which he captured power. Growing up near Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery, I often found myself standing before Holbein’s pieces, drawn to their permanence and their unflinching depiction of humanity. Those early encounters formed a foundation that still guides my work today.
I was commissioned by The Free Press to photograph Usha Vance, the Second Lady of the United States. The session took place at her residence on Observatory Hill—a quiet morning where pale spring light slipped through bare branches and drifted softly across cream silk and wide-leg tailoring. The atmosphere carried both intimacy and a quiet sense of national importance.
Photographing Prime Minister Theresa May stands as one of the most significant political sittings of my career. Lady May is the fourth British Prime Minister I have had the honour to photograph—an opportunity that places this session within a long-standing tradition of documenting national leadership for posterity.
Inviting former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair to sit for a portrait in London was a remarkable opportunity. Serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007, he was the third former leader I have photographed—an exciting and significant moment in my ongoing work documenting contemporary political history.
Inviting former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair to sit for a portrait in London was a remarkable opportunity. Serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007, he was the third former leader I have photographed—an exciting and significant moment in my ongoing work documenting contemporary political history.
This portrait of former Prime Minister David Cameron was one of the most demanding yet rewarding sittings of my career. Captured in London, the session offered a rare opportunity to portray a figure who played a defining role in a turbulent chapter of British political history. Serving as Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016, David Cameron remains a complex and often polarising figure, shaped by the pressures of leadership and the legacy of Brexit.
This portrait of former Prime Minister David Cameron was one of the most demanding yet rewarding sittings of my career. Captured in London, the session offered a rare opportunity to portray a figure who played a defining role in a turbulent chapter of British political history. Serving as Prime Minister from 2010 to 2016, David Cameron remains a complex and often polarising figure, shaped by the pressures of leadership and the legacy of Brexit.
As an internationally recognised political portrait photographer, I am frequently commissioned by corporate organisations, government departments, NGOs, diplomatic missions, and world leaders for portrait sittings. My work capturing heads of state, senior officials, and influential global figures has taken me from Los Angeles and Washington DC to London, Brussels, and beyond.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle has served as Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019 and as the Member of Parliament for Chorley since 1997. I had the honour of inviting Mr Speaker to sit for a portrait inside the Palace of Westminster, capturing him within the historic House of Commons Chamber — a rare and significant opportunity.
Sir Lindsay Hoyle has served as Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019 and as the Member of Parliament for Chorley since 1997. I had the honour of inviting Mr Speaker to sit for a portrait inside the Palace of Westminster, capturing him within the historic House of Commons Chamber — a rare and significant opportunity.
In this newly captured, unreleased portrait of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, I set out not to depict power, but to meditate on it. Blair, who led Britain from 1997 to 2007, remains one of the most defining and complex figures in modern British politics—a leader whose influence continues to resonate through history.
As an internationally recognised political portrait photographer, I am frequently commissioned by corporate organisations, government departments, NGOs, diplomatic missions, and world leaders for portrait sittings. My work capturing heads of state, senior officials, and influential global figures has taken me from Los Angeles and Washington DC to London, Brussels, and beyond.