Leadership Portrait Photography

(The Guardian Interview) Rory Lewis's best photograph: David Cameron looks back without regret.

(The Guardian Interview) Rory Lewis's best photograph: David Cameron looks back without regret.

This picture has actually lost me a few jobs. Plus I think I might even have lost a flat because of it. I was looking at a property and was chatting to the estate agent and told them that I’d recently shot David Cameron. We put an offer in – for the asking price – but it was turned down. So yes, I do suspect people don’t like David Cameron.

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David Cameron — Prime Minister Portrait Sitting

David Cameron — Prime Minister Portrait Sitting

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.

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Baroness Rona Fairhead CBE — UK Government Portrait Commission

Baroness Rona Fairhead CBE — UK Government Portrait Commission

I was commissioned by the UK Government to create an official portrait sitting with Baroness Rona Fairhead CBE, one of Britain’s most accomplished business leaders and public servants. As Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion at the Department for International Trade, Baroness Fairhead played a vital role in shaping the UK’s global commercial strategy, following a distinguished career across media, finance, and international business.

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